Jody Craddock
Craddock during his testimonial game in May 2014
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jody Darryl Craddock | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Redditch, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Christchurch | ||
| 1993–1997 | Cambridge United | 145 | (4) |
| 1993–1994 | → Woking (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 1997–2003 | Sunderland | 146 | (2) |
| 1999 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2003–2013 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 215 | (14) |
| 2007 | → Stoke City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 527 | (22) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jody Darryl Craddock (born 25 July 1975) is an English former footballer and an Artist who played as a centre back in the Premier League for Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Craddock broke into league football at Cambridge United in the mid-1990s before spending six years at Sunderland, with whom he won promotion to the top flight. When they were relegated in 2003 he switched to newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers where he eventually became club captain and made 237 appearances during a ten-year stay.
Born in Redditch, Craddock started his career at non-league Christchurch before earning a move to third tier Cambridge United in August 1993 on a free transfer. He made his league debut on 11 December 1993 in a 0–0 draw with .
After four seasons at Cambridge, his talent was noted by Sunderland and he joined for £300,000 in August 1997. His second season with the Black Cats saw him help them to promotion to the top level, however, he ended up spending part of their first Premier League campaign on loan at Sheffield United.
When Sunderland were relegated after four seasons in the Premier League in 2003, Craddock was sold to newly promoted Wolves for £1.75million to replace the injured Joleon Lescott at centre back.
He was made captain at the start of the 2006–07 season by new manager Mick McCarthy. He found himself sent to Stoke City on loan in August 2007 though, but this spell was cut short through the emergency 24-hour clause the following month.
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