William Crisp Rose (1 December 1861 – 2 February 1937) was an English international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Euston, Middlesex, Rose was the eldest of three sons; their father was a carpenter, a trade which Rose also later practiced.[1] The family later moved to Aston in Birmingham.[1] He married in August 1886; his wife died by the end of the year.[1] He had a second marriage in September 1896, and four children.[1]
Rose began his career with Small Heath, Swindon Town, Swifts, Swindon Victoria, Corinthian, Preston North End, Warwick County, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Loughborough Town.[1] He won the FA Cup once and was runner-up twice.[1]
He earned five caps for England between 1884 and 1891.[1][2]
By 1891 he was the hotel manager of a pub in Wolverhampton, at which his younger brother was a barman.[1] By 1901 he was a 'beerhouse keeper' in Crewe, and by 1911 he was the manager of a pub in Birmingham.[1] He also worked as a tobacconist in Bordesley.[1]
He slipped outside a shop and died on 2 February 1937, aged 75.[1]