Robbie Crawford (footballer, born 1993)

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Robbie Crawford
Personal information
Full name Robert David Crawford[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Greenock, Scotland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Charleston Battery
Number 6
Youth career
2001–2012 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Rangers 45 (6)
2014 → Greenock Morton (loan) 10 (1)
2015–2016 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 25 (1)
2016 Raith Rovers 0 (0)
2017 East Kilbride 3 (2)
2017–2019 FH 37 (6)
2019 IFK Mariehamn 28 (1)
2020– Charleston Battery 39 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2021

Robert David Crawford (born 19 March 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Charleston Battery. He has previously played for Rangers, Raith Rovers, East Kilbride, FH, and IFK Mariehamn, as well as spending time on loan at Greenock Morton and Alloa Athletic.[2]

Career[]

Crawford joined Rangers aged eight and played in the club's youth sides before progressing to the first team in the 2012–13 season when the club was demoted to the bottom division.[3] Despite featuring as an unused substitute in the previous season, Crawford made his professional debut on 29 July 2012 in a Challenge Cup against Brechin City.[4] He went on to score his first goal for the club on 23 September in a league match against Montrose and went on to finish the season with a total of five goals and 27 appearances.[4]

Crawford joined Greenock Morton on loan for the first part of the 2014–15 season.[5] He made his first Rangers appearance in over a year against Hearts.[4] The following season on 1 September 2015, Crawford joined Alloa Athletic on a season-long loan.[6] On 18 August 2016, Crawford had his contract with Rangers terminated.[7] He signed a short-term contract with Raith Rovers in November 2016.[8]

On 23 December 2016, it was announced that Crawford mutually terminated his contract with Raith Rovers.[9] In January 2017, Crawford played three games for Lowland Football League side East Kilbride, scoring two goals before heading to America.[10] He appeared in one pre-season game for U.S. club North Carolina FC. On 5 April 2017, he joined Icelandic champions FH.[11]

On 15 January 2019, IFK Mariehamn announced the signing of Crawford on a one-year contract.[12]

On 4 February 2020, Crawford joined USL Championship club Charleston Battery.[13]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 25 June 2019
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2011–12[4] Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2012–13[4] Scottish Third Division 21 4 2 1 2 0 — 2[a] 0 27 5
2013–14[4] Scottish League One 20 2 1 0 1 0 — 3[a] 0 25 2
2014–15[14] Scottish Championship 4 0 — 0 0 — 1[b] 0 5 0
Total 45 6 3 1 3 0 — 6 0 57 7
Greenock Morton (loan) 2014–15[14] Scottish League One 10 1 1 0 — — 1[a] 0 12 1
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2015–16[15] Scottish Championship 25 1 1 0 — — — 26 1
Raith Rovers 2016–17[16] Scottish Championship 0 0 — — — — 0 0
East Kilbride 2016–17 Lowland League 3 2 — — — — 3 2
FH 2017[17] Úrvalsdeild 19 1 3 0 2 1 5[c] 0 1[d] 0 30 2
2018[18] 18 5 4 0 3 0 4 1 4[e] 0 33 6
Total 37 6 7 0 5 1 9 0 5 0 63 8
IFK Mariehamn 2019 Veikkausliiga 9 0 9 0 0 0 — — 18 0
Career total 135 17 21 1 8 1 9 1 12 0 185 19
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup.
  2. ^ Appearance in Scottish Premiership play-offs.
  3. ^ 3 appearances in Champions League, 2 appearances in Europa League.
  4. ^ Appearance in Icelandic Super Cup.
  5. ^ Appearances in Fótbolti.net Cup.

Honours[]

Rangers
Greenock Morton

References[]

  1. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ Former Rangers kid Robbie Crawford on his globetrotting football odyssey and the Celtic fan who took him in daily record.co.uk
  3. ^ "Robbie Crawford – profile". Rangers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Scotland – R. Crawford – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Ibrox club loans out seven fringe players". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Loan Move For Robbie". Rangers Football Club. Rangers.co.uk. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015.
  7. ^ Thomson, Nick (18 August 2016). "New Additions Close". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  8. ^ "Crawford joins Raith Rovers". SPFL. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Robbie Crawford Released". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers FC. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  10. ^ Thomson, Paul (7 January 2017). "Former Rangers star Robbie Crawford agrees deal with East Kilbride". dailyrecord. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Ex-Morton and Rangers midfielder Robbie Crawford signs for Icelandic champions". greenocktelegraph.co.uk. greenock telegraph. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Crawford förstärker IFK Mariehamn". ifkfotboll.ax/ (in Finnish). IFK Mariehamn. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  13. ^ "ROBBIE CRAWFORD INKS DEAL WITH CHARLESTON AHEAD OF 2020 SEASON". charlestonbattery.com. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Robert Crawford | Football Stats | Raith Rovers | Season 2014/2015 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Robert Crawford | Football Stats | Raith Rovers | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Robert Crawford | Football Stats | Raith Rovers | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Leikmaður – Robert David Crawford". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  18. ^ "Leikmaður – Robert David Crawford". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 June 2018.

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