Robert Crawford
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Robert Crawford was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club
during the early part of the 20th century.
, Crawford began his career at Arthurlie
before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson
in January 1909. Robert made his debut in a Football League First Division
game at Anfield
on the 13 February 1909, a game that saw the Reds beat Leicester Fosse
4-1, he scored his one and only goal for the club on the 4 October 1913 in the heavy 4-1 defeat at the hands of The Wednesday (Sheffield Wednesday) at Owlerton
, 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.
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
during the early part of the 20th century.
Life and playing career
Born in Blythswood, ScotlandScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, Crawford began his career at Arthurlie
Arthurlie F.C.
Arthurlie Football Club are a Junior Scottish football team based in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, near Glasgow. They play at Dunterlie Park, on Carlibar Road, adjacent to Barrhead railway station. They currently play in the Stagecoach Super League, Premier Division...
before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson
Tom Watson (football)
Tom Watson was an English football manager who managed Sunderland A.F.C. and Liverpool F.C. around the turn of the 20th century....
in January 1909. Robert made his debut in a Football League First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
game at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
on the 13 February 1909, a game that saw the Reds beat Leicester Fosse
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
4-1, he scored his one and only goal for the club on the 4 October 1913 in the heavy 4-1 defeat at the hands of The Wednesday (Sheffield Wednesday) at Owlerton
Owlerton
Owlerton is a suburb of the city of Sheffield, it lies northwest of the city centre near the confluence of the River Don and River Loxley. Owlerton was formerly a small rural settlement with its origins in the Early Middle Ages, it became part of Sheffield in the early 1900s as the city expanded...
, 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.