Col Crawford

Colin Frederick Crawford (14 May 1913 – 29 December 2007)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Col Crawford
Personal information
Full name Colin Frederick Crawford[1]
Date of birth (1913-05-14)14 May 1913
Place of birth Brunswick, Victoria
Date of death 29 December 2007(2007-12-29) (aged 94)
Original team(s) Essendon Juniors
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934–35 Essendon 20 (6)
1936 Fitzroy 01 (0)
Total 21 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Career

Crawford was a rover and wingman, recruited from Essendon Juniors.[3][4]

He made eight appearances for Essendon in the 1934 VFL season, then in 1935 played 12 league games and represented Victoria against Bendigo.[5][6]

Crawford got a clearance to Fitzroy in 1936 and debuted for the club in the opening round against Carlton.[5] Crawford, who also kept wicket for the Fitzroy Cricket Club, didn't appear again at VFL level and was granted a clearance to Brunswick mid-season.[7][8]

A member of Brunswick's 1938 premiership team, Crawford was appointed captain-coach for the 1941 VFA season.[9][10] Brunswick would fall one win short of making the finals.[9]

References
  1. "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. "Col Crawford – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  4. "Past Player Profiles – C". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  5. "Col Crawford – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  6. "Football teams to go visiting match for a clock". The Argus. Melbourne. 31 July 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 22 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Football League Election". The Argus. Melbourne. 14 March 1936. p. 30. Retrieved 22 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Injured footballers recover". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 June 1936. p. 18. Retrieved 22 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books.
  10. "Football C. Crawford to coach Brunswick". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 February 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 22 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.


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