▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁Sport ing ▁career ▁ ▁Football ▁While ▁still ▁at ▁H arrow ▁School , ▁C raw ford ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁represent ▁Scotland ▁at ▁football ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁" pse udo - intern ational " ▁organ ised ▁by ▁C . ▁W . ▁Al cock ▁and ▁Arthur ▁Kin na ird ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁Late ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁Al cock ▁instruct ed ▁England ' s ▁goal keeper ▁to ▁leave ▁his ▁goal ▁and ▁move ▁up field ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁for wards ; ▁C raw ford ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁this ▁and , ▁shooting ▁from ▁distance ▁into ▁an ▁empty ▁goal , ▁gave ▁Scotland ▁the ▁lead ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁remaining . ▁( The ▁Sport ing ▁Gazette ▁of ▁Saturday ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁described ▁the ▁goal ▁as ▁" a ▁rather ▁luck y ▁kick " ▁and ▁" al most ▁a ▁flu ke ". ) ▁England ▁equal ised ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 0 th ▁minute ▁with ▁a ▁goal ▁from ▁Alfred ▁Baker ▁and ▁the ▁match ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw . ▁ ▁C raw ford ▁retained ▁his ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁match ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁sides ▁played ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁English ▁and ▁again ▁" play ed ▁well ". ▁ ▁Having ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁match , ▁C raw ford , ▁now ▁with ▁the ▁H arrow ▁Che qu ers ▁club , ▁played