Col Crawford Explained

Col Crawford
Fullname:	Colin Frederick Crawford^[1]
Birth Date:	14 May 1913
Birth Place:	Brunswick, Victoria
Originalteam:	Essendon Juniors
Height:	173 cm
Weight:	67 kg
Statsend:	1936
Years1:	1934–35
Club1:	Essendon
Games Goals1:	20 (6)
Years2:	1936
Club2:	Fitzroy
Games Goals2:	1 (0)
Games Goalstotal:	21 (6)

Colin Frederick Crawford (14 May 1913 – 29 December 2007)^[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Crawford was a rover and wingman, recruited from Essendon Juniors.^{[3] [4]}

He made eight appearances for Essendon in the 1934 VFL season, then in 1935 played 12 league games and represented Victoria against Bendigo.^{[5] [6]}

Crawford got a clearance to Fitzroy in 1936 and debuted for the club in the opening round against Carlton.^[5] Crawford, who also kept wicket for the Fitzroy Cricket Club, didn't appear again at VFL level and was granted a clearance to Brunswick mid-season.^{[7] [8]}

A member of Brunswick's 1938 premiership team, Crawford was appointed captain-coach for the 1941 VFA season.^{[9] [10]} Brunswick would fall one win short of making the finals.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: World War Two Nominal Roll. Government of Australia. 22 March 2015.
2. Web site: Col Crawford – Player Bio. Australian Football. 22 March 2015.
3. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
4. Web site: Past Player Profiles – C. essendonfc.com.au. 22 March 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201026/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---c. 4 March 2016. dmy-all.
5. Web site: Col Crawford – Games Played. AFL Tables. 22 March 2015.
6. News: Football teams to go visiting match for a clock. . . Melbourne . 31 July 1935 . 22 March 2015 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: Football League Election. . . Melbourne . 14 March 1936 . 22 March 2015 . 30 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: Injured footballers recover. . . Melbourne . 3 June 1936 . 22 March 2015 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
9. Book: Fiddian, Marc. The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. 2013. Melbourne Sports Books.
10. News: Football C. Crawford to coach Brunswick. . . Melbourne . 3 February 1941 . 22 March 2015 . 9 . National Library of Australia.