 He then took over as interim manager at Shamrock Rovers after Pat Scully's contract was terminated by mutual consent on 16 October.Crawford was Head Coach of the Republic of Ireland U18's from 2016-2019.He initially took charge of the home based international side which meets Wales in the John Coughlan Memorial Cup on an annual basis  Crawford took the full U18 international squad from the start of the 2016-17 campaign and he was named coach of the tournament at the Slovakia Cup in April 2017.