Robert 'Bob' Crompton (26th September1879 - 16th March1941) was a former Blackburn Rovers F.C. and Englandfootball player. He captained England 22 times between 1903 and 1914 and was capped 41 times. (Redirected from 26th September) September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... (Redirected from 16th March) March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Born in Blackburn, Crompton spent his entire career at full-back for Blackburn Rovers, playing 528 games between (1896 and 1920). He won the league twice as captain of the team in 1912 and 1914. He later went on the manage Blackburn between 1926 and 1930, leading them to the FA Cup victory over Huddersfield in 1928. Crompton then returned as manager in the late thirties to guide them to the Second division Championship. Crompton died in 1941, still in charge of his hometown club to end a fifty year association with his beloved Rovers. This article is about Blackburn in Lancashire, England. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... The Football League logo The Football League (often referred to as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) is a league competition for English football clubs (though three Welsh clubs also take part) containing three divisions (the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two) that occupy... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Huddersfield Town Association Football Club are an English football club based in the town of Huddersfield in the county of Yorkshire. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Crompton is the only player Rovers have had that has regularly been thought of as the greatest player in the world.
Crompton was the rock and driving force behind the most successful side Rovers have had in the league.
Crompton was the star of this Rovers side and has to be in a Greatest Rovers Side unless we are saying we dont care about the traditions of the club and only want those players from the last ten years or so.
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