Alan Crawford (Australian rules footballer) explained

Alan Crawford
Fullname:Allan William Thomas Crawford[1]
Birth Date:21 January 1916
Birth Place:Nathalia, Victoria
Originalteam:Carlton seconds
Height:187 cm
Weight:92 kg
Statsend:1949
Years1:1936–1938
Club1:North Melbourne
Games Goals1:13 (7)
Years2:1939–1941
Club2:South Adelaide
Years3:1943–1945
Club3:North Melbourne
Games Goals3:47 (23)
Years4:1946
Club4:Launceston
Years5:1947
Club5:Penguin
Years6:1948–1949
Club6:North Melbourne
Games Goals6:17 (9)

Allan William Thomas "Alan" Crawford (21 January 1916 – 28 March 1988)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Crawford, a former Carlton seconds player, had a stop-start career in the VFL, starting with a stint from 1936 to 1938.[3] [4] During the early war years he played for South Adelaide, then went back to North Melbourne in 1943.[5] A follower, Crawford won North Melbourne's best and fairest award in 1944.[6] He was playing coach of Launceston in 1946 and coached another Tasmanian club, Penguin, in 1947, before returning to North Melbourne in 1948, for two final seasons.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Genealogy. Ancestry.com. 21 August 2013.
  2. Web site: Alan Crawford – Player Bio. Australian Football. 6 December 2014.
  3. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007 . Melbourne . 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. Web site: Alan Crawford. AFL Tables.
  5. News: Crawford to Return Here. . . Hobart, Tasmania . 24 February 1950 . 23 March 2014 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
  6. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004 . Melbourne . 978-0-9580300-5-2.
  7. News: DISAPPOINTMENT IN NW. . . Hobart, Tasmania . 16 April 1947 . 23 March 2014 . 27 . National Library of Australia.