{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Craig Pead | image = | fullname = Craig George Pead<ref>{{Hugman|15483|accessdate=17 October 2015}}</ref> | height = 1.75m<ref name="11v11" /> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1981|9|15}} | birth_place = Bromsgrove, England | position = Full back, central midfielder | currentclub = Barrow (assistant manager) | youthyears1 = 1997–1998 | youthclubs1 = Coventry City | years1 = 1998–2005 | years2 = 2004 | years3 = 2005 | years4 = 2005–2007 | years5 = 2007–2009 | clubs1 = Coventry City | clubs2 = → Notts County (loan) | clubs3 = → Walsall (loan) | clubs4 = Walsall | clubs5 = Brentford | years6 = 2010 | clubs6 = Coventry Sphinx | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2010–2011 | clubs7 = Redditch United | caps7 = 9 | goals7 = 0 | caps1 = 42 | goals1 = 3 | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 0 | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 0 | caps4 = 80 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = 38 | goals5 = 0 | totalcaps = 183 | totalgoals = 3 | nationalyears1 = 1999 | nationalteam1 = England U18 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2002 | nationalteam2 = England U20 | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''Craig George Pead''' (born 15 September 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Walsall, Coventry City, Brentford and Notts County. He was capped by England at youth level and later became a coach.
== Club career ==
=== Coventry City === A midfielder, Pead began his career in the youth system at Premier League club Coventry City in 1997 and signed his first professional contract in September 1998.<ref name="11v11">{{Cite web |title=Craig Pead |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/craig-pead-6205/ |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=11v11.com}}</ref><ref name="ccfpa">{{Cite web |title=Craig Offers Peady Training |url=http://www.ccfpa.co.uk/?p=18988 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=Coventry City Former Players Association}}</ref> While a teenager, Pead had an operation on his right knee, which removed 90% of the cartilage and the subsequent problems with the knee were so severe that he contemplated quitting football.<ref name="Quit">{{Cite news |date=11 February 2010 |title=Craig Pead: I can't play football anymore but I can't quit |work=Coventry Telegraph |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/craig-pead-cant-play-football-3068517 |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Turner">{{Cite news |last=Turner |first=Andy |date=24 December 2002 |title=Pead's so pleased |work=Coventry Telegraph |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/peads-so-pleased-3167639 |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Comeback">{{Cite news |date=26 July 2001 |title=The comeback kids |work=Coventry Telegraph |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/the-comeback-kids-3179181 |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> After returning to fitness and being moved from left back to his preferred central midfield position,<ref name="Comeback" /> Pead finally made his senior debut when he played the opening 82 minutes of a 1–0 defeat to Burnley on 21 April 2002.<ref name="Turner" /><ref name="Soccerbase0102" />
Pead broke into the squad during the 2002–03 season and was a regular inclusion from December 2002 through to the end of the campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Craig Pead Player Profile |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/18903/craig-pead?season=2002 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=ESPN FC}}</ref> He made 26 appearances and scored the first senior goal of his career, which came in a 2–2 draw with Preston North End on 5 April 2003.<ref name="Soccerbase0203" /> Pead's progress was rewarded with a new two-year contract in March 2003 and he was voted the club's 2002–03 Young Player of the Year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Turner |first=Andy |date=18 March 2003 |title=Play me pleads Pead |work=Coventry Telegraph |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/play-me-pleads-pead-3165819 |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Target">{{Cite news |last=Turner |first=Andy |date=8 April 2003 |title=Pead's goals target |work=Coventry Telegraph |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/peads-goals-target-3165034 |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref>
Behind three loan midfielders in the pecking order and suffering with injuries,<ref name="Invest">{{Cite news |date=21 April 2004 |title=It's time to invest in the team |work=Coventry Telegraph |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/its-time-invest-team-3148656 |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> Pead had "a wasted" 2003–04 season, in which he made only 18 appearances, scoring one goal.<ref name="Invest" /><ref name="Soccerbase0304" /> A calf injury saw him sit out the opening month of the 2004–05 season and he subsequently spent much of the campaign away on loan.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Telegraph |first=Coventry |date=5 August 2004 |title=Hard graft the secret |work=Coventry Telegraph |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/hard-graft-the-secret-3143791 |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Craig Pead Player Profile |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/18903/craig-pead?season=2004 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=ESPN FC}}</ref><ref name="Magpies">{{Cite news |date=9 September 2004 |title=Magpies to snap up Pead |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/3641774.stm |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=12 October 2004 |title=Pead extends loan at Meadow Lane |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/3737472.stm |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Secure" /> Pead was released in May 2005 and made 45 appearances and scored two goals during seven years as a professional at Highfield Road.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 May 2005 |title=Coventry opt to release quintet |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/4536881.stm |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Soccerbase" />
=== Walsall === On 23 March 2005, Pead joined League One strugglers Walsall on loan until the end of the 2004–05 season.<ref name="Secure">{{Cite news |date=23 March 2005 |title=Walsall secure loan deal for Pead |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/4376157.stm |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> He was an ever-present starter in the final eight league matches of the season and helped the Saddlers finish comfortably in mid-table.<ref name="Soccerbase0405" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Walsall results for the 2004–2005 season |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/walsall/2004-2005/results |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318220321/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/walsall/2004-2005/results |archive-date=18 March 2016 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=Statto.com}}</ref> On 27 May 2005, Pead joined Walsall on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 May 2005 |title=Defender Pead seals Walsall move |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/4587211.stm |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Valiants chasing Pead |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2007/05/10/valiants-chasing-pead/ |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=www.expressandstar.com}}</ref> He captained the team on occasion during a disastrous 2005–06 season, which ended with relegation to League Two.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Halford |first=Brian |date=23 October 2005 |title=Captain Craig rises to the occasion |work=birminghammail |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/captain-craig-rises-to-the-occasion-14487 |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Statto">{{Cite web |title=Walsall Complete History |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/walsall/history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064758/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/walsall/history |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=Statto.com}}</ref>
Pead had an excellent 2006–07 season, making 45 appearances and winning the first silverware of his career when Walsall secured an immediate return to League One by winning the League Two championship.<ref name="Statto" /><ref name="Soccerbase0506" /> He was voted into the League Two PFA Team of the Year,<ref name="PFA">{{Cite web |title=Pead Named In PFA League Two Side |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1299879,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213021628/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1299879,00.html |archive-date=13 February 2018 |access-date=26 December 2017 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk}}</ref> but despite the accolade, Pead was not offered a new contract by manager Richard Money and was released in June 2007.<ref name="Money starts clear out at Walsall">{{Cite news |date=15 May 2007 |title=Money starts clear out at Walsall |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/6658749.stm |access-date=15 May 2007}}</ref>
=== Brentford === On the recommendation of his former Walsall captain Michael Dobson, Pead joined newly relegated League Two club Brentford on a two-year contract on 2 July 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 July 2007 |title=Bees Sign Pead |publisher=www.brentfordfc.co.uk |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1065675,00.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213021652/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1065675,00.html |archive-date=13 February 2018}}</ref> Less than three weeks later, he suffered an ankle ligament injury during a pre-season friendly and had to wait until 1 September to make his competitive debut for the Bees,<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 July 2007 |title=Craig Pead's Injury Update |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1074735,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410134633/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1074735,00.html |archive-date=10 April 2018 |access-date=9 April 2018 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk}}</ref> which came in a 2–1 victory over Bury.<ref name="Soccerbase0708" /> He was utilised as a central midfielder by manager Terry Butcher, but after Butcher was replaced by Andy Scott in December 2007,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terry Butcher Departs |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1187998,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213021850/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1187998,00.html |archive-date=13 February 2018 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk}}</ref> Pead was moved to right back, which had come to be his preferred position.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 April 2008 |title=Pead's shock |work=getwestlondon |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/peads-shock-6019336 |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> Despite making 35 appearances during the 2007–08 season and being voted into the League Two PFA Team of the Year for the second year in succession,<ref name="PFA" /><ref name="Soccerbase0708" />
Pead was made available for transfer by manager Andy Scott in May 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andy On Players |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1306993,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213021726/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1306993,00.html |archive-date=13 February 2018 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk}}</ref> He failed a medical at Port Vale in May and trialled with Cheltenham Town in July 2008 and remained with Brentford for the 2008–09 season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 May 2008 |title=Pead calls off move to Port Vale |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/7410597.stm |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Murtagh" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=14 July 2008 |title=Pead could earn Cheltenham deal |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/7505559.stm |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="wimbledonguardian">{{Cite web |title=Scott plays transfer window waiting game |url=http://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/4033195.Scott_plays_transfer_window_waiting_game/ |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=Wimbledon Guardian}}</ref> He began the season as a regular starter,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Craig Pead Player Profile |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/18903/craig-pead?season=2008 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=ESPN FC}}</ref> but dropped to the bench in September 2008 and underwent exploratory surgery on his long-standing knee problem late in the year.<ref name="wimbledonguardian" /> Pead failed to return to fitness before the end of the season, but despite making just six league appearances,<ref name="Soccerbase0809" /> he was awarded a League Two championship medal.<ref name="OBFCP">{{Cite web |title=Brentford FC {{!}} 2 May 2009 – Luton Town – Home |url=http://officialbfcpics.co.uk/1017/905020228 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=officialbfcpics.co.uk}}</ref> Pead was released in May 2009 and elected to retire,<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 May 2009 |title=Scott praises departing players |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/8041751.stm |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> due to his long-standing knee problem.<ref name="Murtagh">{{Cite news |last=Murtagh |first=Jacob |date=20 May 2009 |title=Pead announces retirement plans after injury |work=getwestlondon |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/other-sport/pead-announces-retirement-plans-after-6008543 |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> During his two seasons with Brentford, he made 44 appearances.<ref name="Soccerbase">{{Soccerbase|id=19390}}</ref>
=== Coventry Sphinx === Pead came out of retirement to join Midland Alliance club Coventry Sphinx in August 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Craig Pead Signs For Sphinx |url=http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/feat/edb1/craig_pead_signs_for_sphinx_543510/index.shtml |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=Coventry Mad}}</ref> He made just one appearance for the club, in a 4–3 defeat to Friar Lane & Epworth on 10 August.<ref name="coventrysphinx">{{Cite web |title=Report |url=http://www.coventrysphinx.co.uk/reports/Friar%20Lane(h).htm |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=www.coventrysphinx.co.uk}}</ref>
=== Redditch United === Pead joined Conference North club Redditch United in August 2010 and made 12 appearances during the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 2010 |title=Craig Pead ends retirement for struggling Redditch United |work=Coventry Telegraph |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/craig-pead-ends-retirement-struggling-3059235 |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|id=50418|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref>
== International career == Pead was capped by England at U18 and U20 level.<ref name="11v11" /> He was a part of the U20 squad which finished fourth at the 2002 Toulon Tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=England Matches – Under-20's |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU20.html |access-date=25 December 2019 |website=www.englandfootballonline.com}}</ref>
== Coaching career == On 14 August 2021, Pead joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Banbury United as first team coach under manager Andy Whing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Whingy adds a first team coach |url=https://www.banburyunitedfc.co.uk/news/whingy-adds-a-first-team-coach-2638694.html |access-date=12 May 2022 |website=www.banburyunitedfc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> He later followed Whing, as his assistant, to National League club Solihull Moors and then to League Two club Barrow.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2023 |title=Andy Whing links up with former Oxford United chairman at National League side |url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/23620987.solihull-moors-appoint-andy-whing-head-coach-replace-neal-ardley/ |access-date=27 December 2023 |website=Oxford Mail |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 November 2023 |title=Son of Blues legend bags win on professional debut |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/23918738.son-southend-united-legend-bags-win-professional-debut/ |access-date=27 December 2023 |website=Echo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome Andy Whing |url=https://www.barrowafc.com/news/2025/january/20/welcome-andy-whing/ |access-date=21 January 2025 |website=www.barrowafc.com}}</ref>
== Personal life == Pead's father worked as a kit man at Coventry City.<ref name="ccfpa" /> Whilst a player at Brentford, Pead shared a flat in Feltham with Lee Thorpe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=It's curtains for Bees flatmates |url=http://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/1757715.It___s_curtains_for_Bees_flatmates/ |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=Wimbledon Guardian}}</ref> After his retirement from football in 2009, Pead returned to the West Midlands and opened Soccer Rockz, a youth football coaching school.<ref name="Quit" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=SoccerRockz – Childrens Football Coaching |url=http://www.soccerrockz.com/ |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> He later worked as Business Development Manager for BPMpro,<ref name="ccfpa" /> as a personal trainer and as an FA-registered intermediary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Our Osteopaths |url=https://acesoclinic.co.uk/about/ |access-date=6 July 2021 |website=Aceso Clinic |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=News: Join Joe Cole & Craig Pead for an online workout today in aid of the NHS |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2020/april/news-join-joe-cole--craig-pead-for-an-online-workout-today-in-aid-of-joes-nhs-charity/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920033611/https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2020/april/news-join-joe-cole--craig-pead-for-an-online-workout-today-in-aid-of-joes-nhs-charity/ |archive-date=20 September 2020 |access-date=6 July 2021 |website=www.ccfc.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FA Registered Intermediaries (as of 01/06/21) |url=https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/agents/intermediaries/list-of-fa-registered-intermediaries---1-june-2021.ashx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710152334/https://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/agents/intermediaries/list-of-fa-registered-intermediaries---1-june-2021.ashx |archive-date=10 July 2021 |access-date=6 July 2021 |website=The Football Association |page=11}}</ref>
== Career statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="6" |Coventry City |1999–00<ref name="Soccerbase9900">{{Soccerbase season|id=19390|season=1999|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> |Premier League |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |- |2001–02<ref name="Soccerbase0102">{{Soccerbase season|id=19390|season=2001|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> |First Division |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 |- |2002–03<ref name="Soccerbase0203">{{Soccerbase season|id=19390|season=2002|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> |First Division |24 |1 |2 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |26 |1 |- |2003–04<ref name="Soccerbase0304">{{Soccerbase season|id=19390|season=2003|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> |First Division |17 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |18 |1 |- |2004–05<ref name="Soccerbase0405">{{Soccerbase season|id=19390|season=2004|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> |Championship |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !42 !2 !2 !0 !1 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !45 !2 |- |Notts County (loan) |2004–05<ref name="Soccerbase0405" /> |League Two |5 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |1<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha">Appearances in Football League Trophy</ref> |0 |6 |0 |- |Walsall (loan) |2004–05<ref name="Soccerbase0405" /> |League One |8 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |8 |0 |- | rowspan="3" |Walsall |2005–06<ref name="Soccerbase0506">{{Soccerbase season|id=19390|season=2005|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> |League One |39 |0 |4 |0 |1 |0 |3<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha" /> |0 |47 |0 |- |2006–07<ref name="Soccerbase0607">{{Soccerbase season|id=19390|season=2006|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> |League Two |41 |0 |1 |0 |2 |0 |1<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha" /> |0 |45 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !88 !0 !5 !0 !3 !0 !4 !0 !100 !0 |- | rowspan="3" |Brentford |2007–08<ref name="Soccerbase0708">{{Soccerbase season|id=19390|season=2007|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> |League Two |32 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |1<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha" /> |0 |35 |0 |- |2008–09<ref name="Soccerbase0809">{{Soccerbase season|id=19390|season=2008|accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> |League Two |6 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |1<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha" /> |0 |9 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !38 !0 !3 !0 !1 !0 !2 !0 !44 !0 |- |Coventry Sphinx |2010–11<ref name="coventrysphinx" /> |Midland Alliance |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 |- |Redditch United |2010–11<ref name="Soccerway" /> |Conference North |9 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup</ref> |0 |12 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !183 !2 !12 !0 !5 !0 !7 !0 !204 !2 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==Honours==
;Walsall *Football League Two: 2006–07<ref name="Soccerbase0607" />
'''Brentford'''
* Football League Two: 2008–09<ref name="OBFCP" />
'''Individual'''
* Football League Two PFA Team of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08<ref name="PFA" /> * Coventry City Young Player of the Year: 2002–03<ref name="Target" /> * Coventry City Academy Hall of Fame<ref>{{Cite news |title=Academy Hall of Fame |work=Coventry City F.C. |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2012/july/academy-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref>
==Notes== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}}
{{2006–07 Football League Two Team of the Year}} {{2007–08 Football League Two Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pead, Craig}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Coventry City F.C. players Category:Notts County F.C. players Category:Walsall F.C. players Category:Brentford F.C. players Category:Redditch United F.C. players Category:Men's association football utility players Category:Footballers from Bromsgrove Category:English Football League players Category:National League (English football) players Category:Coventry Sphinx F.C. players Category:England men's youth international footballers Category:21st-century English sportsmen Category:Barrow A.F.C. non-playing staff