Craig Hinton (footballer)

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Personal information
Craig Hinton
Full name	Craig Hinton
Date of birth	26 November 1977 (1977-11-26) (age 30)
Place of birth	Wolverhampton, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Bristol Rovers
Number	5
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-1998 1998-2004 2004-	Birmingham City Kidderminster Harriers Bristol Rovers	0 (0) 214 (6) 105 (5)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12/5/2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Craig Hinton (born 26 November 1977 in Wolverhampton) is an English professional footballer who can play anywhere along the back line. He was a trainee at Birmingham City under Kevan Broadhurst, but currently plays for League One side Bristol Rovers.

He is the nephew of Alan Hinton, who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Derby County and the England national football team during the 1960s.

[edit] Kidderminster Harriers (1998-2004)

Hinton moved to the Kidderminster Harriers in September 1998 after being a trainee with Birmingham City and failing to break into the 1st team at St. Andrews. When he first joined Aggborough he played at right back until Jan Mølby took over as manager and played him at centre back. In 1999/00 season Hinton only missed one game - this was the year Harriers clinched the Conference title. He was then ever present the year after Harriers first year of league football. He made a total of 214 appearances in 6 years at Aggborough when he declined a new contract in the summer of 2004 and a number of clubs wanted to sign him. He chose to join former Birmingham City Youth Coach Kevan Broadhurst who was the assistant to Ian Atkins at Bristol Rovers.

[edit] Bristol Rovers (2004-Present)

Hinton joined Bristol Rovers in the summer of 2004 where he played most of his 38 league appearances at right-back. He has recently (Summer 2006) signed a new deal keeping him at the Memorial Stadium for a further 2 years. He made 36 appearances in his second season at the club and has made a firm defensive partnership with Steve Elliott in the centre of defence.