Craig Short

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Craig Short
Personal information
Full name Craig Jonathan Short
Date of birth June 25, 1968 (1968-06-25) (age 39)
Place of birth    Bridlington, England
Playing position Defender
Youth clubs
1986–1987 Pickering Town
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1987–1989
1989–1992
1992–1995
1995–1999
1999–2005
2005–2007		 Scarborough
Notts County
Derby County
Everton
Blackburn Rovers
Sheffield United		 063 (7)
128 (6)
118 (9)
099 (4)
134 (4)
023 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 17:56, 22 September 2006 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Craig Jonathan Short (born June 25, 1968 in Bridlington, England) is a former football player who played as a central-defender.

After attending Amotherby primary school and Lady Lumley's School (Pickering) along with his brother Chris, he started his professional career at Pickering Town in the 1986-87 season. In October the following year they moved to Scarborough together, and in June 1989, Notts County together. However, as his brother was dogged by injury, Craig managed to ascend to greater things.

After 4 seasons for Notts County he moved to Derby County at the beginning of the 1992-93 season. He completed more than one hundred games for both Derby and his next club, Everton who he joined three seasons later. He left the Merseyside club in 1999, joining Blackburn Rovers for £1.7 million. Short endeared himself to the Rovers' faithful by scoring 2 goals in a 5-0 drubbing of deadly local rivals Burnley in 2001 and being a mainstay in the team which won promotion and established itself back in the toip flight.

However, he missed the 2002 League Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur through suspension, a match which Blackburn won 2-1. He did gain European experience in the following season, playing 2 games in the UEFA Cup.

He missed out on three months of play in both of the following seasons, but did enough for the team to ensure his signing of a new contract beyond the 2004-05 season. In the summer of 2005 he was allowed to move on to Sheffield United and was an important member of United's successful promotion campaign.

He retired at the end of the 2005-06 season to open a sailing school in the Lake District but was tempted out of retirement with the chance to return to the Premiership. He signed a one-year contract but only played two League Cup appearances that season. He was released at the end of the 2006-07 season and retired from football.[1]

After retirement, Short returned to his sailing business on Lake Windermere, teaching sailing to the public and corporate teams, and delivering boats to their owners.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gillespie offered new Blades deal
  2. ^ Where are they now? Craig Short. The Observer (2008-04-20). Retrieved on 2008-04-21.

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NAME Short, Craig Jonathan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Short, Craig
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1968-6-25
PLACE OF BIRTH Bridlington, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH