Craig Easton

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Craig Easton
Personal information
Full name Craig Easton
Date of birth 26 February 1979 (1979-02-26) (age 29)
Place of birth    Bellshill, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Central midfield
Club information
Current club Swindon Town
Number 8
Youth clubs
1995–1996 Dundee United
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1996–2004
2004–2005
2005–2007
2007–		 Dundee Utd
Livingston
Leyton Orient
Swindon Town		 221 (12)
030 0(3)
071 0(5)
040 0(6)   
National team
0000–2001 Scotland under-21 022 0(?)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 13:19, 2 June 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Craig Easton (born February 26, 1979 in Bellshill, Scotland) is an Scottish footballer who currently plays in central midfield for Swindon Town.

[edit] Career

Easton began his career with Dundee United, signing full-time terms at the start of the 1996-97 season and making two league appearances in his first season. In 1997-98, Easton was more of a first team regular, featuring in thirty-five matches, with notable firsts including playing in a UEFA Cup match and scoring his first goal in the League Cup semi-final win over Aberdeen. The following season, Easton continued to play in the majority of matches and repeated this trend over the next few seasons.

In 2003-04, Easton played fewer games, with manager Ian McCall - in his first full season as Untied manager - demoting his squad number from 7 to 18. In April 2004, McCall announced Easton's contract would be allowed to expire at the season's end, although Easton had made the same decision a few months earlier.[1] Livingston was to be Easton's new club with the midfielder joining the West Lothian club on a one-year deal in July,[2] scoring on his début a month later.[3] Although Easton played regularly during his season at Almondvale, his contract was not renewed[4] and, despite interest from Motherwell,[5] moved to English side Leyton Orient on a two-year deal in July 2005.[6] Six months after joining Orient, Easton scored the opening goal in the shock 2-1 FA Cup win over Premier League side Fulham when his "deflected shot looped high into the top corner".[7] Three days afterwards, Easton reflected on his short time in England, saying the "new challenge" had "worked out".[8]

“ I would put that down as my greatest achievement and also my most enjoyable moment in football so far ”

—Easton after helping Leyton Orient beat Fulham in the FA Cup, BBC Sport website

Easton went on to score on the final day of the season as Orient won promotion to League One[9]

Easton played the majority of games for Orient the following season but refused a new contract to sign for Swindon Town in June 2007 on a two-year deal,[10] reuniting him manager Paul Sturrock who previously managed Easton whilst at Dundee United. After Sturrock left to return to Plymouth Argyle in late 2007, Easton ended up being managed by another former Dundee United colleague when Maurice Malpas was appointed in January 2008. Ironically, Easton's Swindon finished one point higher than former club Leyton Orient at the end of the 2007-08 season.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Easton to leave Tannadice", BBC Sport website, 2004-04-27. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 
  2. ^ "Double signing for Livi", BBC Sport website, 2004-07-03. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 
  3. ^ "Livingston 3-0 Inverness", BBC Sport website, 2004-08-07. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 
  4. ^ "McKenzie re-signs for Livingston", BBC Sport website, 2005-05-27. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 
  5. ^ "Butcher to lose out on signings", BBC Sport website, 2005-07-10. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 
  6. ^ "Easton completes move to Orient", BBC Sport website, 2005-07-13. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 
  7. ^ "Fulham 1-2 Leyton Orient", BBC Sport website, 2006-01-08. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 
  8. ^ Bevan, Chris. "Easton still aiming high with O's", BBC Sport website, 2006-01-11. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 
  9. ^ "Oxford United 2-3 Leyton Orient", BBC Sport website, 2006-05-06. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 
  10. ^ "Swindon sign Easton from Orient", BBC Sport website, 2007-06-11. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 

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Swindon Town F.C. – current squad

1 P. Smith • 2 J. Smith • 3 Vincent • 4 Peacock • 5 Ifil • 6 Williams • 7 Roberts • 8 Easton • 9 Corr • 10 McGovern • 11 Zaaboub • 12 Brezovan • 14 Comminges • 15 Nicholas • 16 Aljofree • 17 Blackburn • 18 Timlin • 19 Pook • 20 Paynter • 21 Sturrock • 22 Arrieta • 23 Mohamed • 24 Allen • 25 Morrison • 26 Kanyuka • 27 McNamee • 30 Ashikodi • 31 Cox • 35 Joyce • Manager: Malpas


Persondata
NAME Easton, Craig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 26 February 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Bellshill, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH