James Crawford | |
Fullname: | James M. Crawford[1] |
Birth Date: | 1904 5, df=y |
Birth Place: | Shettleston, Scotland |
Death Place: | Castle Douglas, Scotland [2] |
Position: | Outside right |
Years1: | 1922–1937 |
Clubs1: | Queen's Park |
Caps1: | 449 |
Goals1: | 102 |
Nationalyears1: | 1926–1935 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland Amateurs |
Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
Nationalyears2: | 1931–1933 |
Nationalteam2: | Scotland |
Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 1931–1935 |
Nationalteam3: | Scottish League XI |
Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
Nationalyears4: | 1936 |
Nationalteam4: | Great Britain |
Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
Crawford attended Whitehill Secondary School.[6] As well as a footballer he was also an accomplished sprinter, winning several Scottish titles and setting national records.[7] Away from sport he worked as a clothing retailer and served in the Royal Air Force during World War II.