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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

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

Career statistics

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

1. 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 Image 1 Reading 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
3. "Harold Crawford". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
4. "Reading | Club | History | History | Our World War One heroes". Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
5. "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.