Allan Craig

This article is about the Scottish footballer. For the British political campaigner, see Alan Craig. For the New Zealand rugby union player, see Allan Craig (rugby union).

Personal information
Date of birth	7 February 1904
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Date of death	26 December 1978(1978-12-26) (aged 74)
Place of death	Paisley, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Saltcoats Victoria
1924–1933	Motherwell	294	(3)
1933–1939	Chelsea	196	(0)
–	Dartford
Total		490	(3)
International career
1929–1932	Scotland	3	(0)
1929–1930	Scottish League XI	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Allan Leggat Craig (7 February 1904 – December 26, 1978) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Motherwell, Chelsea and Scotland.^[2]

Career

Club

Craig played junior football for Saltcoats Victoria until he signed for Motherwell in 1924.^[3] 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^[4] (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).^[3]

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.^[5]

International

Craig represented Scotland three times, twice in a 1929 tour and once in 1932.^[1] He also appeared twice for the Scottish Football League XI.^[6]

References

1. "[Scotland player] Allan Craig". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "Allan Craig". MotherWELLnet. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
4. "Cup Final Thrill | Celtic Equalise in the Last Minute". The Scotsman. 13 April 1931. Retrieved 11 August 2020 – via The Celtic Wiki.
5. "Allan Craig". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
6. "[SFL player] Alan Craig [sic]". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 12 May 2020.