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 Scotland national team. He was part of Rangers' '

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' in the

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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 language, Scots: ''Gouan''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Ghobhainn'') is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the sout ...

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

1908 Scottish Cup Final The 1907–08 Scottish Cup was the 35th season of Scotland's most prestigious Association football, football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic F.C., Celtic when they beat St Mirren F.C., St Mirren 5–1. Calendar First round R ...

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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 19th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1870s-stub