Johnny Crosbie

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title: "Johnny Crosbie" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1895-births", "footballers-from-east-ayrshire", "1982-deaths", "scottish-men's-footballers", "scotland-men's-international-footballers", "men's-association-football-inside-forwards", "saltcoats-victoria-f.c.-players", "ayr-united-f.c.-players", "birmingham-city-f.c.-players", "scottish-junior-football-association-players", "scottish-football-league-players", "english-football-league-players", "british-yeomanry-soldiers", "british-army-personnel-of-world-war-i", "scotland-men's-wartime-international-footballers", "lanarkshire-yeomanry-soldiers", "clyde-f.c.-wartime-guest-players", "chesterfield-f.c.-players", "stourbridge-f.c.-players", "people-from-glenbuck"] description: "Scottish footballer" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Crosbie" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Johnny Crosbie
fullname	John Crosbie
birth_date	9 October 1895
birth_place	Glenbuck, Scotland
death_date
death_place	Ayr, Scotland
height
position	Inside forward
youthclubs1	Glenbuck Cherrypickers
youthclubs2	Muirkirk Athletic
years1	–1913
clubs1	Saltcoats Victoria
years2	1913–1920
clubs2	Ayr United
caps2	157
goals2	45
clubs3	→ Clyde (guest)
caps3	1
goals3	0
years4	1920–1932
clubs4	Birmingham
caps4	409
goals4	71
years5	1932–1933
clubs5	Chesterfield
caps5	3
goals5	0
clubs6	Stourbridge
totalcaps	569
totalgoals	116
nationalyears1	1919
nationalteam1	Scotland (wartime)
nationalcaps1	1
nationalgoals1	0
nationalyears2	1920–1922
nationalteam2	Scotland
nationalcaps2	2
nationalgoals2	0
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| name = Johnny Crosbie | image = | caption = | fullname = John Crosbie | birth_date = 9 October 1895 | birth_place = Glenbuck, Scotland | death_date = | death_place = Ayr, Scotland | height = | position = Inside forward | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Glenbuck Cherrypickers | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Muirkirk Athletic | years1 = –1913 | clubs1 = Saltcoats Victoria | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1913–1920 | clubs2 = Ayr United | caps2 = 157 | goals2 = 45 | years3 = | clubs3 = → Clyde (guest) | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1920–1932 | clubs4 = Birmingham | caps4 = 409 | goals4 = 71 | years5 = 1932–1933 | clubs5 = Chesterfield | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = | clubs6 = Stourbridge | caps6 = | goals6 = | totalcaps = 569 | totalgoals = 116 | nationalyears1 = 1919 | nationalteam1 = Scotland (wartime) | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1920–1922 | nationalteam2 = Scotland | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 John Crosbie (9 October 1895 – 1 February 1982) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Scottish Football League for Ayr United and made more than 400 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham. He was capped twice for the Scotland national football team.

Career

As a youth Crosbie played for several clubs in his local Ayrshire area, including the Glenbuck Cherrypickers club which produced many Scottish footballers.

In July 1913, Crosbie signed for Ayr United. When the First World War put a temporary halt to his football career, he volunteered for the Lanarkshire Yeomanry. Ayr's board of directors agreed to keep him on half pay for the duration of his military service. After the war Crosbie returned to play for Ayr United (his brother William also played for the club for two seasons). He won his first full cap for Scotland in 1920 against Wales at Ninian Park, Cardiff. In May of that year he signed for Birmingham for a club record fee of £3,700.

Crosbie played a great part in Birmingham's winning the Second Division championship in the 1920–21 season, playing in every game and creating numerous goals. The following season, he won his second and last cap for Scotland, in a 1–0 win against England at Villa Park, Birmingham. He formed an excellent understanding with Joe Bradford, Birmingham's leading scorer throughout the 1920s. He set up Bradford's goal in the 1931 FA Cup Final, but this was not enough to give his side victory.

After finishing with football, he returned to Scotland and settled in Ayr, where he died in February 1982 aged 86.

Honours

Birmingham

• Football League Second Division champions: 1920–21
• FA Cup runners-up: 1930–31

References

References

1. Mitchell, Andy. (2021). "The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939". Amazon.
2. "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information – 1921–2018".
3. (30 August 1924). ""Blues" News. The Official Programme of Birmingham Football Club, Ltd.". Birmingham F.C.
4. "Sat 19 Apr 1919 Ireland 0 Scotland 0". London Hearts Supporters' Club.
5. Joyce, Michael. (16 October 2012). "Football League Players' Records 1888–1939". Tony Brown.
6. (1997). "The Cherrypickers Glenbuck Nursery of Footballers". Muirkirk Advertiser and Douglasdale Gazette.
7. "Ayr United and World War One". Ayr United F.C..
8. Litster, John. "Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players". PM Publications.
9. "John Crosbie". Scottish Football Association.
10. Matthews, Tony. (1995). "Birmingham City: A Complete Record". Breedon Books.
11. Matthews, Tony. "Birmingham City: A Complete Record".

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