Nigel Crawford

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Nigel Crawford
Personal information
Irish name Nigel Ō Crábhagáin
Position Midfield
Born (1979-10-10) 10 October 1979 (age 41)
Dunboyne, County Meath
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
1997-
St Peter's, Dunboyne
Club titles
Meath titles 2
Leinster titles 0
All-Ireland Titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1998-2011
Meath <100 (1-40)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
All Stars 0

Nigel Crawford (born 10 October 1979, in Meath) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for St Peter's, Dunboyne and the Meath county team. Crawford made his debut for Meath in late 1998 and has been there since. He has won three Leinster medals in 1999, 2001 and in 2010 and has won one All-Ireland medal. Crawford was named as Meath captain for the 2010 Championship, captaining them to their win over Louth in the Leinster Final.

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Preceded by
Brendan Murphy
Meath Senior Football Captain
2008-2011
Succeeded by
Seamus Kenny