Craig Pead
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig George Pead[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bromsgrove, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, central midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Coventry City | 42 | (2) |
| 2004 | → Notts County (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Walsall (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Walsall | 80 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Brentford | 38 | (0) |
| Redditch United | |||
| Total | 173 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:32, 24 December 2010 (UTC) | |||
Craig Pead (born 15 September 1981) is an English former professional footballer. He announced his retirement from football on 21 May 2009, following his release from Brentford, and a knee injury.[2]
Pead began his career at Coventry, where he made 42 league appearances, memorably scoring a spectacular goal against Wimbledon. His father remains at Coventry as kit-man.
Pead was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2006-07 season.[3] Pead was released by Walsall at the end of the 2006–07 season on 15 May 2007.[4] He became Brentford manager Terry Butcher's fourth summer signing on 2 July 2007 following a recommendation from former Brentford captain Michael Dobson.[5] Pead was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the second year running at the end of the 2007–08 season.[6]
Despite his awards, Craig Pead was made available for a free transfer by Brentford manager, Andy Scott at the conclusion of the 2007–08 season. However, Pead turned down a contract offer from Port Vale and decided to stay at Brentford for the final year of his contract. He retired at the end of the 2008–09 season due to an ongoing knee injury and now runs football coaching courses for children in the Coventry and Warwickshire area.[7]
Honours
- Coventry
- FA Youth Cup: Runner-up 1999
- Walsall
- League Two 2006-07
- Brentford
- League Two 2008-09
Notes
- ^ Barry Hugman's Footballers - Craig Pead
- ^ Craig Pead retires after Brentford FC release www.coventrytelegraph.net
- ^ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double". BBC Sport. 2007-04-22. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- ^ "Money starts clear out at Walsall". BBC Sport. 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
- ^ "Bees Sign Pead". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-07-02.[dead link]
- ^ "Ronaldo Scoops PFA Award". SportingLife.com. 2008-04-27. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
- ^ Soccer Rockz www.soccerrockz.com
External links
- Craig Pead at Soccerbase