Tom Crawley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Blantyre, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1977 (aged 65–66) | ||
| Place of death | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Blantyre Victoria | |||
| 1932–1934 | Hamilton Academical | 46 | (25) |
| 1934–1935 | Motherwell | 8 | (9) |
| 1935 | Hamilton Academical | 0 | (0) |
| 1935–1936 | Preston North End | 2 | (0) |
| 1935–1947 | Coventry City | 45 | (16) |
| Total | 101 | (50) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Crawley (10 November 1911 – 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward for Hamilton Academical,[1] Motherwell,[2] Preston North End and Coventry City.[3][4]
He signed for Hamilton as a replacement for the injured David Wilson[1] and moved to Motherwell for the same reason to fill in for Willie MacFadyen,[2] but was unable to displace either of them on a long-term basis despite a good scoring record (they were among the leading forwards of the period in Scottish football). He turned out for Accies once more in the summer of 1935 in the Rosebery Charity Cup in 1935 with Wilson unavailable.[5]
Crawley then moved to England, firstly for a short spell with Preston. In his later years at Coventry (where he stayed until after World War II),[6] he moved back to play at centre half. During the war he made guest appearances for Nottingham Forest[7] and Leicester City.[1]
His son Tommy[8] and grandson Ian both played in non-league football in the East Midlands, Ian winning the FA Vase with VS Rugby and the FA Trophy with Telford United in the 1980s.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Crawley, Tom (1932), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- ^ a b Tom Crawley, MotherWELLnet
- ^ Tommy Crawley, Coventry City Former Players Association
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Hearts Beat Hamilton | Unusual Goal at Tynecastle, The Scotsman, 9 May 1935, via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Tommy Crawley, 11v11.com
- ^ Tommy Crawley, TheCityGround.com
- ^ Nuneaton Borough 1958-1970 – Part 2, Nuneaton's Footballing Heritage, 2015
- ^ The Coventry City bogey that has officially been put to rest, Coventry Live, 26 January 2018
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- 1911 births
- 1977 deaths
- Footballers from South Lanarkshire
- Sportspeople from Blantyre, South Lanarkshire
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Scottish men's footballers
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. wartime guest players
- Leicester City F.C. wartime guest players
- Blantyre Victoria F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football forward, 1910s birth stubs