William Ernest Crawford (17 November 1891 – 12 January 1959)[1] was an Ireland rugby union international during the 1920s.
Due to his rugby union commitments and the presence of fellow full backs, Jack McCarthy and Bertie Kerr, Crawford was never a first choice in the Bohemians senior team, but he did play regularly for their second team in the Leinster Senior League.
In 1924, after playing in a trial game, Crawford was one of six Bohemians players selected in a squad to represent Ireland at the 1924 Olympic Football Tournament.
The other five were Jack McCarthy, Bertie Kerr, Johnny Murray, Christy Robinson and John Thomas.
[7] Crawford later served as a selector for the Ireland team that won the Grand Slam in 1948, and was president of the Irish Rugby Football Union for the 1957–58 season.