[1] Findlay was playing for West of Scotland[2] but a knee injury in 1895 forced him to go to a specialist in London.
[5] Findlay was nicknamed the 'Penalty King' as he frequently gave penalties for infringements that other referees would overlook.
[9] Some Welsh felt that Findlay carried 'social prejudice' against them: Findlay had previously made a comment about the number of Welsh working men playing rugby union instead of rugby league.
[12] When his brother Graham Findlay was promoted to President of West of Scotland in 1894, Crawford was then elected as secretary.
[18] Findlay went to the University of Glasgow where he got his MA in 1891 and studied law and received his LLD in 1894.