James Crawford (footballer, born 1904)

James Crawford (21 May 1904 – 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.[2]

James Crawford
Personal information
Full name James Crawford[1]
Date of birth (1904-05-21)21 May 1904
Place of birth Shettleston, Scotland[2]
Date of death May 1976 (aged 7172)[3]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1937 Queen's Park 449 (102)
National team
1926–1935 Scotland Amateurs 10 (5)
1931–1933 Scotland 5 (0)
1931–1935 Scottish League XI 3 (1)
1936 Great Britain 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Crawford was one of the last amateur players to earn selection for Scotland and won five caps in the early 1930s.[3] As an amateur, he was also eligible for selection by Great Britain at the Olympic Games and he was chosen for the squad sent to Berlin in 1936.[3] He also represented Scotland at amateur level.[4]

Personal life

Crawford attended Whitehill Secondary School.[5]

See also

References

  1. James Crawford Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine, www.sports-reference.com
  2. "Crawford, James". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. James Crawford at the Scottish Football Association
  4. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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