Craddock playing for York City |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Craddock[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1985 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Newton Aycliffe | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2003 | Hartlepool United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2006 | Hartlepool United | 24 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Whitby Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | → York City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | York City | 65 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Newcastle Blue Star | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2010 | Blyth Spartans | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Whitby Town | ? | (?) |
| 2011– | Newton Aycliffe | 24 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:29, 28 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Darren Craddock (born 23 February 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Newton Aycliffe as a defender.
Craddock started his career with Hartlepool United in 2003. He joined York City on a one-month loan in 2006, who he joined permanently later that year, after making 24 league appearances for Hartlepool.
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Born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, Craddock played for the Hartlepool United youth system as a trainee and made his first team in a 4–0 victory over Whitby Town in the FA Cup first round on 8 November 2003.[3] He joined Whitby Town on work experience in January 2004,[4] where he made five appearances.[5] He was handed his first professional contract by Hartlepool in June 2004, which was signed on 6 July.[1][6] He was signed by Conference National team York City on a one-month loan in January 2006.[7] He was released by Hartlepool at the end of the 2005–06 season.[8]
He signed for York permanently in May 2006, following his release by Hartlepool.[9] He was warned he could face a spell on the sidelines by manager Billy McEwan after receiving a one-match ban after he was booked for fouling Forest Green Rovers striker Allan Russell after losing possession on the halfway line.[10] He missed the rest of the 2006–07 season due to a fractured jaw, which was sustained against Cambridge United.[11] He was offered a new contract by York at the end of the 2006–07 season.[12] He was placed on standby for the England C team in February 2008 but two months later was released by York at the end of the 2007–08 season.[13][14]
He joined Newcastle Blue Star of the Northern Premier League Division One North in June 2008.[15] A year later, Craddock signed for Conference North side Blyth Spartans. He re-signed for former club Whitby in July 2010.[16] Craddock signed for newly-promoted Northern League Division One outfit Newton Aycliffe in July 2011,[17] and scored on his debut for the team, a 6–1 victory over Stokesley Sports Club.[18]
| Club | Season | League[A] | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[B] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hartlepool United | 2003–04[3] | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004–05[19] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2005–06[20] | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Whitby Town (loan) | 2003–04[5] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| York City (loan) | 2005–06[21] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| York City | 2006–07[22] | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2007–08[23] | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 79 | 0 | |
| Blyth Spartans | 2009–10[24] | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Newton Aycliffe | 2011–12[25] | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Career totals | 141 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 167 | 2 | |