David_Craig_(Northern_Irish_footballer)

David Craig (Northern Irish footballer)

David Craig (Northern Irish footballer)

Northern Irish best footballer

For Scottish player, see David Craig (Scottish 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

  1. [1]
    "Appearance Records". Newcastle United Football Club. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Fifty years on: Newcastle's 1969 Fairs Cup triumph remembered". thenorthernecho.co.uk. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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