James Crawford (footballer, born 1904)

James Crawford
Personal information
Full name James M. Crawford[1]
Date of birth (1904-05-21)21 May 1904
Place of birth Shettleston, Scotland[2]
Date of death 24 May 1976(1976-05-24) (aged 72)[1]
Place of death Castle Douglas, Scotland [3]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1937 Queen's Park 449 (102)
International career
1926–1935 Scotland Amateurs 10 (5)
1931–1933 Scotland 5 (0)
1931–1935 Scottish League XI 3 (1)
1936 Great Britain 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James M. Crawford (21 May 1904 – 24 May 1976) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as an outside right for Queen's Park in the Scottish League in the 1920s and 1930s.[2]

Representative career

Crawford was one of the last amateur players to earn selection for Scotland and won five caps in the early 1930s,[4] plus three selections for the Scottish League XI.[5] As an amateur, he was also eligible for selection by Great Britain at the Olympic Games and he played in both of the team's matches in Berlin in 1936.[1][4] Crawford also represented Scotland at amateur level.[6]

Personal life

Crawford attended Whitehill Secondary School.[7] As well as a footballer he was also an accomplished sprinter, winning several Scottish titles and setting national records.[3][8] Away from sport he worked as a clothing retailer and served in the Royal Air Force during World War II.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "James Crawford Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Crawford, James". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Mitchell, Andy (2021). The Men Who Made Scotland: The Definitive Who's Who Of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872–1939. ISBN 9798513846642.
  4. ^ a b James Crawford at the Scottish Football Association
  5. ^ "James Crawford – Scotland Football League Record from 03 Oct 1931 to 23 Oct 1935 clubs – Queens Park". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 317. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  7. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  8. ^ "Scottish Athletics Record Book" (PDF). Scottish Athletics. March 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2021.