Walter Raymond Crickmer (17 December 1899 – 6 February 1958) was an English football club secretary and manager.
[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.
[4] He was married to Nellie Robertson from 1921[5] until his death.