Edmund Crawford
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 October 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Filey, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 December 1977 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Scarborough | |||
| Scarborough Penguins | |||
| 1922–1923 | Filey Town | ||
| 1929–1931 | Filey Town | ||
| 1931–1932 | Halifax Town | ||
| 1932–1933 | Liverpool | 8 | (4) |
| 1933–1945 | Clapton Orient | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Degerfors IF | |||
| 1950–1951 |
Bologna | ||
|
Livorno | |||
| 1953–1954 | AEK Athens | ||
| 1956–1957 | Barnet | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edmond Crawford (31 October 1906 – 13 December 1977) was an English footballer and football manager.
Playing career
Crawford started his career as an amateur when joining his two brothers at Filey Town in February 1922. He moved to Scarborough Penguins in 1923, then to Scarborough before returning to Filey Town for two seasons in 1929, where he set a local league record by scoring 141 goals in 73 matches. His first professional contract was at Halifax Town in 1931. He then signed for Liverpool where he scored 4 goals in 8 matches.[2] In 1933, he joined Clapton Orient, where he ended his playing career. He played his last 6 years with an undiagnosed broken ankle.[3]
Coaching career
After the
References
- ^ "Clapton Orient. Not much money: but useful side". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Edmund Crawford Profile". LFCHistory.net. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Storyteller supreme who lit up the coaching world". Brian Glanville, The Times. London. 29 November 2003. Retrieved 5 April 2009.