John Craggs (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Edward Craggs | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Flint Hill, County Durham, England | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1966–1971 | Newcastle | 52 | (1) |
| 1971–1982 | Middlesbrough | 409 | (12) |
| 1982–1983 | Newcastle | 12 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Darlington | 54 | (0) |
| – | Total | 527 | (13) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
John Craggs (born 31 October 1948 in Flint Hill, County Durham, England) is a retired footballer, who spent all of his playing career in the North East of England. He played over 400 times for Middlesbrough but also had spells at Newcastle United and Darlington before taking up a coaching role at Hartlepool United. Middlesbrough paid a then club record £60000 fee to bring Craggs to Teesside in 1971.
After a testimonial match against Newcastle United F.C. in the summer of 1982 Craggs left Middlesbrough to re-join his former club before ending his playing days at Darlington[1]
References
External links
- http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/johncraggs.html
- http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HeroesDetail/0,,1~52173,00.html
- http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/johncraggs.html
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