Harry Cripps
Posted on: Mon 18 Aug 2008
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Born: Dereham 29th April 1941
Debut: Vs Wrexham 19th August 1961
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'Arry Boy was signed from West Ham Utd on 12th June 1960, at 20 years
of age, having progressed through the Hammers' youth scheme. He was 
limited to three first-team appearances in 1961-62 but
captained the Reserves side that reached the London
Challenge Cup Final, scoring Millwall's goal in their 3-1
defeat by Arsenal's first team. After the big freeze of
1963, Cripps got into the first team after an injury to
Johnny Gilchrist and made the left-back position his own
for the rest of the season. He played a major role in
Millwall's successive promotion seasons of 1964-65 and |
1965-66, helping The Lions back to Division Two after an absence of 18
seasons.
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He missed only eight games in the unbeaten home run of 59 League
matches. Cripps was the ultimate in what Millwall fans want in a player, a
 fearless tackler who gave 100 per cent in every game and a full-back who
was always looking for goals. He captained the team by
example and will always be a legend at The Den. At the
end of his 14 seasons at Millwall, Cripps had beaten the
long-standing record of 321 Football League
appearances set by Jim Forsyth, taking that figure to
400, including ten as substitute. He was transferred to
Charlton Athletic in October 1974 and played 19 games
as Charlton won promotion from the Third Division. Later |
he was assistant manager at The Valley, likewise at Barking and Southend
Utd. Harry sadly passed away in 1995.
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| Millwall Career -1960-74 |
Appearances |
Goals |
| Football League |
390/10 |
37 |
| FA Cup |
20/1 |
1 |
| League Cup |
23 |
1 |
| Others |
3 |
1 |
| Total |
436/11 |
40 |
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