Career
He was judged to be a clever inside left who when paired with Bob McNeil was very effective. Croal was a lively inside left, who joined Rangers in 1904 from junior football. However, he failed to make the breakthrough to the first team and went out on loan to Ayr Parkhouse, Alloa Athletic and Dunfermline Athletic before finally leaving Ibrox to sign for in November 1910.
The transfer fee was £10.
Croal transferred to from sometime in 1914. paid £2,000 for him and he remained at Stamford Bridge until 1922. He made a total of 130 appearances for, scoring a total of 26 goals.
Croal then spent a season with Fulham before retiring. He was a schoolmaster by profession.