Fred Craig (footballer)


Frederick Glover Craig was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, best remembered for his two spells with Plymouth Argyle, for whom he made over 430 appearances in the Southern League and the Football League. Craig made more appearances for the club than any other goalkeeper.

Career

A goalkeeper, Craig began his career in Scottish junior football, before moving to England to join Southern League First Division club Plymouth Argyle in 1912. He made just four appearances during the 1912–13 season, in which Argyle won the Southern League First Division title. He succeeded Titch Horne as Argyle's first choice goalkeeper midway through 1914–15, but the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914 led to the cessation of competitive football in England at the end of the season, for the duration of the war. Craig returned to Scotland to play competitive Scottish League football during the war and rejoined Plymouth Argyle in time for the beginning of the 1919–20 season. Argyle were elevated into the Football League Third Division for the 1920–21 season and Craig remained with the club until the end of the 1929–30 season, when he captained the team to the Third Division South championship. During his 14 seasons at Home Park, Craig made 467 appearances and scored five goals. Towards the end of his Argyle career, he occasionally filled in as the team's penalty taker. Craig finished his career with a short spell at Third Division North club Barrow.

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Honours

;Plymouth Argyle