Ian Craney

Ian Craney

Personal information
Full name	Ian Thomas William Craney
Date of birth	21 July 1982 (1982-07-21)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Accrington Stanley
Number	10
Youth career
1995–2001	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2004	Altrincham	128	(32)
2004–2007	Accrington Stanley	94	(28)
2006–2007	→ Swansea City (loan)	8	(0)
2007–2008	Swansea City	20	(0)
2007–2008	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	13	(3)
2008	Accrington Stanley	23	(6)
2008–2010	Huddersfield Town	34	(5)
2009–2010	→ Morecambe (loan)	16	(2)
2010–2011	Fleetwood Town	19	(3)
2010–2011	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	3	(0)
2011–	Accrington Stanley	33	(8)
National team‡
	England C	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:49, 20 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 21, 2010

Ian Thomas William Craney (born 21 July 1982 in Liverpool) is an English footballer. He is currently playing for Accrington Stanley.

Career

After starting his career as a junior at Everton, he got his first break in senior football at Conference National side Altrincham, before moving to Accrington Stanley in 2004. He then signed a permanent deal at Swansea City on 9 January 2007 for £150,000 from Accrington Stanley having been on loan since 23 November 2006. He returned to Accrington in early 2008, after an initial loan spell.

Fellow League Two side Morecambe saw two bids rejected for the midfielder in July 2008. But just two games into the 2008-09 season, Accrington accepted an undisclosed fee from League 1 side Huddersfield Town for the midfielder. He took up the vacant number 5 shirt following the sale of David Mirfin to Scunthorpe United. He made his Town debut in their 3-1 defeat by Milton Keynes Dons at the Galpharm Stadium on 23 August 2008. His first goal for the Terriers was the winning goal in their 2-1 win over Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road on 6 September 2008.

Whilst playing for his previous club, Accrington Stanley, he was an England National Game XI international.

On 22 July 2009, Craney joined Football League Two side Morecambe on a season-long loan along with fellow team mate Phil Jevons. He got his first goal for the Shrimps in their 5-2 defeat by Burton Albion on 15 August 2009. Unfortunately, an injury cut short half of Craney's season, and he returned to the Galpharm on April 20, 2010. The following day, his contract at Huddersfield was terminated.

He joined Fleetwood Town for the 2010/11 season. On 25 November 2010 he rejoined former club Accrington Stanley for a third spell, on a short term loan deal until the start of 2011. He returned to Fleetwood Town on 7 January as the clubs failed to agree an extension to his loan deal. On 31 January he rejoined Stanley on a permanent basis, for his third full time spell with the club.

Honours

• Conference National (V): 2006

External links

• Ian Craney career stats at Soccerbase