Craig Winter

Craig Winter

Personal information
Full name	Craig John Winter [1]
Date of birth	(1976-06-30) 30 June 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth	Dunfermline, Scotland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hearts Of Beath (manager)
Youth career
	Wellwood Boys Club
	Inverkeithing United
	Lochgelly Albert Colts
	Hutchison Vale
	Hibernian
0000–1994	Raith Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–2004	Cowdenbeath	286	(27)
2003–2006	Brechin City	55	(4)
2005–2007	Dumbarton	43	(6)
2007–2008	Raith Rovers	26	(0)
2008–2010	Forfar Athletic	34	(1)
2009–2012	Cowdenbeath	71	(0)
2011	→ East Stirlingshire (loan)	4	(0)
2012	Hill of Beath Hawthorn
2012	Ballingry Rovers
2012–2013	Glenrothes
Managerial career
0000–2016	Cowdenbeath U20
2016	Burntisland Shipyard
2020–	Hearts Of Beath
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Craig John Winter (born 30 June 1976) is a Scottish retired footballer who made over 240 appearances in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath as a midfielder. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} He also played League football for Brechin City, Dumbarton, Raith Rovers, Forfar Athletic and East Stirlingshire. ^{[1] [7] [8] [9]} After retiring as a player, he entered coaching and management. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cowdenbeath	1996–97 [13]	Scottish Third Division	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
	1997–98 [14]		27	3	2	1	0	0	1 [a]	0	30	4
	1998–99 [15]		25	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	27	2
	1999-00 [16]		32	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	34	5
	2000–01 [17]		34	6	2	1	2	0	2 [a]	0	40	7
	2001–02 [18]	Scottish Second Division	25	1	1	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	28	1
	2002–03 [19]		30	1	3	1	2	0	1 [a]	0	36	2
	2003–04 [20]	Scottish Third Division	21	2	3	1	2	0	1 [a]	0	27	3
	Total		178	17	15	4	9	0	6	0	208	21
Brechin City	2003–04 [20]	Scottish First Division	10	2	—		—		—		10	2
	2004–05 [21]	Scottish Second Division	26	2	3	1	2	0	1 [a]	0	32	3
	2005–06 [22]	Scottish First Division	18	0	1	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	20	0
	Total		54	4	4	1	2	0	2	0	62	5
Dumbarton	2005–06 [22]	Scottish Second Division	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
	2006–07 [23]	Scottish Third Division	30	6	2	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	33	6
	Total		42	6	2	0	0	0	1	0	45	6
Raith Rovers	2007–08 [24]	Scottish Second Division	24	0	2	0	2	0	1 [a]	0	29	0
Forfar Athletic	2008–09 [25]	Scottish Third Division	33	1	2	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	37	1
	2009–10 [26]		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		34	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	39	1
Cowdenbeath	2009–10 [26]	Scottish Second Division	29	0	0	0	—		3 [b]	0	32	0
	2010–11 [27]	Scottish First Division	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
	2011–12 [28]	Scottish Second Division	9	0	0	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	11	0
	Total		246	17	15	4	10	0	10	0	281	21
East Stirlingshire (loan)	2011–12 [28]	Scottish Third Division	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Career total			404	28	25	5	16	0	15	0	460	33

1. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in Scottish First Division play-offs

Honours

Cowdenbeath

• Scottish League First Division play-offs: 2009–10 ^{[26] [29]}
• Scottish League Second Division: 2011–12 ^{[28] [29]}
• Scottish League Third Division second-place promotion: 2000–01 ^{[17] [29]}

Brechin City

• Scottish League Second Division: 2004–05 ^{[21] [30]}

Individual

• Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame ^[3]

References

1. Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
2. Craig Winter at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
3. "Craig Winter". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
4. "Craig 'Toorie' Winter ends playing time at Cowdenbeath". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
5. "400 not out". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
6. "Craig 'Toorie' Winter 2009/10". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
7. "Scottish League appearance records – W". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
8. "Forfar Athletic Player Craig Winter Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
9. "Craig Winter – Player Statistics". The Sons Archive – Dumbarton Football Club History. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
10. "Club appoint new management team". Burntisland Shipyard FC. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
11. "Shipyard make changes in coaching team". Burntisland Shipyard FC. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
12. "Hearts of Beath AFC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
13. "Games played by Craig Winter in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
14. "Games played by Craig Winter in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
15. "Games played by Craig Winter in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
16. "Games played by Craig Winter in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
17. "Games played by Craig Winter in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
18. "Games played by Craig Winter in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
19. "Games played by Craig Winter in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
20. "Games played by Craig Winter in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
21. "Games played by Craig Winter in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
22. "Games played by Craig Winter in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
23. "Games played by Craig Winter in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
24. "Games played by Craig Winter in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
25. "Games played by Craig Winter in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
26. "Games played by Craig Winter in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
27. "Games played by Craig Winter in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
28. "Games played by Craig Winter in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
29. Cowdenbeath F.C. at the Football Club History Database
30. Brechin City F.C. at the Football Club History Database

External links

• Craig Winter at Soccerbase