Harry Crawford (footballer)

Harry Crawford

Crawford playing for Hampton & Richmond Borough in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Harrison Crawford [1]
Date of birth	(1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Watford, England
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Kings Langley
Youth career
0000–2010	Southend United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Southend United	33	(3)
2010	→ Dover Athletic (loan)	2	(1)
2012–2013	Dartford	24	(12)
2013–2014	Barnet	39	(3)
2013	→ Dartford (loan)	2	(1)
2014–2015	Dartford	40	(7)
2015	Boreham Wood	10	(3)
2015–2016	St Albans City	11	(2)
2016	Dover Athletic	6	(0)
2016–2017	Welling United	27	(5)
2017–2019	Hampton & Richmond Borough	32	(1)
2019	→ Bedfont Sports (loan)	3	(2)
2019–	Kings Langley	49	(13)
International career‡
2010	Republic of Ireland U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:58, 4 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Harrison "Harry" Crawford (born 10 December 1991) is an Irish footballer who plays for Southern League Division One Central side Kings Langley, where he plays as a forward.

Playing 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 Town and two against local rivals Ebbsfleet United 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 on to 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] In May 2015, Crawford was released by the club following relegation to the National League South. ^[11]

In 2015, Crawford played for Boreham Wood and St Albans City before joining Dover Athletic on 27 January 2016. ^[12]

Crawford joined Welling United for the 2016–17 season. He then joined Hampton & Richmond Borough for 2017–18. Crawford suffered an injury during the season and returned to football in February 2019 when he joined Bedfont Sports, scoring twice on his debut. ^[13]

He joined Kings Langley for the 2019–20 season. ^[14]

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. ^[15] 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 Kyiv, Ukraine. ^[16] He made his debut in the 1–0 defeat to England, but was substituted at half-time. ^[17] He was then an unused substitute for the next match, a 1–0 win over Ukraine. ^[18] 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. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 September 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southend United	2009–10 [20]	League One	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
	2010–11 [21]	League Two	23	2	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	24	2
	2011–12 [22]	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		33	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	34	3
Dover Athletic (loan)	2010–11 [23]	Conference South	2	1	0	0	—		0	0	2	1
Dartford	2012–13 [24]	Conference Premier	24	12	2	1	—		3 [b]	2	29	15
Barnet	2012–13 [25]	League Two	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
	2013–14 [26]	Conference Premier	29	2	1	0	—		0	0	30	2
	Total		39	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	40	3
Dartford (loan)	2012–13 [24]	Conference Premier	2	1	0	0	—		2 [c]	0	4	1
Dartford	2014–15 [27]	Conference Premier	40	7	2	2	—		3 [c]	1	45	10
Boreham Wood	2015–16 [28]	National League	10	3	0	0	—		0	0	10	3
St Albans City	2015–16 [28]	National League South	11	2	2	0	—		0	0	13	2
Dover Athletic	2015–16 [28]	National League	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
Welling United	2016–17	National League South	27	5	3	0	—		0	0	30	5
Hampton & Richmond Borough	2017–18	National League South	24	1	3	0	—		3 [c]	0	30	1
	2018–19	National League South	8	0	0	0	—		0	0	8	0
	Total		32	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	38	1
Bedfont Sports (loan)	2018–19	Isthmian League South Central	3	2	0	0	—		0	0	3	2
Kings Langley	2019–20	SFL Premier Division Central	17	6	4	0	—		3 [d]	0	24	6
	2020–21	SFL Premier Division Central	8	2	2	0	—		2 [c]	0	12	2
	2021–22	SFL Premier Division Central	0	0	1	2	—		0	0	1	2
	Total		25	8	7	2	0	0	5	0	37	10
Career total			254	48	20	5	0	0	17	3	290	56

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Two appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one in Kent Senior Cup
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
4. Two appearances in Southern League Cup, one appearance in Herts Senior Cup

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. "Whites sign Welford replacement". Kent News. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
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". Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
9. "2014/15 retained list". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
10. Harry Crawford returns to The Darts Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
11. "Dartford FC boss Tony Burman talking to potential new signings after putting 10 players on contract for next season". Kent Online. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
12. Dover sign Harry Crawford and Tyrone Marsh
13. Appearances | Harrison Crawford
14. "StackPath". Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
15. "Harry flies out to represent Republic of Ireland Under-19's". Football.co.uk. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
16. "U19 squad named for UEFA elite qualifiers". FAI. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
17. "Dominant Irish defeated by fortunate England". FAI. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
18. "Irish U19s defeat European Champions Ukraine". FAI. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
19. "Irish victory not enough as England qualify". FAI. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
20. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
21. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
22. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
23. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2010/2011 for Dover". Dover Athletic F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
24. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2012/2013 for Dartford". The Darts. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
25. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
26. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
27. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
28. "Games played by Harry Crawford in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

External links

• Harry Crawford at Soccerbase
• Harry Crawford at Soccerway