Craig Conway (footballer)

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Craig Conway
Conway Jan2011.jpg
Conway playing for Dundee United
Personal information
Full name Craig Conway
Date of birth 2 May 1985 (1985-05-02) (age 26)
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Cardiff City
Number 11
Youth career
Ayr United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2006 Ayr United 61 (7)
2006–2011 Dundee United 137 (15)
2011– Cardiff City 27 (3)
National team‡
2009– Scotland 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2011

Craig Conway (born 2 May 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Cardiff City on either wing. He has made two appearances for the Scottish national team.

Conway started his career with Ayr United before moving to Scottish Premier League side Dundee United in 2006. Ayr did not receive compensation for the deal until 10 months after he left. In 2011 he moved to Championship side Cardiff on a free transfer.

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[edit] Career

Born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Conway[1] started his career with Caledonian Boys Club in Prestwick and later signed with Ayr United and made 61 league appearances for the 'Honest Men', scoring seven times. Conway's good form alerted then-manager Craig Brewster and he agreed a pre-contract deal with Conway to bring him to Dundee United, with the transfer completed on 1 June 2006, with compensation decided a full ten months later. Largely used as a substitute under Brewster, Conway started the majority of matches under Craig Levein and assisted more goals than any other United player in 2006–07. In late February 2007, Conway suffered a broken foot which appeared to end his season prematurely,[2] although it later transpired he would be fit for the final two matches of the season.[3] In fact, Conway appeared in the final four matches. Although playing at the start of the following season, it transpired that Conway was suffering similar issues and it was discovered that a bone graft was needed, ruling Conway out for the last three months of 2007.[4] The aforementioned compensation figure was eventually reached in late April 2007, with Ayr announcing it was "60% higher than United's original offer" and included a 20% sell-on clause.[5]

Conway returned to action in 2007–08, playing three matches before being sidelined for four months, returning in December. He scored his first goal for the club a month later in the 2–1 win over Kilmarnock in January[6] and two matches later, scored the third goal in the 4–1 League Cup semi-final win over Aberdeen.[7]

Conway signed a two-year contract extension in September 2008 to extend his time at Tannadice until 2011.[8] On 15 May 2010, Conway scored two goals in a man of the match performance as United beat Ross County 3–0 in the 2010 Scottish Cup Final. In April 2011, United manager Peter Houston indicated that he expected Conway to leave the club at the end of the season, due to the Terrors being unable to match his wage demands.[9]

[edit] Cardiff City

On 21 June 2011, Conway confirmed that he had agreed terms with Cardiff City and that he would have medical within the next couple of days.[10] Conway completed his move and signed a three year contract with the Bluebirds on 23 June 2011. [11] He made his debut in a 1-0 win over West Ham United on the opening day of the Championship season.[12] Conway scored his first goal for Cardiff the following game against Oxford United in the Football League Cup.[13] He then followed up his goal against Oxford with another goal against Bristol City in the league just 4 days later. Conway's third came as the winning goal against Huddersfield Town, putting the Bluebirds through to the third round of the League Cup. He made his 250th career appearance in a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on 5 November. Following a stint of bad form, Conway was dropped from the side but on his return to the starting line up he scored the winner against Portsmouth.

[edit] International career

Conway made his International debut under George Burley on 10 October 2009 against Japan, he started the game but Scotland lost 2-0.[14] It took him two years to make his next appearance for Scotland, which came in the 2011 Nations Cup against Northern Ireland, this time Scotland won 3-0.[15]

[edit] Career statistics

As of 14 February 2012
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
2002–03 Ayr United Scottish First Division 1 0 - - 1 0
2003–04 6 0 - 1 0 7 0
2004–05 Scottish Second Division 23 3 3 2 1 0 27 5
2005–06 31 4 3 0 1 0 35 4
2006–07 Dundee United Scottish Premier League 30 0 2 0 2 0 34 0
2007–08 15 1 2 0 2 1 19 2
2008–09 36 5 2 0 4 0 42 5
2009–10 33 4 6 2 3 0 42 6
2010–11 23 3 4 0 0 0 27 3
England League FA Cup League Cup Total
2011–12 Cardiff City Championship 27 3 1 0 6 2 34 5
Total Scotland 198 20 22 4 15 1 232 25
England 27 3 1 0 6 2 34 5
Career total 224 23 23 4 21 3 265 30

[edit] Honours

[edit] Dundee United

[edit] References

  1. ^ "We're Hair to Stay". Daily Record. 2006-12-18. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/tm_headline=conway--we-re-hair-to-stay&method=full&objectid=18279568&siteid=66633-name_page.html. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Dundee United hit by Conway blow". BBC Sport website. 2007-02-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/6404949.stm. 
  3. ^ "United’s Conway on road to recovery". The Courier. April 25, 2007. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2007/04/25/sportstory9611196t0.asp. 
  4. ^ "Breaks not going United’s way". The Courier. 2007-09-11. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2007/09/11/sportstory10261580t0.asp. 
  5. ^ "Ayr settle over Conway transfer". BBC Sport. April 24, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/6590441.stm. 
  6. ^ "Kilmarnock 1–2 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 2008-01-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7208163.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-25. 
  7. ^ "Aberdeen 1–4 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 2008-02-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7226724.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-25. 
  8. ^ "Conway agrees new Tannadice deal". BBC Sport. 2008-09-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/7604612.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-08. 
  9. ^ "Conway, Buaben and Gomis to leave Dundee United". BBC Sport website. 2011-04-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13214101.stm. 
  10. ^ "Craig Conway chooses Cardiff City over Rangers". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 21 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13862181.stm. Retrieved 21 June 2011. 
  11. ^ "Craig Conway signing confirmed". Cardiff City F.C. Official Site. 23 June 2011. http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2380706,00.html. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
  12. ^ "West Ham 0 - 1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 7 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14356630.stm. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
  13. ^ "Oxford Utd 1 - 3 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 10 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/14383989.stm. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 
  14. ^ "Berra blunder hits Scotland". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 10 October 2009. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3161942,00.html. Retrieved 10 October 2009. 
  15. ^ "Scotland 3-0 Northern Ireland". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 9 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/9392886.stm. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 

[edit] External links

Cardiff City F.C. – current squad
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