David Crawford (footballer, born 1873)

For other people with the same name, see David Crawford (disambiguation).

David Crawford
Personal information
Date of birth 9 March 1873
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Date of death 1937 (aged 63–64)
Place of death Dumfries, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Victoria
1892–1894 St Mirren 32 (1)
1894–1903 Rangers 62 (1)
1903–1908 St Mirren 62 (1)
International career
1894–1900[1] Scotland 3 (0)
1906[2] Scottish Football League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Crawford (9 March 1873 – July 1937) was a Scottish footballer, who played for St Mirren, Rangers and the Scotland national team.

He was part of Rangers' 'perfect season' in the 1898–99 Scottish Division One where they won all 18 fixtures, featuring in the defence in 17 of those matches.[3] Apart from that season, he was a capable reserve for the first team during the rest of his time at the Govan club,[4] whereas in his two spells with hometown club St Mirren he was a regular,[5] but had dropped out of the side by the time they reached the 1908 Scottish Cup Final.

  1. ^ a b Scotland player David Crawford, London Hearts Supporters Club
  2. ^ SFL player David Crawford, London Hearts Supporters Club
  3. ^ Stuart Spencer (16 January 2019). "The Season of 1898-99". Scottish Football Museum. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. ^ Rangers player Crawford, Davie, FitbaStats
  5. ^ [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012