Alan Crawford (Australian rules footballer)

Alan Crawford
Personal information
Full name	Allan William Thomas Crawford
Date of birth	(1916-01-21)21 January 1916
Place of birth	Nathalia, Victoria
Date of death	28 March 1988(1988-03-28) (aged 72)
Original team(s)	Carlton seconds
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
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

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

Career

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