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John Forsyth Crawford (26 September 1896 – 27 September 1975) was an English
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who played as an winger throughout his career.


Playing career

Born in
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, Crawford started his professional career with
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, before signing for Chelsea for £3,000 in May 1923. He quickly became a regular in the side for the next five years, and after several near-misses, eventually helped them gain promotion back to the
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in 1929-30. Thereafter, the ageing Crawford was overshadowed by new star signings like
Hughie Gallacher Hugh Kilpatrick Gallacher (2 February 1903 – 11 June 1957) was a Scottish people, Scottish association football, football player in the 1920s and 1930s. In 597 senior club games, Gallacher scored 419 goals, playing league football for Airdri ...
and Alex Jackson, and joined
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in 1934. He made 308 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 27 goals.


International career

Crawford was capped once for
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, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 loss to
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at
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on 28 March 1931.


References

1896 births 1975 deaths Chelsea F.C. players England men's international footballers English men's footballers Hull City A.F.C. players Footballers from Jarrow Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Royal Navy personnel 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1890s-stub