John Forsyth Crawford (26 September 1896 – 27 September 1975) was an English
footballer
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who played as an
winger throughout his career.
Playing career
Born in
Jarrow
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, Crawford started his professional career with
Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. They play their home ...
, 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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Military
Airborne divisions
*1st Parachute Division (Germany)
*1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
* 1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine)
* 1st Guards Airborne Division
Armoured divisions
*1st Armoure ...
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
Queens Park Rangers
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in 1934. He made 308 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 27 goals.
International career
Crawford was capped once for
England
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, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 loss to
Scotland
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at
Hampden Park
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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
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