Alan Crawford (Australian rules footballer)
| 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 / weight | 187 cm / 92 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1936–1938 1939–1941 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948–1949 |
North Melbourne South Adelaide North Melbourne Launceston Penguin North Melbourne |
13 (7) 47 (23) 17 (9) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
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).
Crawford, 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
- ↑ "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. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- 1 2 3 "Alan Crawford". AFL Tables.
- ↑ "Crawford to Return Here.". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 24 February 1950. p. 13. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ↑ "DISAPPOINTMENT IN NW.". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 16 April 1947. p. 27. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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