Craig Brittain (Scottish footballer)

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Craig Brittain
Personal information
Full name Craig Brittain
Date of birth (1974-01-10) 10 January 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Ashfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2009 Dumbarton [1] 295 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Craig Brittain (born 10 January 1974) is a Scottish former footballer. He began his career with Glasgow junior side Ashfield before turning 'senior' with Dumbarton. He spent the best part of 11 seasons with Dumbarton and was part of the promotion winning side of 2001-02 [2]

A huge favourite with the fans, 'Brittso' played his last game in a Dumbarton shirt in August 2008, missing out on the league winning celebrations at the end of that season. Brittain was loaned out to junior side Beith in October, and joined permanently in January 2009. With Beith, he won the West of Scotland Super League Premier Division title in the 2009-10 season and remained with the club until he retired in July 2013.

In 2023, as part of Dumbarton's 150th anniversary celebrations, Brittain was inducted into the Sons Hall of Fame.

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References

  1. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.