Crops: The Alex Cropley Story

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His move from Parkhead to Easter Road in 1922 saw him part of the celebrated side that contested the 1923 and 1924 Scottish Cup Finals and he later became the first Hibs player to score 100 league goals for the club.He died in Edinburgh on 7 March 1978 aged 86. Without this flossing, she believes that many return to play with deep-seated anxieties, fears they are not consciously aware of, and these can make them stiffen in certain situations, often leading to more injury. The worst characters in this respect, she suggests, are the great natural talents, such as Paul Gascoigne or Diego Maradona, who have never had to work at their game; once they first lose faith in their bodies, they have no idea quite how to rebuild it again. It is something like a loss of innocence. And the psychological consequences on and off the fi eld can be devastating.

At Villa, he featured in a memorable win against the great Liverpool side of the period. Cropley also appeared in the League Cup Final of 1977 against Everton. The final needed to be replayed after the game ended in a draw. The second final saw the two teams once again finish the game tied altogether. In the eventual third final, with the game going to extra time, Villa won by a 3–2 margin over the Toffees and in so doing Cropley victoriously lifted the Cup. [7] [8] He thereafter yet again suffered another a broken leg, in a game versus local rivals West Bromwich Albion on 10 December 1977. [9] Cropley then had a spell on loan at Newcastle United from January to June 1980, returning to Villa in July of that year. Cropley left Villa Park in March 1981 to feature a month later for club Toronto Blizzard in the North American Soccer League. He then left Blizzard in October 1981 and to link up in the following month for Portsmouth. He then ended his days as a professional footballer in 1982 due to persistent and serious injuries at the relatively young age of 31. [2] Personal life [ edit ] Kent were then presented with the sight of James Rew, the highest scorer in the Championship top flight this season, walking to the crease. Fisher, James (15 August 2015). Aston Villa Greatest Games. Durrington: Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78531-037-9. OCLC 933444712. Bartlett and Rew, who set out on 17, batted confidently through the opening hour, taking few risks and eliminating the errors that had cost Somerset dear in their first innings. I am hoping that there is some kind of Hall of Fame at Villa Park because this man’s name should be right up there.Paul Walter showed a few moments of intent in his 25 before a drive with little footwork was well caught at gully, while Feroze Khushi fended a ball which stopped in the pitch to first slip. Three weeks later at Tynecastle on New Year’s Day his exciting play helped his side to a famous 7-0 victory. Brian, brought up in Newtown but now living in Northampton, has partner Jo Elijah to thank for finding Cropley One of my indelible sporting memories is not a sight but a sound. I'm watching Aston Villa play West Bromwich Albion one grey day in 1977. The derby is always intense, but today there seems a kind of malevolence to the match, and to the crowd; you would n ot want to be out there. In the Villa midfield is a slight fi gure called Alex Cropley, a Scot who is in the form of his life. The previous season he had inspired Villa to a 5-1 win over Liverpool, the champions , and this afternoon he is making the Albion side - the team of John Wile and Len Cantello, one of the most uncompromising ever to take to a football field - look like park players. Harmer arrived at his customary River End in the 13th over and challenged Tom Kohler-Cadmore to take him on down the ground after an enterprising 32 off 39 balls in his fourth over. It was to his detriment as Ben Allison swallowed a simple catch at long on.

Aldridge, who has grown in confidence with the bat this season, went to 50 off 88 balls, but was then bowled by James, having hit five fours. By then Somerset had posted 447-6 and their lead had grown to 424.That came as Goldsworthy marked his first County Championship appearance of the season with 122, his second first-class century. Dawn, daughter of West Bromwich Albion legend Jeff, launched the organisation after her father death was attributed to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) - a progressive, degenerative brain disease found in individuals with a history of head injury. The uncapped 29-year-old former Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire man smashed eight sixes in scoring 68 from just 31 balls as the home side extended their first innings score to 404-4 before rain washed out the last two sessions. The Scottish League Cup final of 1972 remains one of the greatest club matches ever played in this country. Turnbull's Hibs beat Stein's Celtic 2-1 and it was an extraordinary game of skill and pace: the absolute essence of football.

Banton and Smeed raced to 45-0 from four overs with Smeed hitting three consecutive sixes off Shane Snater, whose two overs went for 42. a b "Profile: Jordan Cropley". haddingtonathletic.co.uk. Haddington Athletic FC. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013 . Retrieved 8 February 2013. A Das maximum brought up three figures and Walter reached a 26-ball half-century with another, but Ben Green got revenge with the next ball, tempting Walter into slicing to Tom Kohler-Cadmore at point to end the 11th over with the score 109-4. The twice-capped Scotland international would later move to Canada, where he featured in the North American Soccer League for Toronto Blizzard before ending his career at Portsmouth in 1982. Terry was already playing with a broken toe when he was injured again just before Christmas. The healing time for a toe left to rest is generally four weeks; by taking injections - a mixture of cortisone and pain relief - and playing regardless, the healing time extends to 10 months. No one knows the long-term effects of injections, but many sports authorities, the Australian Rugby Union for example, ban them on the grounds that they are a serious risk to players' health . Here, under pressure from the media and clubs and themselves, the players know what they have to do. 'I know the risks,' Terry said recently . 'Like everyone else I have seen ex-pros in their forties and fi fties limping around crippled by their shattered knees and battered hips. That will probably be me in a few years, too. But to me that's the sacrifi ce you make for success. I want to play in every game I can - that's the mentality I have and I'll never change. And if it takes an injection - or injections - to get me out there, then that's what I'll do. Whatever it takes.'

He departed Easter Road for Highbury in 1974 after rejecting a move to Chelsea, but his career was hampered by breaking the same leg twice early in his Arsenal career. Former Aston Villa legend Alex Cropley discovered driving a taxi in Edinburgh". Birmingham Mail.co.uk. Nightwatch Allison was bowled by Craig Overton with the third delivery of the morning before Matt Critchley was run out for 121 when attempting to complete a fourth run.

Matt Critchley took an equally great catch at leg slip when Overton turned Harmer around the corner. Jimmy McColl served the club as a player, assistant trainer, trainer, reserve team manager and finally odd job man around the ground.

Aston Villa – Burridge, Gidman, Robson, Phillips, Nicholl, Mortimer, Deehan, Little, Gray, Cropley, Carrodus.