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Craig Faulconbridge
English footballer
Craig Michael Faulconbridge (born 20 April 1978) is an English professional footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Michael Faulconbridge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-04-20) 20 April 1978 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Nuneaton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward/Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19??–1998 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 1998 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Hull City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Wrexham | 111 | (31) |
| 2002–2005 | Wycombe Wanderers | 58 | (8) |
| 2005–20?? | Wingate & Finchley | ||
| Maidenhead United | |||
| 20??–2009 | Oxford City | ||
| 2009–2010 | Carshalton Athletic | ||
| 2010–2011 | Woking | ||
| 2011 | → Maidenhead United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Aylesbury | 46 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Chinnor | ||
| 2015– | Thame United | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Aylesbury | ||
| Thame Rangers | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2014 | |||
Born in Nuneaton, Faulconbridge played youth football with Coventry City, before playing league football for Dunfermline Athletic, Hull City, Wrexham and Wycombe Wanderers.[2][3]
Faulconbridge notably scored a dramatic goal during the 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division season for Dunfermline against Celtic, a goal which denied Celtic the league championship that weekend.[4] Celtic eventually clinched the championship, which denied Rangers a tenth successive championship, on the final day of the season by beating St Johnstone 2–0.[5]
He later played non-league football with Wingate & Finchley, Maidenhead United, Oxford City, Carshalton Athletic and Woking, before joining Didcot Town as a player-coach in June 2011. He left in October 2011 after the resignation of Manager Francis Vines.[6]
He signed for Aylesbury on 10 January 2012. After the conclusion of the season, Faulconbridge was confirmed as the new manager at Aylesbury, replacing Steve Smith. In June 2012, Faulconbridge confirmed his intentions to continue playing whilst managing.[7]
Faulconbridge left Aylesbury in the autumn of 2013, replaced by former Slough Town manager Steve Bateman. He played for Chinnor during the 2014–15 season before joining Thame United,[8] where he became a youth team coach and manager of Thame Rangers.[9]
- "Craig Faulconbridge". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- Craig Faulconbridge at Soccerbase
- Ken Gaunt. "Dunfermline 1 Celtic 1". Sporting Life. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- David McDaid (20 May 2008). "SPL title battle hangs in balance". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- "Faulcs Joins". Didcot Town F.C. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- Faulconbridge Given Aylesbury Chance Non-League, 1 June 2012
- Craig Faulconbridge Aylesbury United F.C.
- Craig Faulconbridge Thame Football Partnership