Georges Crozier

Georges Crozier
Personal information
Date of birth 1882
Place of birth France
Date of death

1944 (aged 61–62)

Place of death France
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1906 Fulham
1906–1907 US Parisienne
National team
1905–1906 France 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Georges Crozier (1882–1944) was a French international footballer who became the first Frenchman to play in England when he joined Fulham of the Southern League in 1904.[1][2] Eugène Langenove, who signed for Walsall in 1922, was the first French player to play in the Football League.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Bleus et championnat anglais" (in French). FFF. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  2. ↑ Richard Williams (23 October 2002). "After le deluge, here comes the English revolution". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  3. ↑ Glenn Moore (16 February 2005). "Graham fears multi-national squads will undermine England". The Independent. Retrieved 22 July 2009.


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