David Crawford (footballer, born 1985) explained

David Crawford
Fullname:David Crawford
Birth Date:30 June 1985
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Currentclub:Queen's Park
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:2003–2007
Clubs1:Queen's Park
Caps1:94
Goals1:0
Years2:2007–2008
Clubs2:Dumbarton
Caps2:26
Goals2:0
Years3:2008–2009
Clubs3:Queen's Park
Caps3:23
Goals3:0
Years4:2009–2010
Clubs4:Alloa Athletic
Caps4:36
Goals4:0
Years5:2010–2011
Clubs5:Ayr United
Caps5:18
Goals5:0
Years6:2011–2012
Clubs6:Clyde
Caps6:11
Goals6:0
Years7:2012
Clubs7:Stirling Albion
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Years8:2012–2013
Clubs8:Montrose
Caps8:9
Goals8:0
Years9:2013–2014
Clubs9:Stirling Albion
Caps9:43
Goals9:0
Years10:2014–2015
Clubs10:Arbroath
Caps10:10
Goals10:1
Years11:2015–2016
Clubs11:Alloa Athletic
Caps11:10
Goals11:0
Years12:2016
Clubs12:Partick Thistle
Caps12:0
Goals12:0
Years13:2016–2017
Clubs13:Stenhousemuir
Caps13:10
Goals13:0
Club-Update:00:32, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

David Crawford (born 30 June 1985 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Queen's Park.

Career

Crawford began his career with Queen's Park. He moved to Dumbarton for the 2007–08 season,[1] but returned to Queen's Park at the end of the season.[2] Across two spells with The Spiders Crawford made 132 appearances in all competitions.

Following Queen's Park's relegation to the Third Division, Crawford signed for Alloa Athletic on 4 June 2009.[3] On 4 June 2010, after Alloa had missed out on promotion, Crawford signed for fellow Second Division club Ayr United.[4] During his time at Ayr, in a match against Forfar Athletic, he saved two of four penalties his team conceded in a 4–1 defeat.[5]

On 13 August 2011, Crawford played for Albion Rovers as a trialist against Forfar Athletic, as both the club's registered goalkeepers were unavailable.[6] [7] In December 2011, he signed for Clyde.[8]

Crawford signed for Stirling Albion during the 2012 summer transfer window.[9] [10] This was only a short-term deal to cover for their three injured goalkeepers however, and with their return to fitness he left the club in August 2012, after playing just one cup match against Arbroath.[11] He then moved to Montrose.[12] However, he returned to Stirling Albion in January 2013, initially until the end of the 2012-13 season,[13] but then extended his stay until May 2014.[14]

Crawford signed for Arbroath in July 2014.[15] On 25 October 2014, he scored as Arbroath won 5–1 against Montrose, his long free-kick from his own half beating Montrose goalkeeper Lucas Birnstingl.[16] In June 2015, Crawford returned for a second spell with Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic.[17] However, after Alloa's relegation from the Scottish Championship, Crawford was released by the club.[18]

Partick Thistle Spell

On 15 July 2016, Crawford signed a short-term contract with Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle, to provide cover for injured goalkeepers Tomáš Černý and Ryan Scully after having impressed as a trialist in a friendly game against Morton. Crawford was assigned the number 35 squad number.[19] He made his debut for the club in the same evening that he signed for them, playing and keeping a clean sheet away to Airdrionians in the Scottish League Cup.[20] Crawford played 3 group stage games in the Scottish League Cup as Thistle won all 4 games and topped their group.[21]

Later career

After a trial period with Elgin City,[22] Crawford signed for Stenhousemuir in October 2016 until the end of the 2016–17 season.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dumbarton land keeper Crawford. BBC Sport. 25 September 2007. 4 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Crawford makes return to Hampden. BBC Sport. 30 May 2008. 4 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Spiders keeper switches to Alloa. BBC Sport. 4 June 2009. 4 April 2014.
  4. Web site: Ayr United make first summer signings. Ayrshire Post. Wilson. Mike. 4 June 2010. 4 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Forfar Athletic 4-1 Ayr United. BBC Sport. 16 October 2010. 4 April 2014.
  6. Web site: Albion Rovers 1-0 Forfar Athletic. SPFL. 13 August 2011. 4 April 2014. 6 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140406204811/http://spfl.co.uk/league-one/fixture/3407234/. dead.
  7. Web site: Managers Comments. albionroversfc.com. 15 August 2011. 4 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070609/http://albionroversfc.com/?p=1426. 7 April 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: Crawford Signs Short-Term Deal. clydefc.co.uk. 17 December 2011. 4 April 2014.
  9. News: Scottish Division Three ins and outs. BBC Sport. BBC. 7 August 2012. 8 August 2012.
  10. Web site: Albion sign keeper Crawford. stirlingalbionfc.co.uk. 3 August 2012. 4 April 2014. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075436/http://www.stirlingalbionfc.co.uk/2012/08/03/albion-sign-keeper-crawford/. dead.
  11. News: Crawford leaves Binos. Scottish Football League. 14 August 2012. 14 August 2012.
  12. Web site: Montrose capture Crawford. SPFL. 31 August 2012. 4 April 2014. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407102113/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/montrose-capture-crawford/. dead.
  13. Web site: Binos re-sign keeper Crawford. stirling albionfc.co.uk. 23 January 2013. 4 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075254/http://www.stirlingalbionfc.co.uk/2013/01/23/binos-re-sign-keeper-crawford/. 7 April 2014. dead.
  14. Web site: Crawford agrees new deal. stirlingalbionfc.co.uk. 21 May 2013. 4 April 2014. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407074920/http://www.stirlingalbionfc.co.uk/2013/05/21/crawford-agrees-new-deal/. dead.
  15. http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/arbroath-snap-up-crawford/ Arbroath snap up Crawford
  16. Web site: Montrose 1 Arbroath 5. Montrose F.C.. Rae. Mark. 25 October 2014. 27 October 2014.
  17. Web site: Alloa Athletic: David Crawford returns from Arbroath . BBC Sport . 25 June 2015 . 26 June 2015 .
  18. Web site: Rebuilding begins . alloaathletic.co.uk . 3 May 2016 . 22 May 2016 . 14 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170114164952/http://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/BlogView.aspx?pageid=2&ItemID=1453&mid=2 . dead .
  19. Web site: Airdrieonians v Partick Thistle – 15th July 2016.
  20. News: Airdrieonians 0-1 Partick Thistle. BBC Sport.
  21. Web site: First Team 2016-17.
  22. Web site: Crawford signs for Stenhousemuir . Scottish Professional Football League . 1 November 2016 . 3 November 2016 . 4 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161104004505/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/crawford-signs-for-stenhousemuir/ . dead .