David Craig (Northern Irish footballer)
David Craig (born 8 June 1944) is a Northern Irish retired professional footballer who played as a right-back.
He joined Newcastle United in 1966 and went on to make 460 appearances for the club,[1] scoring seven goals. He left the club in 1978 after retiring from the game, and remains seventh-highest appearance-maker for the club. Craig now resides in the North East city of Newcastle.[1] Craig was part of the Newcastle team that won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Appearance Records". Newcastle United Football Club. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ^ "Fifty years on: Newcastle's 1969 Fairs Cup triumph remembered". thenorthernecho.co.uk. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database profile
- David James Craig Player Profile (toon1892.com)
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