Gary Croft

Who is this?

Gary Croft (born 17 February 1974) is an English former professional footballer and co-commentator for BBC Radio Humberside. As a player he was a left back from 1992 until 2008, as well as briefly coming out of retirement in 2015. He notably played for Grimsby Town, Blackburn Rovers and Ipswich Town, having also had spells with Wigan Athletic, Cardiff City, Lincoln City and Grimsby Borough. He was the first footballer to play in the Football League whilst wearing an electronic tag, when playing for Ipswich Town. Croft made his England under-21s debut against Brazil under-21s on 6 June 1995. David Beckham also made his debut in the same match.

Career

1. 1974
   Born
2. 1992
   Joined Grimsby Town F.C.
3. 1995
   Joined England national under-21 association football team
4. 1996
   Joined Blackburn Rovers F.C.
5. 1999
   Joined Ipswich Town F.C.
6. 2002
   Joined Cardiff City F.C.
7. 2002
   Joined Wigan Athletic F.C.
8. 2002
   Joined Cardiff City F.C.
9. 2005
   Joined Grimsby Town F.C.
10. 2007
    Joined Lincoln City F.C.
11. 2015
    Joined Grimsby Borough F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Burton upon Trent
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football