Craig Pead

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Personal information
Craig Pead
Full name	Craig George Pead
Date of birth	September 15, 1981 (1981-09-15) (age 26)
Place of birth	Bromsgrove, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Right full-back, Central midfield
Club information
Current club	Brentford
Number	8
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2005 2004 2005 2005-2007 2007-	Coventry City → Notts County (loan) → Walsall (loan) Walsall Brentford	42 (2) 05 (0) 08 (0) 80 (0)^[1] 32 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06 May 08. * Appearances (Goals)

Craig George Pead (born September 15, 1981 in Bromsgrove, England) is a footballer, currently playing for Football League Two side Brentford. Pead can play either at right back or in central midfield.

Pead began his career at Coventry, where he made 42 league appearances, memorably scoring a spectacular goal against Wimbledon. His father remains at Coventry as kit-man.

Pead was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2006-07 season.^[2] Pead was released by Walsall at the end of the 2006-07 season on 15 May 2007.^[3]. He became Brentford manager Terry Butcher's fourth summer signing on July 2, 2007 following a recommendation from former Brentford captain Michael Dobson.^[4]. Pead was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the second year running at the end of the 2007-08 season. ^[5]

Craig Pead will not be at Brentford next season as he has been made available for a free transfer by current Brentford manager Andy Scott.

[edit] Honours

Football League Two (Level 4): 2007
FA Youth Cup: Runner-up 1999

[edit] Notes

^ SoccerBase.com stats (English)
^ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double", BBC Sport, 2007-04-22. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
^ "Money starts clear out at Walsall", BBC Sport, 2007-05-15. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
^ "Bees Sign Pead", www.brentfordfc.co.uk, 2007-07-02. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
^ "Ronaldo Scoops PFA Award", SportingLife.com, 2008-04-27. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.

[edit] External links

Craig Pead career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Brentford F.C. – current squad

1 Simon Brown • 2 O'Connor • 7 Smith • 8 Pead • 10 Connell • 11 Poole • 12 Mousinho • 14 Elder • 15 Heywood • 18 Charles • 19 Dickson • 22 Osborne • 23 Montague • 28 Seb Brown • 31 Oyebanjo • Ademola • Wood • Bean • Manager: Scott