Playing position Years Team | 1946–1952 Charlton Athletic Name Peter Croker | |
Date of birth (1921-12-21)21 December 1921 Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England Date of death 7 December 2011(2011-12-07) (aged 89) | ||
Peter Harry Lewis Croker (21 December 1921 – 7 December 2011) was an English footballer born in Kingston, Surrey, who played as a full-back in the Football League for Charlton Athletic and Watford and in non-league football for Bromley and Gravesend & Northfleet. Prior to his death, he was the last survivor from Charlton's 1947 FA Cup Final-winning team.
He missed the 1946 FA Cup Final through injury. His great nephew Eric Dier is also a professional footballer. His brother Ted Croker was the Secretary of The Football Association between 1973 and 1989.
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