First called-up by Lawrie McMenemy in 1999, Stephen Craigan had to wait for Sammy McIlroy to cap him for the first time in 2003, Lawrie Sanchez to make him a squad regular the following year, and Nigel Worthington to award him the captaincy in 2010...
Name: Stephen James Craigan
Born: 29 October 1976, Newtownards
Height: 6.01 ft
Weight: 13.01 st
Position: Left-Back / Centre-Back
Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full Caps (2003-2011), 1 'B' Cap (2003), Youth.
Club Honours: (with Partick) Scottish First Division Champion 2001/02; Scottish Second Division Champion 2000/01; (with Motherwell) Scottish Cup Runner-Up 2010/11; Scottish League Cup Runner-Up 2004/05.
Club Career:
Clubs
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Seasons
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Signed
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Fee
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League
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FA Cup
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FL Cup
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Europe
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Other
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Comber Boys
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Youth
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Bloomfield BC
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Youth
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St Andrews BC
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Youth
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Bangor
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Youth
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0 (0)/0
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Motherwell
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94/95-99/00
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Sep-94
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11(11)/0
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1(1)/0
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0(2)/0
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Blantyre Vic.
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94/95
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Sep-94
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Loan
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Partick Th.
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00/01-02/03
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Jun-00
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Free
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102 (1)/1
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9(0)/0
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6(0)/0
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4(0)/0
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Motherwell
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03/04-11/12
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Jun-03
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Free
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286 (5)/5
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20(1)/1
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20(0)/1
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4(0)/0
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TOTALS
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389(17)/6
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30(2)/1
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26(2)/1
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4(0)/0
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4(0)/0
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Coaching Career:
Motherwell Caretaker-Manager (Jun-09)
Northern Ireland U19 Assistant Manager (Sep-12 - Apr-13); Manager (Apr-13 - date)
Biography:
After 54 caps, including five as captain, Craigan retired from international football in July 2011 at the age of 34 having been an incredibly passionate and popular member of the Northern Ireland team. He retired from club football at the end of the 2011/12 season and set his sights on a career in the media.
Craigan has remained actively involved in football, joining up with the Northern Ireland under-19 set-up in September 2012, officially being unveiled as assistant-manager the following month. He was promoted to manager in April 2013. In July 2015 he was appointed U20 coach at Motherwell and in September was appointed joint-caretaker-manager along with Stephen Robinson. In August 2016 Craigan left his role in the Northern Ireland set-up due to his commitments at Motherwell.
Craigan now focuses most of his time on media work.
More to follow.
Official Motherwell Website
More to follow.
Official Motherwell Website
Official Irish FA Website
StephenCraigan.com
StephenCraigan.com
Mr Motherwell
Northern Ireland Cap Details:
12-02-2003 Finland............ H L 0-1 FR sub
29-03-2003 Armenia............ A L 0-1 ECQ
02-04-2003 Greece............. H L 0-2 ECQ
31-03-2004 Estonia............ A W 1-0 FR
28-04-2004 Serbia & Montenegro H D 1-1 FR
30-05-2004 Barbados........... A D 1-1 FR
02-06-2004 St Kitts & Nevis... A W 2-0 FR
06-06-2004 Trinidad & Tobago.. A W 3-0 FR
18-08-2004 Switzerland........ A D 0-0 FR
04-09-2004 Poland............. H L 0-3 WCQ
09-02-2005 Canada............. H L 0-1 FR sub
04-06-2005 Germany............ H L 1-4 FR
17-08-2005 Malta.............. A D 1-1 FR
03-09-2005 Azerbaijan......... H W 2-0 WCQ
07-09-2005 England............ H W 1-0 WCQ
08-10-2005 Wales.............. H L 2-3 WCQ
12-10-2005 Austria............ A L 0-2 WCQ
15-11-2005 Portugal........... H D 1-1 FR
01-03-2006 Estonia............ H W 1-0 FR
21-05-2006 Uruguay............ N L 0-1 FR
26-05-2006 Romania............ N L 0-2 FR
16-08-2006 Finland............ A W 2-1 FR
02-09-2006 Iceland............ H L 0-3 ECQ
06-09-2006 Spain.............. H W 3-2 ECQ
07-10-2006 Denmark............ A D 0-0 ECQ
11-10-2006 Latvia............. H W 1-0 ECQ
06-02-2007 Wales.............. H D 0-0 FR
24-03-2007 Liechtenstein...... A W 4-1 ECQ
28-03-2007 Sweden............. H W 2-1 ECQ
22-08-2007 Liechtenstein...... H W 3-1 ECQ
17-10-2007 Sweden............. A D 1-1 ECQ
17-11-2007 Denmark............ H W 2-1 ECQ
21-11-2007 Spain.............. A L 0-1 ECQ
06-02-2008 Bulgaria........... H L 0-1 FR sub
26-03-2008 Georgia............ H W 4-1 FR
20-08-2008 Scotland........... A D 0-0 FR
06-09-2008 Slovakia........... A L 1-2 WCQ
10-09-2008 Czech Republic..... H D 0-0 WCQ
11-02-2009 San Marino......... A W 3-0 WCQ
28-03-2009 Poland............. H W 3-2 WCQ
12-08-2009 Israel............. H D 1-1 FR
05-09-2009 Poland............. A D 1-1 WCQ
09-09-2009 Slovakia........... H L 0-2 WCQ
14-10-2009 Czech Republic..... A D 0-0 WCQ
14-11-2009 Serbia............. H L 0-1 FR
03-03-2010 Albania............ A L 0-1 FR
26-05-2010 Turkey............. N L 0-2 FR
30-05-2010 Chile.............. A L 0-1 FR
11-08-2010 Montenegro......... A L 0-2 FR
03-09-2010 Slovenia........... A W 1-0 ECQ
08-10-2010 Italy.............. H D 0-0 ECQ
12-10-2010 Faroe Islands...... A D 1-1 ECQ
09-02-2011 Serbia............. A L 1-2 ECQ
29-03-2011 Slovenia........... H D 0-0 ECQ
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Summary: 51(3)/0. Won 17, Drew 16, Lost 21.
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Northern Ireland B Cap Details:
20-05-2003 Scotland Future.... H L 1-2 FR
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Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.
Record as Captain:
Picture courtesy of Redneck Rich from the OWC forum (more here)
Northern Ireland Cap Details:
12-02-2003 Finland............ H L 0-1 FR sub
29-03-2003 Armenia............ A L 0-1 ECQ
02-04-2003 Greece............. H L 0-2 ECQ
31-03-2004 Estonia............ A W 1-0 FR
28-04-2004 Serbia & Montenegro H D 1-1 FR
30-05-2004 Barbados........... A D 1-1 FR
02-06-2004 St Kitts & Nevis... A W 2-0 FR
06-06-2004 Trinidad & Tobago.. A W 3-0 FR
18-08-2004 Switzerland........ A D 0-0 FR
04-09-2004 Poland............. H L 0-3 WCQ
09-02-2005 Canada............. H L 0-1 FR sub
04-06-2005 Germany............ H L 1-4 FR
17-08-2005 Malta.............. A D 1-1 FR
03-09-2005 Azerbaijan......... H W 2-0 WCQ
07-09-2005 England............ H W 1-0 WCQ
08-10-2005 Wales.............. H L 2-3 WCQ
12-10-2005 Austria............ A L 0-2 WCQ
15-11-2005 Portugal........... H D 1-1 FR
01-03-2006 Estonia............ H W 1-0 FR
21-05-2006 Uruguay............ N L 0-1 FR
26-05-2006 Romania............ N L 0-2 FR
16-08-2006 Finland............ A W 2-1 FR
02-09-2006 Iceland............ H L 0-3 ECQ
06-09-2006 Spain.............. H W 3-2 ECQ
07-10-2006 Denmark............ A D 0-0 ECQ
11-10-2006 Latvia............. H W 1-0 ECQ
06-02-2007 Wales.............. H D 0-0 FR
24-03-2007 Liechtenstein...... A W 4-1 ECQ
28-03-2007 Sweden............. H W 2-1 ECQ
22-08-2007 Liechtenstein...... H W 3-1 ECQ
17-10-2007 Sweden............. A D 1-1 ECQ
17-11-2007 Denmark............ H W 2-1 ECQ
21-11-2007 Spain.............. A L 0-1 ECQ
06-02-2008 Bulgaria........... H L 0-1 FR sub
26-03-2008 Georgia............ H W 4-1 FR
20-08-2008 Scotland........... A D 0-0 FR
06-09-2008 Slovakia........... A L 1-2 WCQ
10-09-2008 Czech Republic..... H D 0-0 WCQ
11-02-2009 San Marino......... A W 3-0 WCQ
28-03-2009 Poland............. H W 3-2 WCQ
12-08-2009 Israel............. H D 1-1 FR
05-09-2009 Poland............. A D 1-1 WCQ
09-09-2009 Slovakia........... H L 0-2 WCQ
14-10-2009 Czech Republic..... A D 0-0 WCQ
14-11-2009 Serbia............. H L 0-1 FR
03-03-2010 Albania............ A L 0-1 FR
26-05-2010 Turkey............. N L 0-2 FR
30-05-2010 Chile.............. A L 0-1 FR
11-08-2010 Montenegro......... A L 0-2 FR
03-09-2010 Slovenia........... A W 1-0 ECQ
08-10-2010 Italy.............. H D 0-0 ECQ
12-10-2010 Faroe Islands...... A D 1-1 ECQ
09-02-2011 Serbia............. A L 1-2 ECQ
29-03-2011 Slovenia........... H D 0-0 ECQ
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Summary: 51(3)/0. Won 17, Drew 16, Lost 21.
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Northern Ireland B Cap Details:
20-05-2003 Scotland Future.... H L 1-2 FR
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Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.
Record as Captain:
Span
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First Match
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Pl
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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GD
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Win %
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Pts %
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W/L
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2010-11
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26/05/10
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5
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1
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0
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4
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1
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8
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-7
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20.0%
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20.0%
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-3
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Picture courtesy of Redneck Rich from the OWC forum (more here)
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