Craig Fleming

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Personal information
Craig Fleming
Full name	Craig Fleming
Date of birth	October 6, 1971
Place of birth	Halifax, England
Position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Norwich City
Number	5
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1990-1991 1991-1997 1997-	Halifax Town Oldham Athletic Norwich City	57 (0) 164 (1) 337 (12)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01/10/2006.

Craig Fleming (born October 6, 1971 in Halifax, England) is a footballer who has played for Norwich City since 1997. He is a defender.

Fleming began his professional career with his hometown club Halifax Town (69 appearances, no goals) before moving to Oldham Athletic, where he made 192 appearances, scoring one goal. His spell at Oldham included three seasons in the top division in the early 1990s. In this period, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson described Fleming as "the best man-to-man marker in the country".

On October 23, 2004 he made his 300th senior appearance for Norwich City in their home match against Everton. He had scored 10 goals for the club during those 300 matches.

Fleming was a key figure in the Norwich side that won the first division championship in the 2003-2004 season, and the supporters recognised his outstanding contribution - not just during that season but over several years - by voting him Norwich City player of the year ahead of Darren Huckerby (2nd) and Robert Green (3rd).

To mark the fact that the 2006-07 season will be his tenth with the club, Norwich City granted Fleming a testimonial match against Newcastle United which took place at Carrow Road on 26 July. This game finished 2-1 to Newcastle with Fleming playing for the majority of the game.

Curiously, the Leeds pop band Cud included a dedication to Craig Fleming on their 1992 album Asquarius.