George W. Crampton enters his ninth season with a 88-65-8 (.571) overall record and as the all-time winningest coach in men's soccer history at DeSales University. He has guided the Bulldogs to two consecutive Freedom Conference Championships as well as two consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament. In addition, DSU has made five appearances in the Freedom Conference playoffs and three appearances in the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament and Crampton has been named Freedom Conference Coach of the Year twice (2004 and 2005).
The last two seasons have been Crampton's finest in his first eight years as he led the 2005 and 2006 squads to a combined 28-8-5 record, won two straight Freedom Conference Championships and advanced the program to the NCAA Tournament each of the past two years. DSU was ousted from the NCAA Tournament in 2005 by New Jersey City University and in 2006 by defending national champion Messiah College, but with its recent success has etched its name in both the Freedom Conference and Mid-Atlantic Region as a proven power.
Prior to joining DeSales in 1998, Crampton spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Division II Millersville University. While at Millersville, he helped the Marauders earn consecutive PSAC playoff appearances in '97 & '98, and record the most wins in program history with 14 in 1998.
Crampton's stellar playing career started at Mercer County Community College where he lead the team to the NJCAA National Championship in 1991 and was named an All-American in 1992. Crampton then transferred to Elizabethtown College and won two MAC Championships. He was named the MAC MVP and was named to the All-American team in 1994. Prior to his college career, Crampton played with the Irish Amateur National Team and has played professionally with the Reading Rage in the USL league in Reading.
In addition, Crampton holds NSCAA national, advanced, and Premier coaching diplomas, passing all three with distinction. He is the State Technical Coordinator for PA, a national staff coach for the NSCAA and member of the NSCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Ranking Committee.
He earned his bachelor's degree from Elizabethtown in 1996 and his master's of education from Millersville in 1998. A Dublin, Ireland, native, Crampton currently resides in Breinigsville, PA, with his wife Lina, step-son Anthony and daughter Catherine.
