| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James M. Crawford | ||
| Date of birth | (1904-05-21)21 May 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Shettleston, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 24 May 1976(1976-05-24) (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Castle Douglas, Scotland | ||
| 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.
Representative career
Crawford was one of the last amateur players to earn selection for Scotland and won five caps in the early 1930s, plus three selections for the Scottish League XI. 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. Crawford also represented Scotland at amateur level.
Personal life
Crawford attended Whitehill Secondary School. As well as a footballer he was also an accomplished sprinter, winning several Scottish titles and setting national records. Away from sport he worked as a clothing retailer and served in the Royal Air Force during World War II.
See also
References
- ^ "James Crawford Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Crawford, James". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ Mitchell, Andy (2021). The Men Who Made Scotland: The Definitive Who's Who Of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872–1939. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ James Crawford at the Scottish Football Association
- "James Crawford – Scotland Football League Record from 03 Oct 1931 to 23 Oct 1935 clubs – Queens Park". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 317. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "Scottish Athletics Record Book" (PDF). Scottish Athletics. March 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
External links
| Great Britain football squad – 1936 Summer Olympics | ||
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- 1904 births
- 1976 deaths
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Scottish male sprinters
- British male sprinters
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Great Britain
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scotland men's amateur international footballers
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
- Men's association football outside forwards
- People educated at Whitehill Secondary School
- People from Dennistoun
- Scottish Olympic competitors
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen