C. D. Crisp
English politician and football administrator
About C. D. Crisp
Lived 1864 – 1956 (aged 91–92). C. D. Crisp was an association football player and association football referee.
Charles Doland Crisp OBE (18 February 1864 – 5 February 1956) was an English local politician and association football administrator. Crisp was Mayor of Lewes for 11 years.
While attached to London Regiment he was made into a Lieutenant colonel. He served in World War I and was appointed an OBE for organising the "all clear" messages after enemy bombing raids. In World War II he was the Air Raid Precautions sub-controller for Lewes.
In a long career in association football, Crisp was a player (goalkeeper), referee and administrator. He founded the Athenian League, was a member of the Football Association council and served as a director of Arsenal and Chelsea. He was chairman of the Middlesex County Football Association from 1907 until 1954.
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Who was C. D. Crisp?
English politician and football administrator
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C. D. Crisp was born in 1864.
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C. D. Crisp died in 1956.
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C. D. Crisp was an association football player and association football referee.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). C. D. Crisp. https://biography.guide/c-d-crisp/
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