Australian rules footballer
| Alan Crawford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Allan William Thomas Crawford | ||
| Date of birth | (1916-01-21)21 January 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Nathalia, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 28 March 1988(1988-03-28) (aged 72) | ||
| Original team(s) | Carlton seconds | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| 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) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Allan William Thomas "Alan" Crawford (21 January 1916 – 28 March 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Career
Crawford, a former Carlton seconds player, had a stop-start career in the VFL, starting with a stint from 1936 to 1938. During the early war years he played for South Adelaide, then went back to North Melbourne in 1943. A follower, Crawford won North Melbourne's best and fairest award in 1944. 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.
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. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "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.
| South Australian team – 1941 Interstate Game | |
|---|---|
| Victoria 22.9 (141) d South Australia 19.17 (131), 12 July 1941, Adelaide Oval, crowd: 23,870 | |
| Full-forward | |
| Half-forward | |
| Centre | |
| Half-back | |
| Full-back | |
| Ruck | |
| 19th Man | |
| Reserve | |
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- 1916 births
- 1988 deaths
- North Melbourne Football Club players
- Syd Barker Medal winners
- Penguin Football Club players
- Launceston Football Club players
- Launceston Football Club coaches
- South Adelaide Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- People from Nathalia, Victoria
- Australian Army personnel of World War II
- Australian Army soldiers
- Australian rules biography, 1916 birth stubs