Tony Craig
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tony Andrew Craig[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 20 April 1985||
Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dorking Wanderers | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2003 | Millwall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2007 | Millwall | 79 | (2) |
2004–2005 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Crystal Palace | 13 | (0) |
2008 | → Millwall (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2008–2012 | Millwall | 121 | (4) |
2011 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Brentford | 111 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Millwall | 65 | (2) |
2018–2020 | Bristol Rovers | 97 | (5) |
2020–2023 | Crawley Town | 89 | (1) |
2023 | → Dorking Wanderers (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2023– | Dorking Wanderers | 12 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:00, 12 December 2023 (UTC) |
Tony Andrew Craig (born 20 April 1985) is an English professional
Craig began his career at Millwall and made over 320 appearances across four spells with the club. Craig also played League football for Brentford, Bristol Rovers, Crystal Palace, Wycombe Wanderers and Leyton Orient. He dropped into non-League football to join Dorking Wanderers in 2023.
Playing career
Millwall
Craig began his career in the
Craig was again out of favour with manager
Under new manager
Crystal Palace
On 27 June 2007, Craig joined
Return to Millwall
Craig signed permanently for the second time with Millwall on 11 July 2008, on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
Craig was in and out of the team during the
Craig had a mixed
Brentford
On 13 July 2012, Craig joined League One side Brentford on 13 July 2012 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[33] In Craig's first season with Brentford, he appeared in all but four of the Bees' matches and finished with 55 appearances.[34] The season ended with defeat to Yeovil Town in the 2013 League One play-off final.[35] Looking back in 2023, Craig stated that due to "how the full-back game was progressing; how there was a lot more forward play and they were better on the ball", he was eager to transition to centre back.[4] Playing in a possession-based team, he asserted that his improvement on the ball helped prolong his post-Brentford career.[4]
After missing the first match of the
Craig began the
Fourth spell with Millwall
On 4 July 2015, it was announced that Craig had dropped back down to League One to sign a two-year contract with newly-relegated Millwall on a free transfer.[50] He began the 2015–16 season as a regular,[51] before suffering a serious knee injury during a 0–0 draw with Bradford City on 31 October 2015.[52] He returned to fitness in April 2016 and appeared in each of the Lions' play-off matches, but was on the end of another Wembley defeat in the final versus Barnsley.[51]
Craig was awarded a
Bristol Rovers
On 1 February 2018, Craig moved to League One club
Crawley Town
On 1 August 2020, Craig signed a two-year contract with League Two club Crawley Town on a free transfer.[60] He made 82 appearances and scored one goal during two mid-table seasons and signed a new two-year contract in April 2022.[61][62][63][64] Craig was again a regular during the first half of the 2022–23 season,[65] before being dropped from the matchday squad at the turn of the year.[29] After playing the remainder of the season away on loan,[66] he agreed a mutual termination of his contract June 2023.[67] During three seasons at the Broadfield Stadium, Craig made 102 appearances and scored eight goals.[11]
Dorking Wanderers
On 13 February 2023, Craig joined National League club Dorking Wanderers on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[66] Craig's performances during the remainder of February saw him named the club's Player of the Month.[68] He made 16 appearances during his spell and signed a two-year contract with the club on 2 June 2023.[65][69]
Coaching career
As of March 2020, Craig was studying for his
Personal life
Craig was born in Greenwich in London, but grew up in Thamesmead.[71][72] He is a Millwall supporter.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 December 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Millwall | 2002–03[6] | First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
2003–04[73] | First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2004–05[12] | Championship
|
10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
2005–06[13] | Championship | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
2006–07[16] | League One
|
30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
Total | 79 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 2 | ||
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2004–05[12] | League Two
|
14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Crystal Palace | 2007–08[74] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Millwall (loan) | 2007–08[74] | League One | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
Millwall | 2008–09[24] | League One | 44 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 52 | 2 |
2009–10[26] | League One | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
2010–11[75] | Championship | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
2011–12[76] | Championship | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
Total | 121 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 146 | 5 | ||
Leyton Orient (loan) | 2011–12[76] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Brentford | 2012–13[34] | League One | 44 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 55 | 0 |
2013–14[37] | League One | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
2014–15[43] | Championship | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Total | 111 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 129 | 0 | ||
Millwall | 2015–16[51] | League One | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[g] | 0 | 24 | 1 |
2016–17[54] | League One | 43 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[h] | 0 | 57 | 1 | |
2017–18[56] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 270 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 324 | 9 | ||
Bristol Rovers | 2017–18[56] | League One | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
2018–19[77] | League One | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 53 | 3 | |
2019–20[78] | League One | 34 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
Total | 97 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 120 | 7 | ||
Crawley Town | 2020–21[61] | League Two | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
2021–22[62] | League Two | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
2022–23[65] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
Total | 89 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 102 | 8 | ||
Dorking Wanderers (loan) | 2022–23[65] | National League | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
Dorking Wanderers | 2023–24[29] | National League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[i] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
Career total | 626 | 16 | 46 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 735 | 18 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ 3 appearances in League One play-offs, 1 appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in League One play-offs
- ^ 2 appearances in League One play-offs, 1 appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ 3 appearances in League One play-offs, 2 appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ 4 appearances in EFL Trophy, 3 appearances in League One play-offs
- ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
Honours
Millwall
Brentford
Individual
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- ^ "Tony Craig Departs". www.crawleytownfc.com. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ @DorkingWDRS (7 March 2023). "𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 🏆 Your @Stonegate_Homes Player of the Month for February is Tony Craig. Congratulations Tony 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Tony Craig Joins The Wanderers". Dorking Wanderers F.C. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ a b Mason, Tom; Frost, Sam (2 March 2020). "Craig on Rovers future, coaching career plans and life away from family". bristolpost. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Tony Craig in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tony Craig in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Tony Craig in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tony Craig in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Tony Craig in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Tony Craig in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-4722-1251-1.
External links
- Tony Craig at Soccerbase
- Tony Craig at dwfc.co.uk