James Crawford (footballer, born 1904)

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2011}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = James Crawford

| fullname = James M. Crawford{{Cite web |title=James Crawford Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/james-crawford-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003346/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/james-crawford-1.html |archive-date=18 April 2020 |access-date=5 October 2021 |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1904|5|21}}

| birth_place = Shettleston, Scotland

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1976|5|24|1904|5|21|df=y}}

| death_place= Castle Douglas, Scotland {{Cite book |last=Mitchell |first=Andy |title=The Men Who Made Scotland: The Definitive Who's Who Of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872–1939 |year=2021 |publisher=Andy Mitchell Media |isbn=9798513846642}}

| 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.{{Cite web |title=Crawford, James |url=http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/c/crawfordj.htm |website=QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website |accessdate=27 December 2016}}

Representative career

Crawford was one of the last amateur players to earn selection for Scotland and won five caps in the early 1930s,{{SFA Profile|id=113263|name=James Crawford}} plus three selections for the Scottish League XI.{{Cite web |title=James Crawford – Scotland Football League Record from 03 Oct 1931 to 23 Oct 1935 clubs – Queens Park |url=https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/jamescrawford.html |access-date=12 October 2021 |website=www.londonhearts.com}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974 |url=http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/Forgotten%20Glories.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702210501/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/Forgotten%20Glories.pdf |archive-date=2 July 2017 |page=317 |accessdate=16 July 2017}}

Personal life

Crawford attended Whitehill Secondary School.{{Cite book |last=Litster |first=John |title=Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players |publisher=PM Publications |location=Norwich}} As well as a footballer he was also an accomplished sprinter, winning several Scottish titles and setting national records.{{Cite web |date=March 2018 |title=Scottish Athletics Record Book |url=https://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Scottish-Athletics-Record-Book.pdf |access-date=12 October 2021 |website=Scottish Athletics}} Away from sport he worked as a clothing retailer and served in the Royal Air Force during World War II.

See also

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