Craig Farrell (footballer)
Farrell playing for York City in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Wayne Farrell | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1998 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 1998–2002 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2002–2005 | Carlisle United | 74 | (17) |
| 2005–2006 | Exeter City | 38 | (8) |
| 2006–2009 | York City | 91 | (21) |
| 2009 | → Oxford United (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Rushden & Diamonds | 68 | (12) |
| 2011–2012 | AFC Telford United | 16 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Hinckley United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2012 | Hinckley United | 12 | (5) |
| 2012 | Blyth Spartans | ||
| 2012–2015 | Whitby Town | ||
| Total | 325 | (71) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | England U16 | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Craig Wayne Farrell (born 5 December 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Farrell was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, where he grew up and attended Beechwood First School as a child. He played for local sides Cleveland Juniors and Marton Boys, before joining the youth system of hometown club Middlesbrough, who he supported as a boy, at the age of eight. He was offered at trial at Leeds United at 15, and after scoring five goals in two games he was offered a four-year contract at the club. He signed his first professional contract at the club in August 2002, after which he joined Third Division club Carlisle United on a one-month loan on 7 October. Following a successful loan spell at Carlisle, Farrell signed for the club permanently on a three-year contract in November for a fee that could have risen to £50,000 depending on appearances. He was placed on Carlisle's transfer list in November 2003 as part of manager Paul Simpson's clear-out. He said he was prepared to wait patiently to earn a regular place in the first team, saying "Karl and Magno have both been playing really well, so I can't really say much. I've only started one game this season in the LDV. I've got to keep working as hard as I can and make sure when my chance comes I take it." He was released by Carlisle in May 2005, along with teammates Kevin Henderson, Carlos Roca, Brian Shelley and Chris Beech.
Farrell signed for Conference National side Exeter City on 5 August 2005 on a one-year contract. Soon after joining Exeter, Farrell said he felt the club had the belief and the right kind of players to get promoted, saying: "The players are confident, and we have a really good side here. It's very similar to the Carlisle United side of last year which I got promoted with." He was released by Exeter in May 2006 after scoring eight goals in forty-five appearances in 2005–06.
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