Ray Crawshaw
English footballer (1908–1974)
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Raymond Crawshaw (12 August 1908 – 31 December 1974) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley and Birmingham. He played as a centre half.[5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Crawshaw | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1908[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Padiham, Lancashire, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 1974 (aged 66)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Burnley, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1⁄2 in (1.84 m)[4] | ||
| Position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Great Harwood | ||
| 1929–1930 | Southport | 0 | (0) |
| 1930–1931 | Great Harwood | ||
| 1931–1932 | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Great Harwood | ||
| 1933–1934 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | (0) |
| 1934–1935 | Birmingham | 4 | (0) |
| 1935–1936 | Bromsgrove Rovers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Crawshaw was born in Padiham, Lancashire. He began his football career with local team Great Harwood, and had spells with Southport and Burnley, but without playing in the Football League.[5] He joined Accrington Stanley in 1933,[6] and played 19 games in the Third Division North[5] before moving to First Division club Birmingham in April 1934 for a fee of £600. The form of George Morrall and Tom Fillingham restricted Crawshaw's appearances to four, and he returned to non-league football in 1934.[6]
