Stephen Crainey
Stephen Daniel Crainey
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Who is this?
Stephen Daniel Crainey (born 22 June 1981) is a Scottish former professional footballer who is assistant head coach at Blackpool. A left back, he 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 also played for the Scotland national team on twelve occasions.
Career
- 1981Born
- 1997Joined Celtic F.C.
- 2001Joined Scotland national under-21 football team
- 2002Joined Scotland men's national football team
- 2004Joined Southampton F.C.
- 2004Joined Leeds United F.C.
- 2007Joined Blackpool F.C.
- 2013Joined Wigan Athletic F.C.
- 2014Joined Fleetwood Town F.C.
- 2015Joined AFC Fylde
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Glasgow
- •Citizenship: United Kingdom
- •Known as: association football player, association football coach
- •Sport: association football
What happened recently
Blackpool coach shares current Bloomfield Road mood as he reflects on Wigan Athletic and Bolton Wanderers lessons
Shaun Maloney reveals short timescale for Stephen Crainey replacement at Wigan Athletic
Former Blackpool defender Stephen Crainey returns to Fleetwood U23 role after first team stint
Bolton 4-2 Fleetwood: Stephen Crainey's side avoid relegation on goal difference from Gillingham
Stephen Crainey's Bolton Wanderers verdict & message to Fleetwood squad ahead of crucial clash
Fleetwood boss Stephen Crainey says: Play like we did at Sunderland and Town will stay up
Stephen Crainey: Fleetwood Town appoint interim boss as head coach until end of season
Stephen Crainey is one of the last Celtic Treble winners still playing and he would love his old team to go down in history
Championship: Wigan release five players including Jean Beausejour and Stephen Crainey
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