Craig Barr
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| Craig Barr | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Barr | |
| Date of birth | March 29, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Queen of the South | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006–2008 2008– |
Gretna Queen of the South |
32 (2) 0 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Craig Barr (born March 29, 1987 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Queen of the South.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early years
Barr hails from Edinburgh but moved south as a 16-year-old to join Blackburn Rovers and spent almost three years with the Lancashire club.
[edit] Gretna
Barr played in the early part of his career with Gretna signing for the club when they were bankrolled by Brooks Mileson. He was part of the squad who won the Scottish Football League 1st division in the 2006/2007 season which earned them promotion into the SPL. In 47 league appearances for Gretna Barr scored 5 goals.
Mileson pulled the plug on the clubs cashflow when his health deteriorated. The club thus became financially stricken and went into administration. Administrators for Gretna laid off their last 40 staff including Barr on 19 May 2008.[1]
[edit] Queen of the South
Barr signed a two year contract with Dumfries based Scottish First Division side Queen of the South on 26 June 2008.[2]
Said Craig just after signing, "I'm really looking forward to the move. Queens are coming off the back of a fantastic season and I'm excited at the prospect of playing for the Scottish Cup finalists. I know big Neilly MacFarlane, Jamie McQuilken and 'Tosher' from my time at Gretna and also have a lot of respect for ex-Queens player, big Derek Townsley, who I also know well".
After playing 30+ games in his first season with the club, Barr suffered a season ending injury on his knee during pre season of 2009. He has undergone two operations on this injury, with the major one being a complete cruciate reconstruction. As his club refused to pay for this operation, Barr took it upon himself to fund this to save his career, and is currently doing his rehab on his own away from the club.
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