Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 May 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Chester, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hartlepool United | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Stoke City | |||
2014–2017 | Chester | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Chester | 17 | (1) |
2017 | → Runcorn Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Leek Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Notts County | 12 | (1) |
2019 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2020– | Hartlepool United | 101 | (6) |
International career | |||
2018 | England C | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 20 April 2024 (UTC) |
Tom Crawford (born 30 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for National League club Hartlepool United. He will leave Hartlepool when his contract expires on 30 June.
Crawford began his career with Stoke City, before being released at the age of 15. He then joined the Academy of Chester. [3] He made his senior debut for Chester in the 2017–18 season. [4] During the 2017–18 season he also spent loan spells at Runcorn Town and Leek Town. [5] [6] [7]
After rejecting a new contract with Chester, he signed for Notts County in May 2018. [7] [8] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018 in the EFL Cup against Middlesbrough, in which he scored his first goal for the club. [9] He joined AFC Fylde on loan on 24 January 2019 until the end of the 2018–19 season. [10] On 12 August 2019 the club announced that Crawford could go out on loan. [11] He was released by the club at the end of the 2019–20 season. [12]
On 24 August 2020, Crawford signed for National League side Hartlepool United, rejoining old AFC Fylde boss Dave Challinor. [13] Early in Crawford's Hartlepool career he struggled with injury but he became a regular starter for the side during the 2021–22 season. [14] On 19 February 2022, Crawford scored his first league goal for Hartlepool in a 1–1 draw at home to Sutton United. [15] In April 2022, he signed a new two-year contract with Hartlepool. [16] In November 2022, due to an ongoing ankle injury, Crawford underwent surgery which ruled him out until late in the 2022–23 campaign. [17] In April 2023, Crawford returned from injury, coming on as an 85th minute substitute in a 2–1 win against Swindon Town. [18] He made his 100th Hartlepool appearance in November 2023. [19] He was released by Hartlepool United at the end of the 2023–24 season. [20]
He made his debut for England C as a substitute in May 2018 against Republic of Ireland amateurs. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chester | 2017–18 [1] | National League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
Runcorn Town | 2017–18 [21] | NWCFL Premier Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Leek Town | 2017–18 [22] | NPL Division One South | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Notts County | 2018–19 [23] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 1 |
2019–20 [1] | National League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 12 | 2 | |
Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 3 | ||
AFC Fylde (loan) | 2018–19 [1] | National League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 16 | 2 |
Hartlepool United | 2020–21 [1] | National League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 1 |
2021–22 [24] | League Two | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
2022–23 [25] | League Two | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
2023–24 [1] | National League | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 5 | |
Total | 101 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 120 | 7 | ||
Career total | 149 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 182 | 12 |
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