Craig Clay

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Craig Clay

Clay playing for York City in 2013
Personal information
Full nameCraig William Clay[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-05) 5 May 1992[1]
Place of birthNottingham, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubFC Halifax Town
Number30
Youth career
2008–2010Chesterfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2013Chesterfield27(1)
2010→ Barrow (loan)1(0)
2012→ Alfreton Town (loan)4(1)
2013–2014York City8(0)
2014–FC Halifax Town1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:12, 20 January 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Craig William Clay (born 5 May 1992) is an English footballer who plays for FC Halifax Town as a midfielder.

Career

Chesterfield

Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Clay started his career with Chesterfield's youth system in 2008 and was part of the team that won the Youth League.[3][4] He was named Chesterfield's Young Player of the Year for the 2008–09 season.[5] His first involvement with the first team came as an unused substitute in a League Two match against Torquay United on 16 January 2010.[6] He made the bench on a number occasions through the rest of the 2009–10 season, but did not make an appearance.[6]

He signed a two-year professional contract with Chesterfield in June 2010.[7] He made his debut for the club on 18 September 2010, in a 3–0 win over Cheltenham Town at the b2net Stadium, replacing Mark Allott in the 85th minute.[8] On 2 October 2010 he scored his first professional goal with a 25 yard strike during stoppage time to earn a 5–5 draw at home to Crewe Alexandra.[8][9] Clay joined Conference Premier club Barrow on a one-month loan with Chesterfield teammate Tendayi Darikwa on 28 October 2010.[10] His only appearance for Barrow was in a 5–0 defeat away to Rushden & Diamonds on 30 October 2010.[11] He made four appearances and scored one goal for Chesterfield in the 2010–11 season, in which the club was promoted to League One as League Two champions.[8]

Clay was loaned out by Chesterfield for a second time on 20 January 2012, joining Conference Premier side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan.[12][13] He scored Alfreton's third goal in a 3–0 home win away at to Bath City on his debut on 24 January 2012 with a shot from the edge of the penalty box in the 90th minute.[14][15] Clay finished the loan with one goal in four appearances.[14] He made one more appearance for Chesterfield before the end of the 2011–12 season, which he finished with eight appearances as the club was relegated to League Two.[14]

He signed a new one-year contract with Chesterfield in May 2012.[16] His only goal of the 2012–13 season came in a 6–1 win over League One Hartlepool United in the FA Cup first round on 3 November 2012.[17] Clay had a double hernia operation in March 2013 and after returning he made one more appearance before the end of the season, as an 89th minute substitute in a 2–0 victory away to Barnet on 6 April.[17][18] He was released by Chesterfield on 29 April 2013 after making 23 appearances and scoring 1 goal in the 2012–13 season.[17][19]

York City

Clay signed for League Two side York City on a two-year contract 17 May 2013.[20][21] He made his debut in a 1–0 home win over Northampton Town on 3 August 2013, in the first game of the 2013–14 season.[22] Having made 10 appearances for York, Clay left the club by mutual consent on 13 January 2014, along with Jamal Fyfield.[23]

FC Halifax Town

He signed for Conference Premier outfit FC Halifax Town on 16 January 2014.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 January 2014.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chesterfield 2009–10[25] League Two 0000000000
2010–11[8] League Two 3100001[lower-alpha 1]041
2011–12[14] League One 5010101[lower-alpha 1]080
2012–13[17] League Two 19021002[lower-alpha 1]0231
Total 271311040352
Barrow (loan) 2010–11[11] Conference Premier 1000—0010
Alfreton Town (loan) 2011–12[14] Conference Premier 4100—0041
York City 2013–14[22] League Two 80101000100
FC Halifax Town 2013–14[26] Conference Premier 1000—0010
Career total 412412040513
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brown, Tony; Joyce, Michael; Longbottom, David, eds. (2013). English National Football Archive Yearbook 2013. Tony Brown. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-905891-62-7. 
  2. ↑ "Craig Clay". ESPN FC. Retrieved 2 November 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Player Profile". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  4. ↑ Kelly, Tony (24 May 2013). "Craig Clay plots to bring passion to York City's central midfield". The Press (York). Retrieved 2 November 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Two awards for hotshot Jack". Derbyshire Times (Chesterfield). 13 May 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2009/10". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Contracts for five youngsters". Derbyshire Times (Chesterfield). 2 June 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Games played by Craig Clay in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Chesterfield 5 – 5 Crewe". BBC Sport. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Barrow sign Clay and Darikwa on loan from Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 34–35. ISBN 9-781869-833701. 
  12. ↑ "Law adds Craig Clay on loan". Alfreton Town F.C. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Two more go out on loan". Derbyshire Times (Chesterfield). 25 January 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 "Games played by Craig Clay in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Bath City 0–3 Alfreton". BBC Sport. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Chesterfield trio agree new contracts". BBC Sport. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "Games played by Craig Clay in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  18. ↑ "The Paul Cook Interview – Spireites Hope To Keep Abreast of the Robins". Chesterfield Post. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  19. ↑ "Chesterfield release seven players as Tommy Wright leaves". BBC Sport. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  20. ↑ "York City: Ryan Jarvis and Craig Clay join on free transfers". BBC Sport. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  21. ↑ Kelly, Tony (18 May 2013). "Star turn Nigel Worthington tempts York City's new signings Ryan Jarvis and Craig Clay". The Press (York). Retrieved 2 November 2013. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Games played by Craig Clay in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2013. 
  23. ↑ "Clay And Fyfield Depart". York City F.C. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014. 
  24. ↑ "Duo Sign For Shaymen". FC Halifax Town. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  25. ↑ "Games played by Craig Clay in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 
  26. ↑ "C. Clay". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 

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