Alan Crawford (Australian rules footballer)

Allan William Thomas "Alan" Crawford (21 January 1916 – 28 March 1988)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Alan Crawford
Personal information
Full name	Allan William Thomas Crawford[1]
Date of birth	21 January 1916
Place of birth	Nathalia, Victoria
Date of death	28 March 1988 (aged 72)
Original team(s)	Carlton seconds
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career^1
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)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Crawford, a former Carlton seconds player, had a stop-start career in the VFL, starting with a stint from 1936 to 1938.[3][4] During the early war years he played for South Adelaide, then went back to North Melbourne in 1943.[4][5] A follower, Crawford won North Melbourne's best and fairest award in 1944.[6] 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.[4][7]

References

1. "Genealogy". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
2. "Alan Crawford - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
4. "Alan Crawford". AFL Tables.
5. "Crawford to Return Here". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 24 February 1950. p. 13. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
6. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. Melbourne: AFL Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9580300-5-2.
7. "DISAPPOINTMENT IN NW". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 16 April 1947. p. 27. Retrieved 23 March 2014.