Footballing Heros Gone too soon
Language: English - 167 pages
€15.13
Synopsis
William Cropper was an English cricketer and footballer who played cricket for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1882 and 1888 and football, as a centre forward, once for Derby County.
He was one of nineteen sportsmen to achieve the Derbyshire Double of playing cricket for Derbyshire and football for Derby County, but died aged 26 as a result of an accident while playing football for Staveley.
Cropper was born at Brimington, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas and Mary Cropper, and was a bricklayer.
He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1882 season. He also played for the North of England team.
He shared most wickets for the club in the 1883, 1884, 1885 and 1886 seasons.
About Caroline Elwood-Stokes
Caroline Elwood-Stokes, former player of Sheffield Wednesday Ladies. Kilnhurst, Sheffield United Ladies and published author is the founder of FOOTBALLS AWARENESS of MENTAL HEALTH (FAMH), an Organisation providing support and awareness to players, coaches and managers suffering with – or have suffered with – mental health issues.
“As an ex footballer myself, I lost my career abruptly 23 years ago,” said Elwood-Stokes. “I was not able to face football, I couldn’t even bear to hear the word and I went into a massive spiral of depression, so severely that I was self harming, taking over doses and planning my own death. Basically, if I couldn’t play football I wanted to be dead. After years of taking anti depressants and having many sessions of bereavement counselling to get over the loss of my career, I have finally returned to the game.”
Product specifications
| Binding | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | Thursday, 20 October 2022 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Pagecount | 167 |
| Interior color | Black/white |
| Size | 148 x 210 mm |
| Author | Caroline Elwood-Stokes |
| Category | Sports and hobbies > Sports stories |