Bob Crompton

Robert " Bob" Crompton ( born September 26, 1879 in Blackburn, † March 16, 1941 ) was an English football player and coach. He spent almost his entire career both as a player and as a coach at Blackburn Rovers. In addition, he completed a total of 41 games in the period 1902-1914 for the English national football team and was mostly Team Captain.

Sports career

Crompton made ​​his debut in 1897 at the age of 17 years on the position of right-back for Blackburn Rovers and should play there for the next 23 years, interrupted by the First World War, when he ran aground temporarily for FC Blackpool, in more than 600 meetings. He won in 1912 and 1914 as captain of his team, the English Championship. In the national team he announced on March 3, 1902 his debut in an away game in Wales, which ended 0-0. Later he became the first captain of England with professional status after previously that role was only amateurs reserved.

Crompton was characterized by a high tactical understanding and superior leadership skills. He also rarely defeated in his head duels. While probably the best time by Blackburn lived in the times of championships won, the club went with Crompton to away games in Austria and Hungary, which were outside the UK as the most advanced football nations. The British football proved to be too good for continental Europe and Crompton was unofficially in the professional world as the world's best players.

In 1926 he took over the Rovers from Jack Karr, the coach function and led the club two years later to the FA Cup win, was defeated in the finals Huddersfield Town. After then in 1930 abandoned the function, he returned in 1938 to the association, which was now only second-rate, back and led him straight away back into the First Division. Crompton died in 1941 while he was still in the employ of the association.

Achievements

• English Champion: 1912, 1914
• FA Cup Winners: 1928 (as coach )