Craig Barr
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Barr | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Gretna[1] | 42 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Queen of the South | 24 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Livingston | 99 | (8) |
| 2013 | Östersunds FK | 13 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Craig Barr (born 29 March 1987 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer who last played for Östersunds FK in the second tier (Superettan) of Swedish football.
Career
Early years
Barr hails from Edinburgh but moved south as a 16-year-old to join Blackburn Rovers and spent almost three years with the Lancashire club.
Gretna
Barr played in the early part of his career with Gretna signing for the club when they were bankrolled by Brooks Mileson. He was part of the squad who won the Scottish Football League 1st division in the 2006/2007 season which earned them promotion into the SPL. In 47 league appearances for Gretna Barr scored 5 goals.
Mileson pulled the plug on the clubs cashflow when his health deteriorated. The club thus became financially stricken and went into administration. Administrators for Gretna laid off their last 40 staff including Barr on 19 May 2008.[2]
Queen of the South
Barr signed a two-year contract with Dumfries based Scottish Football League First Division side Queen of the South on 26 June 2008.[3]
Said Craig just after signing, "I'm really looking forward to the move. Queens are coming off the back of a fantastic season and I'm excited at the prospect of playing for the Scottish Cup finalists. I know big Neilly MacFarlane, Jamie McQuilken and 'Tosher' from my time at Gretna and also have a lot of respect for ex-Queens player, big Derek Townsley, who I also know well".
After playing 30+ games in his first season with the club, Barr suffered a season-ending injury on his knee during pre season of 2009. He has undergone two operations on this injury, with the major one being a complete cruciate reconstruction. As his club refused to pay for this operation, Barr took it upon himself to fund. Due to this matter, he then spent the last 6 months of his contract doing his own rehab away from the club. Barr was among the players announced as released by the club at the end of the 2009/10 season.[4]
Livingston
Barr signed for Livingston in August 2010.[5] In his first season he played a pivitol role in helping the club to win the Second Division title. He subsequently signed a new 2 year deal with the Livingston, keeping him at the club until the end of season 2012/13.[6] Barr left Livingston at the end of season 2012/13, following a relatively successful 3 year spell with the club.[7]
References
- ↑ "Gretna: 2002/03–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ↑ "Gretna lay off remaining 40 staff". BBC News. 19 May 2008.
- ↑ http://www.qosfc.com/08news.htm
- ↑ "Retained List", www.qosfc.com
- ↑ The Scotsman (Edinburgh). 1 August 2010 http://news.scotsman.com/livingstonfc/Barr-signs-on-for-Livingston.6451557.jp
|url=missing title (help). - ↑ "Barr puts pen to paper". Livingston FC. 13 May 2011.
- ↑ "Livingston captain Liam Fox tops list of players to exit Almondvale". West Lothian Courier. 2 May 2013.