David Crawford (footballer, born 1873) explained

David Crawford
Height:5ft 10in
Birth Date:9 March 1873
Birth Place:Paisley, Scotland
Death Place:Dumfries, Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Victoria
Years2:1892–1894
Clubs2:St Mirren
Caps2:32
Goals2:1
Years3:1894–1903
Clubs3:Rangers
Caps3:62
Goals3:1
Years4:1903–1908
Clubs4:St Mirren
Caps4:62
Goals4:1
Nationalyears1:1894–1900[1]
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1906[2]
Nationalteam2:Scottish Football League XI
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0

David Crawford (9 March 1873 – July 1937) was a Scottish footballer, who played for St Mirren, Rangers and the Scotland national team.

He was part of Rangers' 'perfect season' in the 1898–99 Scottish Division One where they won all 18 fixtures, featuring in the defence in 17 of those matches.[3] Apart from that season, he was a capable reserve for the first team during the rest of his time at the Govan club,[4] whereas in his two spells with hometown club St Mirren he was a regular,[5] but had dropped out of the side by the time they reached the 1908 Scottish Cup Final.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/davidcrawford.html Scotland player David Crawford
  2. https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/davidcrawford.html SFL player David Crawford
  3. Web site: The Season of 1898-99. Stuart Spencer. 16 January 2019. Scottish Football Museum. 24 March 2020. 18 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418184414/https://scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/the-season-of-1898-99/. dead.
  4. http://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1908 Rangers player Crawford, Davie
  5. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players