Craig Boardman

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Craig Boardman
Personal information
Full name Craig George Boardman [1]
Date of birth (1970-11-30) 30 November 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
1989–1991 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1993 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
1993 Peterborough United 0 (0)
1993–1995 Halifax Town 61 (0)
1995–1996 Scarborough 9 (0)
1996–1998 Stalybridge Celtic 42 (0)
1998 Halifax Town 5 (0)
1998–1999 Sheffield
1999–2000 Ossett Town
2000–2001 Stocksbridge Park Steels
Total117+(0+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Craig George Boardman (born 30 November 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

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Career

Born in Barnsley, Boardman began his career with Nottingham Forest, making one appearance in the League Cup in September 1991. [2] After a brief spell with Peterborough United, in which he made just one Cup appearance, [3] Boardman signed for non-League side Halifax Town, before returning to the Football League with Scarborough during the 1995–96 season. [4] Boardman later played non-League football with a number of teams including Stalybridge Celtic, [5] Halifax Town, Sheffield, Ossett Town and Stocksbridge Park Steels. [6] [7] [8]

Personal life

His grandfather and father (both named George) were also professional footballers. [9] His son Charlie played for the Barnsley Academy, becoming the fourth generation of the family to become a footballer. [10]

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References

  1. "Craig Boardman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. "Players - B". Bridportred. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. Craig Boardman at Soccerbase
  4. "SCARBOROUGH : 1987/88 - 1998/99". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  5. "Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - Player Profile Craig Boardman". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk.
  6. "Player profile". Shaymen Online. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  7. "Player profile". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  8. Craig Boardman at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  9. "Ex-Red George still on the lookout for the next Gazza". Barnsley Chronicle.
  10. "Charlie becomes fourth generation to sign for a professional football club". www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk. 5 April 2022.