Tom Crawford (English footballer)

Tom Crawford (born 30 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for National League club Hartlepool United.

Tom Crawford
Crawford warming up for Hartlepool United in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-30) 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)
2017 → Leek Town (loan)
2018–2020 Notts County 12 (1)
2019 → AFC Fylde (loan) 8 (2)
2020– Hartlepool United 78 (4)
International career
2018 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:44, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Crawford is from Blacon.[2]

Club career

Early career

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]

Hartlepool United

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 Hartlepool goal 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]

International career

He made his debut for England C as a substitute in May 2018 against Republic of Ireland amateurs.[2]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chester 2017–18[1] National League 171000000171
Notts County 2018–19[19] League Two 4000111[lower-alpha 1]061
2019–20[1] National League 8100004[lower-alpha 2]1122
Total 121001151183
AFC Fylde (loan) 2018–19[1] National League 8200008[lower-alpha 3]0162
Hartlepool United 2020–21[1] National League 17021001[lower-alpha 2]0201
2021–22[20] League Two 28130007[lower-alpha 1]0381
2022–23[21] League Two 17000103[lower-alpha 1]0210
2023–24[1] National League 163100000173
Total 7846110110965
Career total 1158612124114710
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. 6 appearances in the FA Trophy and 2 appearances in the National League play-offs

Honours

AFC Fylde

Hartlepool United

References
  1. Tom Crawford at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. Dave Powell (28 May 2018). "Chester FC midfielder Tom Crawford makes England C debut". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. Charlie Croasdale (2 May 2018). "Tom Crawford: Build a team around Chester FC academy stars". Chester Standard. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. Dave Powell (24 April 2018). "Chester FC teenager Tom Crawford tipped for a bright future". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. Dave Powell (30 October 2017). "Chester FC youngster Tom Crawford starts loan spell with a win". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. "Leek Borrow Young Chester Midfielder". Pitchero Non-League News. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  7. Dave Powell (30 May 2018). "Chester FC midfielder Tom Crawford signs for Notts County". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  8. "Tom Crawford: Notts County sign Chester midfielder for an undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. "Games played by Tom Crawford in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  10. Leigh Curtis (24 January 2019). "Tom Crawford leaves Notts County to join AFC Fylde on loan". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. Curtis, Leigh (12 August 2019). "Notts County to allow trio to leave the club on loan". nottinghampost.
  12. Watson, Chris (4 August 2020). "Notts County release five players as retained list is revealed". nottinghampost.
  13. "Pools sign Tom Crawford". Hartlepool United FC Official Site. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  14. Matty Jones (8 April 2022). "Tom Crawford commits future to Hartlepool United by signing a new contract". Northern Echo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  15. "Hartlepool 1–1 Sutton: Tom Crawford rescues draw for hosts against promotion hopefuls". Sky Sports. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  16. "Crawford signs new contract". Hartlepool United FC. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  17. Joe Ramage (18 November 2022). "Hartlepool United midfielder set for prolonged spell out after ex-Notts County man undergoes surgery". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  18. Joe Ramage (1 April 2023). "Hartlepool United 2–1 Swindon Town: Pools stage dramatic late comeback to boost relegation hopes". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  19. "Games played by Tom Crawford in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  20. "Games played by Tom Crawford in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  21. "Games played by Tom Crawford in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  22. Stevens, Rob (19 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  23. Brent Pilnick (20 June 2021). "Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United (5–4)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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