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Cradley Heath F.C. was an
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club based in
Cradley Heath Cradley Heath is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is in the Black Country, west of Birmingham. The town was known for the manufacture of chains in the first half of the twentiet ...
in the
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. Between 1922 and 1961, the club competed in the Birmingham & District League, one of the country's strongest semi-professional leagues, and won the league championship in the 1925–26, 1930–31 and 1931–32 seasons. The club also competed in the
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on a regular basis. A new Cradley Heath F.C. competed briefly in the
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in the 1990s but it had no connection to the original Cradley Heath club.


Notable players

*Future England international
Jack Rowley John Frederick Rowley (7 October 1918 – 28 June 1998) was an English footballer who played as a forward from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for a 17-year spell with Manchester United. He was nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his pr ...
played with the club between September and November 1936 on loan from
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. * Joe Scott both began and ended his playing career with the club; he also appeared (between 1923 and 1930) in the Football League with Rotherham County,
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and
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. *Future England international Billy Wright was a player and groundsman for the team during March–April 1938 prior to joining Wolverhampton Wanderers.


References

Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in the West Midlands (county) West Midlands (Regional) League {{England-footyclub-defunct-stub