▁in ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁matches ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁which ▁both ▁ended ▁with ▁vict ories ▁for ▁England . ▁In ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁matches ▁he ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁his ▁brother , ▁Fitz ger ald . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁match , ▁C raw ford ▁was ▁" tr uly ▁un we ar ied ▁from ▁beginning ▁to ▁end " ▁although ▁" ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁long ▁journey ▁from ▁Edinburgh , ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁( he ) ▁hardly ▁showed ▁his ▁best ▁form ." ▁In ▁the ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁match , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁were ▁pra ised ▁for ▁their ▁" unt iring ▁forward ▁play ▁throughout ". ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁H arrow ▁Che qu ers ▁club , ▁he ▁played ▁( as ▁team ▁captain ) ▁alongside ▁his ▁brother ▁against ▁the ▁W ander ers ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 1 – 7 2 ▁season , ▁which ▁ended ▁sc or eless . ▁In ▁the ▁match ▁report ▁in ▁the ▁Mor ning ▁Post ▁on ▁Monday , ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁the ▁C raw ford ▁brothers ▁were ▁comm ended ▁for ▁being ▁" con sp ic uous ▁for ▁excellent ▁play ". ▁Both ▁brothers ▁were ▁later ▁to ▁become ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁W ander ers ▁club ; ▁Robert ' s ▁last ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁W ander ers ▁was ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁semi - final ▁against ▁Queens ▁Park