Albert Craig (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Craig | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1981–1986 | Dumbarton | 138 | (23) |
| 1986–1987 | Hamilton Academical | 16 | (5) |
| 1987–1989 | Newcastle United | 10 | (0) |
| 1988 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1989 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 1989–1992 | Dundee | 63 | (14) |
| 1992–1996 | Partick Thistle | 106 | (19) |
| 1996–1998 | Falkirk | 53 | (10) |
| 1998–1999 | Stenhousemuir | 32 | (7) |
| 1999–2000 | Partick Thistle | 29 | (4) |
| – | Career | 455 | (84 ) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Albert Craig (born January 3, 1962 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
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[edit] Career
Craig began his career with Dumbarton in 1981 and made over 150 appearances for the Sons over a five-year period. A move to Hamilton Academical in 1986 won him a move to Newcastle United just six months later but saw him play just ten times. Loan spells back at Hamilton Academical and also with Northampton Town preceded a move back to Scotland with Dundee in 1989. Craig spent three years at Dens Park before moving to Partick Thistle in August 1992, where he went on to make over 100 league appearances. In 1996, Craig moved to Falkirk before year-long spells with Stenhousemuir and Partick Thistle (again) to finish his career.
He is most famous for appearing in Accies' famous 1987 Cup defeat of Rangers, in which he attained notoriety for getting a player, Graham Roberts, sent off by deceptive diving, when he was a clear five yards away from the Rangers defender. Roberts had a "hard man" reputation and the referee put two and two together, getting five. (And this was obviously written by a bitter Rangers fan).
Off the pitch, Craig received a twelve-month prison sentence in July 2005 after admitting stealing over £40,000 from the Royal Mail in a postal fraud.[1]
[edit] Honours
[edit] Dundee
[edit] Falkirk
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- 1962 births
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- Living people
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Stenhousemuir F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish footballers
