- Robert Crawford
Infobox Football biography
playername = Robert Crawford
fullname = Robert Stuart Crawford
dateofbirth =July 4 ,1886
cityofbirth =Blythswood ,Renfrewshire
countryofbirth =Scotland
dateofdeath = ca. 1950
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position = Defender
youthyears = 1902-1905
youthclubs = Barrhead BC
years = 1905-1909 1909-1915
clubs = Arthurlie Liverpool
caps(goals) = 108 (1)
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nationalcaps(goals) = :"This article refers to the footballer Robert Crawford; for other Robert Crawfords, see Disambiguation"Robert Crawford (born
4 July 1886 , died ca. 1950) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club during the early part of the 20th century.Life and playing career
Born in Blythswood,
Scotland , Crawford began his career at Arthurlie before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in January 1909. Robert made his debut in aFootball League First Division game atAnfield on the13 February 1909, a game that saw the Reds beat Leicester Fosse 4-1, he scored his one and only goal for the club on the4 October 1913 in the heavy 4-1 defeat at the hands of The Wednesday (Sheffield Wednesday ) atOwlerton , the consolation goal coming from the penalty spot. Crawford, a full-back, played 31 times during the 1910/11 campaign, this proved to be the most he would play for the club in any one season. Robert spent six years at Anfield putting together 114 appearances.Crawford left Liverpool in 1915 due to the outbreak of the
First World War . His career did not resume after the end of the war.Career details
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Liverpool F.C. (1909 - 1915): 114 appearances 1 goalExternal links
* [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=589/ Player profile at LFChistory.net]
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