Allan William Thomas "Alan" Crawford (21 January 1916 – 28 March 1988)[2] 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.[3][4] During the early war years he played for South Adelaide, then went back to North Melbourne in 1943.[4][5] A follower, Crawford won North Melbourne's best and fairest award in 1944.[6] 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.[4][7]

References

  1. ^ "Genealogy". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Alan Crawford – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. ^ a b c "Alan Crawford". AFL Tables.
  5. ^ "Crawford to Return Here". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 24 February 1950. p. 13. Retrieved 23 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. Melbourne: AFL Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9580300-5-2.
  7. ^ "DISAPPOINTMENT IN NW". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 16 April 1947. p. 27. Retrieved 23 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.


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