Allan Craig
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
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| position= Centre half
| birth_date= 7 February 1904
| birth_place= Paisley, Scotland
| death_date= {{death date and age|1978|12|26|1904|02|07|df=y}}
| death_place=Paisley, Scotland
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| years1= –
| clubs1= Saltcoats Victoria
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| years2= 1924–1933
|clubs2= Motherwell
| caps2= 294 | goals2= 3
|years3= 1933–1939
|clubs3= Chelsea
| caps3= 196 | goals3= 0
| years4= –
|clubs4= Dartford
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| totalcaps = 490
| totalgoals = 3
|nationalyears1= 1929–1932
|nationalteam1= Scotland
|nationalcaps1= 3
|nationalgoals1= 0
|nationalyears2= 1929–1930
|nationalteam2= Scottish League XI
|nationalcaps2= 2
|nationalgoals2= 0
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Allan Leggat Craig (7 February 1904 – December 26, 1978) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Motherwell, Chelsea and Scotland.{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}
Career
=Club=
Craig played junior football for Saltcoats Victoria until he signed for Motherwell in 1924. He was a key part of the side that won the Scottish league championship in the 1931–32 season, having also played in the 1931 Scottish Cup Final which Motherwell lost to Celtic after a replay, Craig scoring an unfortunate last-minute own goal in the first match{{cite web|url=http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1931-04-11%3A+Celtic+2-2+Motherwell%2C+Scottish+Cup+Final|publisher=The Scotsman|via=The Celtic Wiki|title=Cup Final Thrill {{!}} Celtic Equalise in the Last Minute |date=13 April 1931|accessdate=11 August 2020}} (this was said to have resulted from a mistake in communication: a teammate shouted for 'Allan' to claim a cross ball and both he and goalkeeper Allan McClory did so, with the ball ending up in the net).{{cite news|url=http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/c/allan-craig/ |title=Allan Craig |website=MotherWELLnet|accessdate=27 June 2020}}
He moved to Chelsea in 1933 and played for the West London club until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, making 211 appearances in the Football League and FA Cup.{{cite web|url=http://theblues.chelseafc.com/cgi-bin/playersearch.pl?Allan%20CRAIG|title=Allan Craig |publisher=Chelsea FC |date= |accessdate=8 September 2012}}
=International =
Craig represented Scotland three times, twice in a 1929 tour and once in 1932.{{cite web|url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/allancraig.html|title=[Scotland player] Allan Craig|work=www.londonhearts.com|publisher=London Hearts Supporters' Club|date=|accessdate=8 September 2012}} He also appeared twice for the Scottish Football League XI.{{cite web|url=https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/alancraig.html|title=[SFL player] Alan Craig [sic] |website=London Hearts Supporters' Club|accessdate=12 May 2020}}
References
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Category:Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Saltcoats Victoria F.C. players
Category:Motherwell F.C. players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Scottish Junior Football Association players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Scotland men's international footballers