- Ian Crawley
Football player infobox
playername = Ian Crawley
dateofbirth = Birth date|1962|5|14|df=yes
dateofdeath = Death date and age|2008|7|8|1962|5|14|df=yes
cityofbirth =Coventry
countryofbirth =England
cityofdeath =Warwick
countryofdeath =England
position = StrikerIan Crawley (
14 May 1962 –8 July 2008 ) was an English footballer. He played for a number of clubs throughout a long career and holds the distinction of having scored winning goals in two different finals at Wembley Stadium.Crawley played for Kettering Town, Solihull Borough, Nuneaton Borough, VS Rugby and Telford United. It was with the latter two clubs that he achieved his notable double. In 1983, he scored the only goal as VS Rugby beat Halesowen Town 1-0 to win the
FA Vase [cite web |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/rugby-town-news/2008/07/10/footballer-ian-crawley-was-a-fighter-to-the-end-92746-21317310/|title=Footballer Ian Crawley was a fighter to the end|accessdate=2008-07-22 |publisher= Coventry Evening Telegraph, 10 July 2008] ; six years later, he again was the scorer as Telford beat Macclesfield Town by the same score in the 1989FA Trophy final. [cite web |url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/2008/07/09/ex-bucks-star-ian-crawley-dies/|title=Ex-Bucks star Ian Crawley dies|accessdate=2008-07-22 |publisher=Shropshire Star, 11 July 2008] [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7497445.stm|title=Death of Telford's Wembley hero |accessdate=2008-07-22 |publisher=BBC Sport, 9 July 2008]Crawley was diagnosed with
Motor neurone disease in 2006 and was dealt a further blow when it was discovered that he was also suffering from terminalpancreatic cancer . Before he died, an appeal had been set up in his name to raise money and awareness of the disease. [cite web |url=http://www.tust.org/iancrawley/|title=Ian Crawley Appeal Fund|accessdate=2008-07-22 |publisher=tust.org] [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/6251393.stm|title=Bucks fans launch Crawley appeal|accessdate=2008-07-22 |publisher=BBC Sport, 11 January 2007]References
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