Craig Farrell

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Craig Farrell
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Farrell playing for AFC Telford United
Personal information
Full name Craig Wayne Farrell[1]
Date of birth 5 December 1982 (1982-12-05) (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Hinckley United
Youth career
1991–1998 Middlesbrough
1998–2002 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002 Leeds United 0 (0)
2002 → Carlisle United (loan) 7 (3)
2002–2005 Carlisle United 74 (17)
2005–2006 Exeter City 38 (8)
2006–2009 York City 91 (21)
2009 → Oxford United (loan) 15 (2)
2009–2011 Rushden & Diamonds 68 (12)
2011–2012 AFC Telford United 16 (2)
2012 → Hinckley United (loan) 3 (1)
2012- Hinckley United 0 (0)
National team‡
1999 England U16 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:00, 9 February 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:20, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Craig Wayne Farrell (born 5 December 1982) is an English footballer who plays as a striker, currently playing for Hinckley United in the Conference North.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Farrell was born in Middlesbrough, Teesside, where he grew up and attended Beechwood First School as a child.[3] He played for local sides Cleveland Juniors and Marton Boys, before joining the youth system of hometown club Middlesbrough, who he supported as a boy, at the age of eight.[3] He was offered at trial at Leeds United at 15, and after scoring five goals in two games he was offered a four-year contract at the club.[3] He signed his first professional contract at the club in August 2002,[3] after which he joined Third Division club Carlisle United on a one-month loan on 7 October.[4] Following a successful loan spell at Carlisle, Farrell signed for the club permanently on a three-year contract in November for a fee that could have risen to £50,000 depending on appearances.[5] He was placed on Carlisle's transfer list in November 2003 as part of manager Paul Simpson's clear-out.[6] He said he was prepared to wait patiently to earn a regular place in the first team, saying "Karl and Magno have both been playing really well, so I can't really say much. I've only started one game this season in the LDV. I've got to keep working as hard as I can and make sure when my chance comes I take it."[7] He was released by Carlisle in May 2005, along with teammates Kevin Henderson, Carlos Roca, Brian Shelley and Chris Beech.[8]

[edit] Exeter City

Farrell signed for Conference National side Exeter City on 5 August 2005 on a one-year contract.[9] Soon after joining Exeter, Farrell said he felt the club had the belief and the right kind of players to get promoted, saying: "The players are confident, and we have a really good side here. It's very similar to the Carlisle United side of last year which I got promoted with."[10] He was released by Exeter in May 2006 after scoring eight goals in 45 appearances in all competitions during the 2005–06 season.[11][12]

[edit] York City

Farrell joined York City of the Conference on 28 June 2006.[13] He scored his first goal for York in a 2–2 home draw with Southport on 23 September 2006.[14] York's manager Billy McEwan set Farrell a target of 15 goals for the 2006–07 season during February.[15] He played through the last two months of the season with torn muscle fibres in his thigh.[16] After finishing the season with 10 goals in 51 appearances the club exercised their option to extend his contract for another season.[17][18]

Farrell playing for York City in 2007

He started the 2007–08 season playing as a right winger,[19] and after making seven appearances during the season was unable to feature for over a month due to poor form and a thigh problem.[20][21] After a struggle to regain fitness, Farrell made his return after coming on as a 69th minute substitute against Southern Football League Division One Midlands side Rushall Olympic in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup and proceeded to score the third fastest hat-trick in York's history and provide an assist for a fourth goal.[22] Following this, he was voted as Player of the Round for the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup.[23] York offered him a new contract for the 2008–09 season in April,[24] which he signed in May.[25]

Farrell scored a goal and made two assists during the 3–3 draw at Stevenage Borough in October 2008 after playing as a striker alongside Onome Sodje, which he hoped would see him play in that position on further occasions.[19] York manager Colin Walker challenged him to affirm himself as a striker, and was guaranteed a place in the team for their game against Cambridge United; the first time he would have started consecutive games since August.[26] He suffered a groin strain during York's 0–0 draw with Mansfield Town in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup, which meant he missed the replay at Field Mill.[27] Conference North club Gateshead attempted to sign Farrell on loan in January 2009 for the remainder of the 2008–09 season,[28] but he rejected this offer, saying he was not interested in moving down a division.[29] He eventually joined fellow Conference side Oxford United on loan until the end of the season on 31 January.[30] He made his debut a day later in a 2–1 victory over Lewes.[31] His fist goal came in the following game against Barrow, after being assisted by Lewis Haldane, in a game that finished 3–0.[32] He finished the spell with 15 appearances and scored two goals.[33]

[edit] Rushden & Diamonds

Farrell playing for Rushden & Diamonds in 2010

Farrell joined Rushden & Diamonds on 12 June, as part of an exchange deal plus £10,000 from York, for striker Michael Rankine.[34] Farrell missed only three games for Rushden in the 2009–10 season, making 48 appearances and scoring 12 goals in all competitions,[35] playing as either a target man or the right hand side of a three man attack. He was released by Rushden in May 2011.[36]

[edit] AFC Telford United

Farrell signed for newly-promoted Conference club AFC Telford United on 27 June on a free transfer following his release from Rushden.[37] After making 17 appearances and scoring two goals for AFC Telford he was loaned out to Conference North side Hinckley United on 4 January 2012.[38][39] He departed from Telford by mutual consent on 31 January.[40]

[edit] Hinckley United

Upon release from Telford, Farrell signed a contract for Hinckley United in February 2012,[41] where he had spent the previous month on loan.

[edit] International career

Farrell played for the England national under-16 team at the 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship and scored in a 3–1 victory over Slovakia.[3] He was capped three times by the under-16 team in 1999.[42]

[edit] Career statistics

As of 3 December 2011.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds United 2002–03[43] 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Carlisle United (loan) 2002–03[43] 7 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 10 6
Carlisle United 26 8 0 0 0 0 5 0 31 8
2003–04[44] 30 7 1 0 2 0 0 0 33 7
2004–05[45] 18 2 3 1 – 5 3 26 6
Total 81 20 5 2 2 0 12 5 100 27
Exeter City 2005–06[12] 38 8 1 0 – 6 0 45 8
York City 2006–07[17] 46 10 2 0 – 3 0 51 10
2007–08[20] 20 8 2 3 – 8 3 30 14
2008–09[33] 25 3 1 0 – 4 0 30 3
Total 91 21 5 3 – 15 3 111 27
Oxford United (loan) 2008–09[33] 15 2 0 0 – 0 0 15 2
Rushden & Diamonds 2009–10[35] 41 11 3 0 – 4 1 48 12
2010–11[46] 27 1 1 0 – 0 0 28 1
Total 68 12 4 0 – 4 1 76 13
AFC Telford United 2011–12[38] 16 2 1 0 – 0 0 17 2
Hinckley United (loan) 2011–12 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Career totals 309 65 16 5 2 0 37 9 364 79

[edit] Footnotes

A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.

[edit] References

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