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23 Facts About Stevie Crawford

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Stephen Crawford was born on 9 January 1974 and is a Scottish professional football coach and former player.

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Stevie Crawford was most recently the interim manager of Lowland League club Cowdenbeath.

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Stevie Crawford started his career with Raith Rovers, with whom he won the 1994 Scottish League Cup final and played in the UEFA Cup.

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Stevie Crawford had a mixed spell with Hibernian, suffering relegation but then winning promotion.

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Stevie Crawford then had the most productive spell of his career with Dunfermline Athletic, during which time he became a Scotland regular, amassing 25 caps in total.

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Stevie Crawford played in three Scottish Cup Finals in the mid-2000s, losing all three to Celtic.

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Stevie Crawford, who plays as a striker, began his career with Raith Rovers in 1992.

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Raith beat Celtic in a penalty shootout in the 1994 Scottish League Cup Final and Stevie Crawford scored one of Raith's goals in the final.

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Stevie Crawford signed for the Fife side permanently in July 2000 after a successful loan in the previous season.

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Stevie Crawford was Dunfermline's top scorer in his first season at East End Park, scoring 9 goals in 37 league matches.

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Stevie Crawford signed for Football League Championship side Plymouth Argyle in 2004.

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Stevie Crawford failed to settle in England due to his homesickness.

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Stevie Crawford signed a two-year deal with his hometown team but failed to be as productive as he had been in his first spell with Dunfermline, scoring only 8 goals in two seasons.

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Stevie Crawford helped Dunfermline reach the 2007 Scottish Cup Final in which he played as a substitute, however for the third time in four seasons Crawford ended up on the losing side in a Scottish Cup final against Celtic.

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Stevie Crawford made his debut in a Kirin Cup tie in 1995, but did not make another appearance until 2001.

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Stevie Crawford signed a two-year deal with Scottish Second Division side East Fife a few days later.

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Stevie Crawford was appointed assistant manager of Falkirk in October 2011.

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Stevie Crawford moved to a similar position at Hearts in May 2014, working with Robbie Neilson.

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Neilson and Stevie Crawford both moved to English League One side Milton Keynes Dons in December 2016.

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Stevie Crawford was appointed head coach in January 2019, after Allan Johnston left the club.

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On 30 November 2021, Stevie Crawford was announced as the new manager of East Fife.

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Stevie Crawford left this position in September 2022 to become assistant manager to Liam Fox at Dundee United.

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Stevie Crawford left United in March 2023, following the appointment of Jim Goodwin as manager.