Fitzgerald Copland-Crawford

Fitzgerald Hamilton Copland-Crawford F.R.G.S. (c.1855–7 October 1894) was a Scottish amateur footballer who made two appearances in the representative matches in 1871 and 1872.

Family

Crawford was born in Edinburgh, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Fitzgerald Crawford of the Royal Regiment of Artillery,[1] and his wife, Jean.[2]

The family name was changed to "Copland-Crawford" in September 1872.[3]

Football career

Crawford was a member of the Harrow Chequers club, where he played alongside his elder brother Robert against the Wanderers in the opening match of the 1871–72 season, which ended scoreless. In the match report in the Morning Post on Monday, 16 October 1871, the Crawford brothers were commended for being "conspicuous for excellent play".[1] Both brothers were later to become members of the Wanderers club.[4]

Crawford also played alongside his brother in the matches between England and Scotland played on 18 November 1871[5][6][7] and 24 February 1872, which both ended with victories for England.[8][9] In the report on the final match, he and his brother were praised for their "untiring forward play throughout".[10]

Life outside football

At the time of the 1871 census, Crawford was living with his father at the family home in Harrow. In the 1881 and 1891 censuses, he is recorded in Chelsea, described as Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.[1]

He died on 7 October 1894 in London, a few months after his brother.[1][11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "FH Crawford of Harrow Chequers". Football History, Statistics and Research Forum. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Has Any Channel Islander Played For Scotland?". "Tartan Army". 9 December 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Robert Copland-Crawford". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Cavallini, Rob (2005). The Wanderers F.C. – "Five times F.A. Cup winners". Dog N Duck Publications. pp. 105 & 143. ISBN 0-9550496-0-1.
  5. ↑ "England 1 Scotland 1 (sic)". England Unofficial Matches. www.englandfootballonline.com. 18 November 1871. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "England 2 Scotland 1 (Match summary)". www.londonhearts.com. 18 November 1871. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "England 2 Scotland 1 (Match report)". www.londonhearts.com. 18 November 1871. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "England 1 Scotland 0". England Unofficial Matches. www.englandfootballonline.com. 24 February 1872. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "England 1 Scotland 0 (Match summary)". www.londonhearts.com. 24 February 1872. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "England 1 Scotland 0 (Match report)". www.londonhearts.com. 24 February 1872. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "No. 26575". The London Gazette. 30 November 1894. p. 7075.
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