Craig Wight
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 July 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002 | LW Blue Raiders | 13 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Cumberland Phoenix | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2002 | Arbroath | 41 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Livingston | 18 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Arbroath | 15 | (0) |
2008 | East Fife | 11 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Raith Rovers | 0 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Cowdenbeath | 2 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Berwick Rangers | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Mariehamn | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → FC Åland (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Stirling Albion | 5 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2008 | LW Blue Raiders (assistant) | ||
2012–2014 | Cowdenbeath (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2014–2015 | Berwick Rangers (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2016–2017 | FC Åland (assistant) | ||
2016 | FC Åland (interim) | ||
2018 | Stirling Albion (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2018–2020 | Carlisle United (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2020–2022 | Yeovil Town (goalkeeping coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Craig Wight (born 24 July 1978) is a former Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]
Club career
Wight started his career with Arbroath in 1997, before leaving in 2002.[2] He spent time at the Kentucky-based Lindsey Wilson College[3] and Tennessee-based Cumberland University in America,[4] before returning to Scotland to play for Livingston. He then returned to Arbroath in 2007,[5] before joining East Fife in the January 2008 transfer market.[6]
After a short career break, in which he returned to the Lindsey Wilson College to assume the position of assistant manager,[7] Wight returned with First Division side Raith Rovers, but failed to make an appearance before joining fellow First Division side Cowdenbeath, initially as a goalkeeping coach.[8] Wight made two appearances during his time with the Cowdenbeath-based side.
After a short spell with lower division side Berwick Rangers as a player-goalkeeping coach,[9] Wight moved to Finland to join Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn in 2016, while also working as a goalkeeping coach and assistant manager for Kakkonen side FC Åland.[10] He was named interim manager for the end of the 2016 season.[11]
References
- ^ "Craig Wight". IFK Mariehamn (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Footballers back in the job market". The Guardian. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Cumulative Season Statistics". Lindsey Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Craig Wight". Cumberland Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Keeper Wight returns to Arbroath". BBC Sport. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Division Three January moves". BBC Sport. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "2008 Men's Soccer Coaches". Lindsey Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "IRN-BRU SFL First Division Championship.......Hopes, aspirations and challengers". SPFL. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Gold signs for Berwick". SPFL. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Craig Wight ny målvakt i IFK efter åländskt fotbollssamarbete". IFK Mariehamn (in Swedish). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Den ofrivillige tränaren". Nya Åland (in Swedish). 2 September 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
External links
- Craig Wight at Soccerway
- Craig Wight at Soccerbase
- 2002–03 Stats
- Profile at Mariehamn Official Website
- CS1 Swedish-language sources (sv)
- Articles with short description
- Use dmy dates from April 2022
- Soccerway template with ID not in Wikidata
- Soccerbase player ID not in Wikidata
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Livingston F.C. players
- Arbroath F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Berwick Rangers F.C. players
- IFK Mariehamn players
- Stirling Albion F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Kakkonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- FC Åland players
- Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders men's soccer players
- Cumberland University alumni
- Carlisle United F.C. non-playing staff
- Yeovil Town F.C. non-playing staff
- Association football goalkeeping coaches
- All stub articles
- Scottish football goalkeeper stubs