Crawford Baptie (born 24 February 1959 in
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
) is a Scottish former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
.
During his playing career, Baptie played junior football for
Baillieston Juniors, before moving onto the professional game with
Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a ...
,
Motherwell
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...
,
Hamilton Academical,
Clyde and
Stenhousemuir
Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...
.
After retiring as a player, Baptie became the general manager at Falkirk.
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1959 births
Living people
Footballers from Glasgow
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Men's association football forwards
Baillieston Juniors F.C. players
Falkirk F.C. players
Motherwell F.C. players
Hamilton Academical F.C. players
Clyde F.C. players
Stenhousemuir F.C. players
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Scottish Football League players
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