Darren Craddock

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Darren Craddock
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Craddock playing for York City in 2007
Personal information
Full name Darren Craddock [1]
Date of birth (1985-02-23) 23 February 1985 (age 39) [1]
Place of birth Bishop Auckland, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2001–2003 Hartlepool United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2006 Hartlepool United 24 (0)
2004 → Whitby Town (loan) 5 (0)
2006 → York City (loan) 4 (0)
2006–2008 York City 65 (0)
2008–2009 Newcastle Blue Star ? (?)
2009–2010 Blyth Spartans 19 (0)
2010–2011 Whitby Town ? (?)
2011–2013 Newton Aycliffe 83 (2)
2014–2016 Shildon ? (?)
2016–2017 West Auckland Town ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:55, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Darren Craddock (born 23 February 1985) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.

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Craddock started his career with Hartlepool United in 2003. He joined York City on a one-month loan in 2006, who he joined permanently later that year, after making 24 league appearances for Hartlepool.

Career

Born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, [1] Craddock joined the Hartlepool United youth system in 2001. Craddock played at Old Trafford in the FA Youth Cup third-round tie against Manchester United alongside Antony Sweeney and Matty Robson. [2] Man United won 3-2 (AET) and featured future stars such as Darren Fletcher, Phil Bardsley and Kieran Richardson.

Craddock made his first team debut in a 4–0 victory over Whitby Town in the FA Cup first round on 8 November 2003. [3] [4] He joined Whitby Town on work experience in January 2004, [5] where he made five appearances. [6] He was handed his first professional contract by Hartlepool in June 2004, which was signed on 6 July. [1] [7]

In 2005, Craddock played at the Millennium Stadium in front of 79,000 fans in the 2005 Football League One play-off final for Hartlepool against Sheffield Wednesday.

He was signed by Conference National team York City on a one-month loan in January 2006. [8] He was released by Hartlepool at the end of the 2005–06 season. [9]

He signed for York permanently in May 2006, following his release by Hartlepool. [10] He was warned he could face a spell on the sidelines by manager Billy McEwan after receiving a one-match ban after he was booked for fouling Forest Green Rovers striker Allan Russell after losing possession on the halfway line. [11] He missed the rest of the 2006–07 season due to a fractured jaw, which was sustained against Cambridge United. [12] He was offered a new contract by York at the end of the 2006–07 season. [13] He was placed on standby for the England C team in February 2008 but two months later was released by York at the end of the 2007–08 season. [14] [15]

He joined Newcastle Blue Star of the Northern Premier League Division One North in June 2008. [16] A year later, Craddock signed for Conference North side Blyth Spartans. He re-signed for former club Whitby in July 2010. [17] Craddock signed for newly promoted Northern League Division One outfit Newton Aycliffe in July 2011, [18] and scored on his debut for the team, a 6–1 victory over Stokesley Sports Club. [19] Craddock made 83 appearances for the club. [20]

Craddock signed for Shildon in May 2013 and won player of the year in his first season. [21] He signed for West Auckland Town in May 2016. [21]

Career statistics

As of 17 December 2011.
ClubSeasonLeague [A] FA CupLeague CupOther [B] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hartlepool United 2003–04 [4] 100100000110
2004–05 [22] 100001040150
2005–06 [23] 4020001070
Total240301050330
Whitby Town (loan) 2003–04 [6] 5000000050
York City (loan) 2005–06 [24] 4000000040
York City 2006–07 [25] 350200010380
2007–08 [26] 300200050370
Total690400060790
Blyth Spartans 2009–10 [27] 190200020230
Newton Aycliffe 2011–12 [28] 242100020272
Career totals1412100101501672

Footnotes

A.  ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League, Football Conference, Northern Premier League and Northern League.
B.  ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, Durham Challenge Cup, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy, play-offs and Northern League Cup.

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