Craig Allardyce
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Samuel Allardyce | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Preston North End | 1 | (0) |
| 1994 | Macclesfield Town | 2 | (0) |
| 1994 | Guangdong Hongyuan | 5 | (0) |
| 1994 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 1994–1997 | Blackpool | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Chorley | ||
| 1998 | Chesterfield | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | Peterborough United | 4 | (0) |
| 1998 | Welling United | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Mansfield Town | 10 | (0) |
| 2000 | Boston United | 3 | (1) |
| Total | 30+ | (1+) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2009 | Turton | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Craig Samuel Allardyce (born 9 June 1975) is a retired footballer and a football agent. He is the son of former player and current manager, Sam Allardyce. He was the manager of non-League club Turton from 2007 to 2009.
Allardyce had a journeyman career, playing for eleven clubs in seven years.
Allardyce started his career in 1993 with Preston North End and left the club in 1994, to join Macclesfield Town.
In 1994, Allardyce move to Chinese outfit Guangdong Hongyuan, on 31 July 1994, Allardyce was involved in an on-pitch brawl with Hao Haidong in Guangdong Hongyuan's league match with Bayi FC. This resulted in Allardyce and Hao receiving a half-year ban by the Chinese Football Association. He left China after this incident.
Allardyce then returned to England to play for a short spell at Northwich Victoria, before moving to Blackpool, where his father Sam was manager until he was sacked in 1996. He stayed at the club for three years, playing only once in a league game during the 1995–96 season.
After he was released by Blackpool in 1997, Allardyce then had short spells at Chorley, Chesterfield, Peterborough United, Welling United and Mansfield Town, before joining Boston United to end his career in 2000.
After his retirement at 25, Allardyce became a football agent.
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