Tom Crumbie

Tom Crumbie
Full name Thomas Henry Crumbie
Date of birth 1 February 1868
Place of birth Leicester, England
Date of death 13 March 1928
Place of death Market Harborough, England
Occupation(s) Owner of Printing Firm
Honorary Secutary of Leicester F.C.
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
189297 Leicester Tigers 3 (0)

Thomas Henry "Tom" Crumbie (1 February 1868 13 March 1928) was a player and administrator for Leicester Tigers in rugby union. He has been described as a visionary and ahead of his time, his reforms and developments in the 1920s still setting the club up for its success in the 1990s.[1]

On 2 August 1895 Crumbe was appointed as secretary of Leicester Tigers following the resignation of predecessor Tom Pettifor whose business interests took him too often away from the city. Crumbie held the position for the next 33 years, the rest of his life.[2]

Crumbie has been credited with dragging the club to national prominence, he disbanded reserve and third teams making the First XV an invitation side and introducing players from all over the country. During his tenure 26 players from the club became capped at international level.[3]

During Crumbie's tenure Welford Road was significantly redeveloped with the capacity rising to 35,000 and the ground hosting 5 England test matches before the RFU developed their own stadium at Twickenham.

References

  1. "Memorial to Tigers legend restored". Leicester Tigers. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
  3. Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Tom Pettifor
Honorary Secretary
of
Leicester Football Club

18951928
Succeeded by
Eric Thornloe


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