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Crook Town A.F.C.
Full name	Crook Town Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Black and Ambers
Founded	1889
Ground	The Millfield Ground, Crook, County Durham (Capacity tbc)
Chairman	Stephen Buddle
Manager	Peter Dixon
League	Northern League Division Two
2005-06	Northern League Division Two, 5th

Crook Town A.F.C. is a football club based in Crook, England. They were established in 1889 and joined the Northern League (football) in 1896. In the 1931-32 season, they reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup. They won the FA Amateur Cup 5 times in their history. For the 2006-07 season, they are members of the Northern League Division Two and play at The Millfield Ground.

In the 2005-2006 season Crook Town reached the quarter finals of the FA Vase, and had a glimpse of the glory days of the FA Amateur Cup.

Contents 1 Crook Town A.F.C. v FC Barcelona 2 Current squad 3 Current club staff 4 Notable Former Players 5 Honours 6 External links

During the 1910s and 1920s Crook Town played FC Barcelona in a series of ten friendly games and actually beat them twice. This unlikely bond developed between the two clubs due to one of Crook Town’s most notable former players, Jack Greenwell. Greenwell later played for and managed FC Barcelona. After retiring as a player he enjoyed a successful career as a manager in both Spain and Peru. In 1913 Greenwall, while still a player, invited his former team out to Spain to play a series of three friendly games against FC Barcelona. Crook Town beat them 4-2 and then held them to 1-1 and 2-2 draws. In 1921 Town returned to Spain for a second tour and played FC Barcelona a further four times. This time they lost 5-1, 4-1 and 2-1 before drawing 1-1. In 1922 Town returned to Barcelona for a third time and played three more games losing 8-1, drawing 2-2 and winning 3-1.

As of 29th November, 2006

No. Position Player GK Andrew Robinson DF Chris Beckett DF Paul Wardle DF Steve Howe DF Kevin Scott DF David Bellamy MF Darren Harrison MF Paul McVitie MF Paul Sammons MF Dan Lee MF David Angel MF Dan Robinson MF Les Langley MF Lee Tinkler FW Paul Bailes FW Gary Pratt FW David Snow

Manager	Peter Dixon
Assistant Manager	Robin Falcus
Goalkeeping Coach	Andy Robinson
Physiotherapist	Jimmy Vipond

• Jack Alderson
• John Anderson
• Don Heath
• Kevin Scott
• David Speedie
• Dean Gordon
• Paul Dalton
• Jack Greenwell
• Jackie Milburn

• FA Amateur Cup
  • Winners 1901, 1954, 1959, 1962, 1964

• Northern League Division One
  • Champions 1914-15, 1926-27, 1952-53, 1958-59, 1962-63
  • Runners up 1924-25, 1946-47, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1963-64, 1964-65

• Northern League Division Two
  • Runners up 1994-95

• Northern League Cup
  • Winners 1937, 1946, 1961
  • Finalists 1926, 1955, 1959, 1963

• Durham Challenge Cup
  • Winners 1927, 1932, 1955, 1960

• Durham Benevolent Bowl
  • Winners 1914, 1920, 1922, 1926, 1955

• Captain G. Wright Trophy
  • 1964, 1965

• Website
• Crook Town V FC Barcelona

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