David Crawford (9 March 1873 – July 1937) was a Scottish

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, who played for St Mirren,

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and the

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. He was part of Rangers' ' perfect season' in the

1898–99 Scottish Division One The 1898–99 Scottish Division One season was won by Rangers by ten points over nearest rival Heart of Midlothian. Rangers won all 18 of their league matches.

where they won all 18 fixtures, featuring in the defence in 17 of those matches. Apart from that season, he was a capable reserve for the first team during the rest of his time at the

Govan Govan ( ; Cumbric?: ''Gwovan'?''; Scots: ''Gouan''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Ghobhainn'') is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of south-west City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south ba ...

club,Rangers player Crawford, Davie
FitbaStats whereas in his two spells with hometown club St Mirren he was a regular, Record of pre-war Scottish League Players John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012 but had dropped out of the side by the time they reached the

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* 1873 births 1937 deaths Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire Men's association football fullbacks Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers St Mirren F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players {{Scotland-footy-defender-1870s-stub