Craig Calver

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Craig Calver
Personal information
Full name Craig Tony Calver
Date of birth (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Cambridge, [1] England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Bishop's Stortford
Peterborough United
Cambridge United
2003–2005 Cambridge City
2005–2009 Ipswich Town
2009–2010 Southend United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Southend United 0 (0)
2009 → Harlow Town (loan) 2 (1)
2009 → St Albans City (loan) 4 (0)
2010 → Braintree Town (loan) 5 (1)
2010 AFC Sudbury 9 (2)
2010–2011 Yeovil Town 5 (0)
2011 → Braintree Town (loan) 4 (0)
2011 King's Lynn Town 1 (0)
2011 Bishop's Stortford 1 (0)
2011–2012 AFC Sudbury 9 (0)
2011–2012 → Haverhill Rovers (loan)
2012 Chelmsford City 14 (2)
2012–2013 St Neots Town 9 (1)
2013 Cambridge City 15 (1)
2013–2017 Saffron Walden Town
2017 Coggeshall Town 0 (0)
2017 Mildenhall Town 14 (3)
2017–2018 Enfield Town 6 (0)
2018 Cheshunt 1 (0)
2018–2020 Saffron Walden Town 30 (4)
2020 Bishop's Stortford 5 (1)
2020–2023 Saffron Walden Town 58 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Craig Tony Calver (born 20 January 1991) is an English footballer who last played as a striker for Saffron Walden Town.

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Career

Born in Cambridge and brought up in Saffron Walden, Calver attended Saffron Walden County High School and spent time in the academies at Bishop's Stortford, Peterborough United, Cambridge United and Cambridge City. [2] Calver spent his early teen years at Ipswich Town where he scored goals in the third team, the youth and the reserve teams. However, he never made a first team appearance for Ipswich before being released in March 2009. He was then signed by Southend United as a first year professional where he scored 16 goals in 18 starts for their under-18 side. [3]

Soon after joining Southend, Calver was loaned out to Isthmian League Division One North side Harlow Town who he appeared for twice in his month stay scoring one goal. In August 2009, he went out on loan for another month this time to Conference South side St Albans City, but had limited opportunities appearing four times but failing to score. [4] After still failing to make the first team of Southend he was sent out on loan to fellow Conference South side Braintree Town to gain more experience again for a month making five substitute appearances scoring one goal. [5]

On 25 March 2010, Calver joined Southern Football League Division One Central side AFC Sudbury and impressed in games until the end of season, starting nine games scoring twice. [6] This successful form earned him a trial with League One side Yeovil Town and featured in all but one of their pre-season matches, these impressive performances earned him a one-year contract with the club. [7] He made his professional debut for the club in the 4–0 away defeat to Notts County on 4 September 2010 as a substitute in the 77th minute. [8] Calver was loaned back out to Conference South side Braintree Town in February 2011 but only made four substitute appearances before returning to Yeovil Town. He was released at the end of the 2010–11 season after making only six substitute appearances. [9]

Following his release from Yeovil, Calver linked up with Conference North side Histon for pre-season training, [10] but failed to earn a contract from his trial. Calver then turned up at fellow Conference North side Bishop's Stortford appearing in their pre-season friendlies. [11] In September 2011, Calver re-signed for AFC Sudbury, before joined Haverhill Rovers on dual-registration. [12]

In the summer of 2012, Calver signed for Conference South side Chelmsford City. [13] After two goals in 14 appearances for Chelmsford, Calver saw out the 2012–13 season with St Neots Town and Cambridge City. [14]

In 2013, Calver joined Eastern Counties League club Saffron Walden Town. Calver stayed at Saffron Walden for four years, before departing in 2017. [15]

Calver began the 2017–18 season at Coggeshall Town, however failed to make an appearance, being an unused substitute twice during his time at the club. [16] Following his time at Coggeshall, Calver joined Mildenhall Town, before playing for Enfield Town and Cheshunt in the 2017–18 season. In the summer of 2018, Calver rejoined Saffron Walden. In February 2020, Calver re-signed for Bishop's Stortford, before the COVID-19 pandemic halted football. [12] Following the resumption of football in England, Calver once again re-joined Saffron Walden Town in 2020, scoring 11 goals in 15 league appearances, before football was suspended for a second time due to the pandemic. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Craig Calver Ipswich Academy Profile". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Young striker's dream comes true". Saffron Walden Reporter. 22 November 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sudbury Striker taken on trial". Ciderspace. 15 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "Calver loaned to St. Albans". Southend United F.C. 28 August 2009. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Southend United forward Craig Calver joins Braintree". BBC Sport. 10 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "Craig Calver". A.F.C. Sudbury.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Yeovil Town sign former Southend striker Craig Calver". BBC Sport. 29 July 2010.
  8. ↑ "Notts County 4–0 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 4 September 2010.
  9. ↑ "Terry Skiverton offers seven new Yeovil Town deals". BBC Sport. 5 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "Oyebanjo's on his way after turning down Stutes offer". Cambridge news. 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  11. ↑ "Bishop's Stortford FC 0, West Ham XI 3". Herts and Essex Observer. 16 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  12. 1 2 "Craig Calver". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Craig Calver Keen To Seize Chelmsford City Chance". Non-League Paper. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Craig Calver". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Former Southend United striker returns to Bloods". CambridgeshireLive. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "CRAIG CALVER Player Stats". Full-Time FA. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Craig Calver Player Stats". Full-Time FA. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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