Allan William Thomas "Alan" Crawford (21 January 1916 – 28 March 1988)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Alan Crawford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Allan William Thomas Crawford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Nathalia, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 28 March 1988 (aged 72) | ||
| Original team(s) | Carlton seconds | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1936–1938 | North Melbourne | 13 (7) | |
| 1939–1941 | South Adelaide | ||
| 1943–1945 | North Melbourne | 47 (23) | |
| 1946 | Launceston | ||
| 1947 | Penguin | ||
| 1948–1949 | North Melbourne | 17 (9) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Career
editCrawford, a former Carlton seconds player, had a stop-start career in the VFL, starting with a stint from 1936 to 1938.[3][4] During the early war years he played for South Adelaide, then went back to North Melbourne in 1943.[4][5] A follower, Crawford won North Melbourne's best and fairest award in 1944.[6] He was playing coach of Launceston in 1946 and coached another Tasmanian club, Penguin, in 1947, before returning to North Melbourne in 1948, for two final seasons.[4][7]
References
edit- ^ "Genealogy". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Alan Crawford – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ a b c "Alan Crawford". AFL Tables.
- ^ "Crawford to Return Here". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 24 February 1950. p. 13. Retrieved 23 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. Melbourne: AFL Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9580300-5-2.
- ^ "DISAPPOINTMENT IN NW". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 16 April 1947. p. 27. Retrieved 23 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
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