Walter Crickmer

Walter Raymond Crickmer (17 December 1899 – 6 February 1958) was an English football club secretary and manager.

Walter Crickmer

Personal information
Full name	Walter Raymond Crickmer
Date of birth	17 December 1899
Place of birth	Wigan, Lancashire, England
Date of death	6 February 1958 (age 58)
Place of death	Munich, Germany
Managerial career
Years	Team
1931–1932	Manchester United
1937–1945	Manchester United

He became Manchester United club secretary in 1926.^[1] He twice assumed managerial responsibility: from 1 April 1931 to 1 June 1932, and then again from 1 August 1937 to 1 February 1945.

Together with club owner James W. Gibson, he was responsible for instituting the youth development system at Manchester United. After 32 years of service as club secretary, Crickmer was killed in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958.^[2][3] He is buried at Stretford Cemetery.^[4]

He was married to Nellie Robertson from 1921^[5] until his death. She outlived him by nine years, dying in 1967. They had one daughter, Beryl, who was born in 1921.

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Manchester United	April 1931	June 1932	43	17	8	18	39.53
Manchester United	November 1937	February 1945	76	30	24	22	39.47