Craig Madden

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Craig Madden
Personal information
Full name Craig Anthony Madden
Date of birth September 25, 1958 (1958-09-25) (age 49)
Place of birth    Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 8 in
Playing position Striker (retired)
Youth clubs
19??-1977 Northern Nomads
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1977-1986
1986-1987
1987-1990
1990
1990
1990-1992		 Bury
West Brom
Blackpool
→ Wrexham (loan)
→ York City (loan)
Fleetwood Town
Career		 297 (129)
012 00(3)
091 0(24)
008 00(0)
004 00(0)
00? 00(?)
412 (156)   
Teams managed
2001 Stockport County (caretaker)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Craig Anthony Madden (born September 25, 1958 in Manchester) is an English former professional football striker.

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[edit] Playing career

After playing for Northern Nomads, Madden began his professional career at Bury in 1977. He spent nine years at Gigg Lane, making almost 300 league appearances and scoring 129 goals. He still holds the record for the most goals (35) in a season (1981-82).

A short spell at West Brom followed, before he joined Blackpool, then under the guidance of Sam Ellis, in February 1987. At Bloomfield Road be began to fall prey to niggling injuries, and each time he dropped out of the team it became more difficult for him to break back in. Midway through Blackpool's disastrous 1989-90 season, Jimmy Mullen allowed him to move to non-league Fleetwood Town, where he found his scoring touch again and continued to enjoy the game.[1]

Madden maintained his connection with Blackpool, becoming the community officer at Bloomfield Road. He was succeeded in the position in 1990 by his former Bury and Blackpool teammate Derek Spence.

[edit] Management

In 2001, Madden became caretaker manager of Stockport County after the dismissal of Andy Kilner. He is still at the club coaching Stockport's youth team having also helped with the first team in the past.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992, p. 104. ISBN 1-873626-07-X

[edit] External links

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