Ali Crawford

Ali Crawford

Personal information
Full name	Alister Crawford
Date of birth	30 July 1991[1]
Place of birth	Scotland
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Hamilton Academical
Number	11
Youth career
	Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–	Hamilton Academical	194	(28)
2010	→ Bo'ness United (loan)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:38, 4 December 2016 (UTC).

Alister "Ali" Crawford (born 30 July 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hamilton Academical.

Career

He made his league debut on 13 January 2010, against Dundee United,^[2] and spent a loan spell at Bo'ness United during the first half of the 2010–11 season. In May 2011, he signed a new two-year contract with Hamilton.^[3][4] In June 2012, Crawford announced that he was willing to prove his worth at the club following a spell of injury.^[5] On 28 August 2012, Crawford scored the only goal of the game as Hamilton beat Partick Thistle 1–0 in extra time,^[6] and he later spoke of his desire to help "kick-start" the season.^[7] Crawford signed a new two-year contract in July 2013.^[8] At the start of the 2013–14 season, Crawford publicly stated that the new synthetic pitch at New Douglas Park would give Hamilton an advantage over their opponents.^[9]

In April 2014 he was selected to the 2013–14 Championship PFA Scotland Team of the Year, alongside Hamilton teammates Ziggy Gordon and Anthony Andreu.^[10] In October 2014 he signed a new contract with the club, to last until the summer of 2018.^[11]

In September 2016 it was suggested by Hamilton manager Martin Canning that Crawford should play for the Scottish national team.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 4 December 2016^[13]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamilton Academical	2009–10	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2010–11	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2011–12	19	2	2	0	1	0	4	1	26	3
	2012–13	33	3	3	1	3	1	1	0	40	5
	2013–14	36	2	1	0	3	0	5	0	45	2
	2014–15	38	10	1	0	4	0	0	0	43	10
	2015–16	33	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	35	5
	2016–17	14	6	0	0	5	2	0	0	19	8
Career total		194	28	8	1	17	3	10	1	229	33

References

1. "Fixtures 2012/13". Hamilton Academical F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
2. "Hamilton 0–1 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
3. "Grant Gillespie signs new Hamilton Accies contract". BBC Sport. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
4. Andrew McGilvray (26 May 2011). "Midfielder Ali Crawford signs two-year contract extension at Hamilton Accies". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
5. Andrew McGilvray (28 June 2012). "Accies midfielder hopes to prove he can bounce back from injury". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
6. Andrew McGilvray (30 August 2012). "Ali's wonder-strike wins cup tie". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
7. Andrew McGilvray (13 September 2012). "Ali aims to kick-start season". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
8. "Ali Crawford re-signs". Hamilton Academical F.C. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
9. Andrew McGilvray (11 July 2013). "Ali Crawford reckons astro pitch can help Accies bounce back to the big time". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
10. "Falkirk and Rangers dominate team of the year voting". BBC Sport. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
11. "Hamilton's Crawford and Gillespie agree new deals". BBC Sport. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
12. John Barnes (22 September 2016). "Hamilton's Martin Canning tips Ali Crawford for Scotland cap". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
13. Ali Crawford career statistics at Soccerbase