Sidney Crawford (footballer)

Harold Sidney Crawford (7 October 1887 – 1979) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Millwall, Reading and Woolwich Arsenal.[1][2][3]

Sidney Crawford
Personal information
Full name Harold Sidney Crawford[1]
Date of birth 7 October 1887
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 1979 (aged 91–92)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907-1908 Newcastle United 0 (0)
0000–1911 Hebburn Argyle
1911–1913 Woolwich Arsenal 26 (0)
1913–1922 Reading 73 (0)
1922–1925 Millwall 77 (0)
Workington
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life edit

Crawford served as a private in Transport section of the Army Service Corps during the First World War.[4]

Career statistics edit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Woolwich Arsenal 1911–12[5] First Division 7 0 1 0 8 0
1912–13[5] 19 0 0 0 19 0
Total 26 0 1 0 27 0
Millwall 1922–23[6] Third Division South 13 0 0 0 13 0
1923–24[7] 33 0 1 0 34 0
1924–25[8] 32 0 1 0 33 0
Total 77 0 2 0 79 0
Career total 103 0 3 0 106 0

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 69. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Crawford Sidney Reading 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Harold Crawford". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Our World War One heroes". readingfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Harold Sydney Crawford". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Millwall Season 22/23 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Millwall Season 23/24 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Millwall Season 24/25 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2019.