Craig Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Robert Ireland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Aberdeen | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Dunfermline | 52 | (2) |
| 1999 | → Dundee (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Dundee | 10 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2001 | → Notts County (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Notts County | 64 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Barnsley | 43 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Peterborough United | 23 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Bristol City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Falkirk | 23 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Craig Robert Ireland (born 29 November 1975) is a Scottish retired professional footballer.
Ireland began his a career at Aberdeen, although he only made one League Cup appearance during his time at the club. He moved to Dunfermline Athletic in February 1996 for £75,000 and would make 56 appearances in total for the Pars. His spell with Dundee began initially on loan in October 1999, then as a £50,000 transfer that December. In November 1999 he scored one of the goals as Dundee won 2–1 against Rangers at Ibrox.[2] However he did not prove a great success at Dens Park so joined Airdrieonians and Notts County on loan respectively, making a permanent move to the latter.
He continued playing in England after leaving Notts, having spells at Barnsley, Peterborough United and Bristol City. On 13 June 2005 he returned to Scotland, joining Scottish Premier League side Falkirk on a free transfer.[3] He would only play one season for the Bairns, scoring once against Inverness Caledonian Thistle,[4] and spent another on the sidelines before being forced to retire through injury in April 2007.[5]
Honours
[edit]- Airdrieonians
References
[edit]- ^ "Craig Ireland". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Rae stuns Ibrox". BBC. 28 November 1999. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Falkirk finalise Ireland signing" BBC Sport website (13 June 2005)
- ^ "Falkirk 1–4 Inverness CT". BBC. 21 January 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Ireland has to give up football" BBC Sport website (27 April 2007)
- ^ "Airdrie lift Challenge Cup". BBC Sport. 19 November 2000. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Craig Ireland at Soccerbase
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Dundee
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- People educated at Harris Academy
- Men's association football defenders