Craig Ireland

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Craig Ireland
Personal information
Full name Craig Robert Ireland [1]
Date of birth (1975-11-29) 29 November 1975 (age 47)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1996 Aberdeen 0 (0)
1996–1999 Dunfermline 52 (2)
1999Dundee (loan) 4 (1)
1999–2001 Dundee 10 (0)
2000Airdrieonians (loan) 12 (2)
2001Notts County (loan) 16 (0)
2001–2003 Notts County 64 (2)
2003–2004 Barnsley 43 (3)
2004–2005 Peterborough 23 (0)
2005Bristol City (loan) 5 (0)
2005–2007 Falkirk 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Craig Robert Ireland (born 29 November 1975) is a Scottish retired professional footballer.

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Ireland began his a career at Aberdeen, although he only made one League Cup appearance during his time at the club. He moved to Dunfermline Athletic in February 1996 for £75,000 and would make 56 appearances in total for the Pars. His spell with Dundee began initially on loan in October 1999, then as a £50,000 transfer that December. In November 1999 he scored one of the goals as Dundee won 2–1 against Rangers at Ibrox. [2] However he did not prove a great success at Dens Park so joined Airdrieonians and Notts County on loan respectively, making a permanent move to the latter.

He continued playing in England after leaving Notts, having spells at Barnsley, Peterborough United and Bristol City. On 13 June 2005 he returned to Scotland, joining Scottish Premier League side Falkirk on a free transfer. [3] He would only play one season for the Bairns, scoring once against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, [4] and spent another on the sidelines before being forced to retire through injury in April 2007. [5]

Honours

Airdrieonians

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References

  1. "Craig Ireland". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. "Rae stuns Ibrox". BBC. 28 November 1999. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. "Falkirk finalise Ireland signing" BBC Sport website (13 June 2005)
  4. "Falkirk 1–4 Inverness CT". BBC. 21 January 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  5. "Ireland has to give up football" BBC Sport website (27 April 2007)
  6. "Airdrie lift Challenge Cup". BBC Sport. 19 November 2000. Retrieved 14 April 2020.