Harry Crawford (footballer)

Harry Crawford
Personal information
Full nameHarrison Crawford[1]
Date of birth10 December 1991
Place of birthWatford, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Dartford
Number17
Youth career
?–2010Southend United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012Southend United33(3)
2010Dover Athletic (loan)2(1)
2012–2013Dartford24(12)
2013–2014Barnet39(3)
2013Dartford (loan)2(1)
2014–Dartford40(7)
National team
2010Republic of Ireland U192(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:36, 28 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Harrison "Harry" Crawford (born 10 December 1991) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Dartford.

Club career

Crawford made his debut on 23 March 2010 for Southend United in their 3–0 home win over Walsall in League One, replacing Scott Spencer in the 82nd minute as a substitute. He got his first assist on 24 April 2010, away to Oldham Athletic when he crossed the ball to Jean-Yves Mvoto who scored with a header.[2] He was given his first start on 1 May against Stockport County where he netted his first goal in professional football, the equaliser in the 75th minute.[3]

Dover Athletic signed Crawford on an initial one-month loan on 26 August.[4] Manager, Martin Hayes said; "Harry has good pedigree. Southend have a good track record of producing good young players and this lad is highly thought of at Roots Hall."[4]

On 18 March 2011, Crawford scored his second and third goals for Southend in a 4–0 victory in a League Two match against Hereford United.

On 18 May 2012, Crawford was one of eleven players to be released at the end of their contract.[5]

On 9 August 2012, Crawford signed for Dartford in the Conference National. He immediately made a good impression on the Darts fans, scoring on his debut against Tamworth. He went on to score 12 goals in his half-season spell at the club, including a hat trick against Alfreton and two against local rivals Ebbsfleet on Boxing Day 2012.

On 24 January 2013, Crawford signed a three-year contract with Barnet.[6] During his second appearance, on 1 February 2013, he scored his first goal for the club, against Bristol Rovers after coming on as a substitute for Ricky Holmes. His goal came on 89 minutes, making the score 1–1, however Barnet went onto lose after conceding in the second minute of added time.[7] Crawford re-joined Dartford on loan on 15 February 2013.[8] Crawford was released by the Bees at the end of the 2013–14 season. He scored three goals in 40 appearances for the Bees.[9]

Crawford re-joined Dartford for a third spell on 29 July 2014.[10]

International career

Despite being born in Watford, he qualifies for the Republic of Ireland through his grandmother who hailed from Dublin, and also through his grandfather.[11] In May 2010, he received his first international call-up to the under-19 squad for the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification matches against England, Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Kiev, Ukraine.[12] He made his debut in the 1–0 defeat to England, but was substituted at half-time.[13] He was then an unused substitute for the next match, a 1–0 win over Ukraine.[14] He came on as a substitute for Daniel Kearns in the final group game against Bosnia and Herzegovina, a 1–0 victory as Ireland were eliminated from the competition.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southend United 2009–10[16] League One 7100000071
2010–11[17] League Two 23200001[lower-alpha 1]0242
2011–12[18] League Two 3000000030
Total 333000010343
Dover Athletic (loan) 2010–11[19] Conference South 21000021
Dartford 2012–13[20] Conference Premier 2412213[lower-alpha 2]22915
Barnet 2012–13[21] League Two 101000000101
2013–14[22] Conference Premier 2921000302
Total 393100000403
Dartford (loan) 2012–13[20] Conference Premier 21002[lower-alpha 3]041
Dartford 2014–15[23] Conference Premier 407223[lower-alpha 3]14510
Total 4282200514911
Career total 1402753009315433
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. Two appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one in Kent Senior Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. "Southend 3–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  3. "Southend 2–1 Stockport". BBC Sport. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Whites sign Welford replacement". Kent News. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  5. "Blues axe falls". echo-news.co.uk. 18 May 2012.
  6. "BARNET SIGN HARRY CRAWFORD". Barnet FC. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  7. "Bristol Rovers 2–1 Barnet". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  8. Harry Crawford rejoins Dartford
  9. 2014/15 retained list
  10. Harry Crawford returns to The Darts
  11. "Harry flies out to represent Republic of Ireland Under-19's". Football.co.uk. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  12. "U19 squad named for UEFA elite qualifiers". FAI. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  13. "Dominant Irish defeated by fortunate England". FAI. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  14. "Irish U19s defeat European Champions Ukraine". FAI. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  15. "Irish victory not enough as England qualify". FAI. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  16. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  17. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  18. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  19. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2010/2011 for Dover". Dover Athletic F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  20. 20.0 20.1 "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2012/2013 for Dartford". The Darts. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  21. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  22. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  23. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

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