Stephen Crainey
Crainey playing for Scotland in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Daniel Crainey | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lenzie Youth Club | |||
| –1997 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | Celtic | 41 | (0) |
| 2004 | Southampton | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Leeds United | 52 | (0) |
| 2007–2013 | Blackpool | 214 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Fleetwood Town | 28 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | AFC Fylde | 24 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2002 | Scotland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2011 | Scotland | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:00, 4 October 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:38, 18 April 2014 (UTC) |
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Stephen Daniel Crainey (born 22 June 1981) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for AFC Fylde in England's National League North. A left back, he has made 319 appearances in the Premier League and Football League, including 214 for Blackpool.
In his 18-year-long playing career, Crainey has also previously played for Celtic, Southampton, Leeds United, and Wigan Athletic and Fleetwood Town. He joined AFC Fylde in December 2015 for a brief spell. He is currently Fleetwood Town U16 Academy Coach.
He has also played for the Scottish national team on 12 occasions.
Born in Glasgow, Crainey started his professional career with Celtic in 1997. He made a total of 58 appearances for the Hoops. He scored one goal when Celtic beat Hearts 5–2 in the quarter-final of the 2000–01 Scottish League Cup. On 18 March 2001 he helped Celtic win the League Cup at Hampden Park when they beat Kilmarnock 3–0 in the Final. He then made 15 appearances as Celtic won the 2001–02 Scottish Premier League championship.
Crainey started the 2003–04 season with Celtic, but on 6 February 2004 he moved to England when he signed for Premier League side Southampton. He made his debut four days later as the Saints lost 2–0 away to Arsenal. However, he was to make a total of just five Premier League appearances for Southampton.
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