Craig Clay

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Craig Clay
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Clay playing for York City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Craig William Clay[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-05) 5 May 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Nottingham, England
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Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2008–2010 Chesterfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Chesterfield 27 (1)
2010 → Barrow (loan) 1 (0)
2012 → Alfreton Town (loan) 4 (1)
2013–2014 York City 8 (0)
2014 FC Halifax Town 4 (0)
2014 Worksop Town 9 (0)
2014–2016 Grimsby Town 74 (5)
International career‡
2016– England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:16, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:16, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Craig William Clay (born 5 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, currently a free agent.

Club career

Chesterfield

Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Clay started his career with Chesterfield's youth system in 2008 and was part of the team that won the Youth League.[3][4] He was named Chesterfield's Young Player of the Year for the 2008–09 season.[5] His first involvement with the first team came as an unused substitute in a League Two match against Torquay United on 16 January 2010.[6] He made the bench on a number occasions through the rest of 2009–10, but did not make an appearance.[6]

He signed a two-year professional contract with Chesterfield in June 2010.[7] He made his debut for the club on 18 September 2010, in a 3–0 win over Cheltenham Town at the b2net Stadium, replacing Mark Allott in the 85th minute.[8] On 2 October 2010 he scored his first professional goal with a 25 yard strike during stoppage time to earn a 5–5 draw at home to Crewe Alexandra.[8][9] Clay joined Conference Premier club Barrow on a one-month loan with Chesterfield teammate Tendayi Darikwa on 28 October 2010.[10] His only appearance for Barrow was in a 5–0 defeat away to Rushden & Diamonds on 30 October 2010.[11] He made four appearances and scored one goal for Chesterfield in 2010–11, in which the club was promoted to League One as League Two champions.[8]

Clay was loaned out by Chesterfield for a second time on 20 January 2012, joining Conference Premier side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan.[12][13] He scored Alfreton's third goal in a 3–0 win away at Bath City on his debut on 24 January 2012 with a shot from the edge of the penalty area in the 90th minute.[14][15] Clay finished the loan with one goal in four appearances.[16] He made one more appearance for Chesterfield before the end of 2011–12, which he finished with eight appearances as the club was relegated to League Two.[14]

He signed a new one-year contract with Chesterfield in May 2012.[17] His only goal of 2012–13 came in a 6–1 win over League One Hartlepool United in the FA Cup first round on 3 November 2012.[18] Clay had a double hernia operation in March 2013 and after returning he made one more appearance before the end of the season, as an 89th-minute substitute in a 2–0 victory away to Barnet on 6 April.[18][19] He was released by Chesterfield on 29 April 2013 after making 23 appearances and scoring one goal in 2012–13.[18][20]

York City

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Clay playing for York City in 2013

Clay signed for League Two side York City on a two-year contract 17 May 2013.[21][22] He made his debut in a 1–0 home win over Northampton Town on 3 August 2013, in the first game of 2013–14.[23] Having made 10 appearances for York, Clay left the club by mutual consent on 13 January 2014, along with Jamal Fyfield.[24]

FC Halifax Town and Worksop Town

He signed for Conference Premier outfit FC Halifax Town on a one-month contract on 16 January 2014 and made his debut two days later in a 1–1 home draw with Cambridge United.[25][26][16] After making four appearances for the club he was released on 24 February 2014.[27] Nearly a month later, Clay signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Worksop Town on 21 March 2014.[28] He made his debut the following day as an 84th-minute substitute for Shane Clarke in a 2–0 away win over Stafford Rangers.[29]

Grimsby Town

On 28 July 2014, Clay signed for Conference Premier side Grimsby Town on a one-year contract, having spent the pre-season on trial.[30] On 15 May 2016, he started for Grimsby as they beat Forest Green Rovers 3–1 at Wembley Stadium in the 2016 National League play-off Final.[31] This meant Grimsby were promoted into League Two, after a six-year absence from the Football League.[31] Clay was released when his contract expired at the end of the season.[32]

International career

Clay made his debut for the England C national team as a substitute in their 2–0 away win over Ukraine under-20s in the International Challenge Trophy on 22 March 2016.[33]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 May 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chesterfield 2009–10[34] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11[8] League Two 3 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 4 1
2011–12[14] League One 5 0 1 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 8 0
2012–13[18] League Two 19 0 2 1 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 23 1
Total 27 1 3 1 1 0 4 0 35 2
Barrow (loan) 2010–11[11] Conference Premier 1 0 — — — 1 0
Alfreton Town (loan) 2011–12[16] Conference Premier 4 1 — — 0 0 4 1
York City 2013–14[23] League Two 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
FC Halifax Town 2013–14[16] Conference Premier 4 0 — — — 4 0
Worksop Town 2013–14[35] NPL Premier Division 9 0 — — — 9 0
Grimsby Town 2014–15[16] Conference Premier 39 2 2 0 — 6[lower-alpha 2] 0 47 2
2015–16[16] National League 35 3 4 0 — 5[lower-alpha 3] 0 44 3
Total 74 5 6 0 — 11 0 91 5
Career total 127 7 10 1 2 0 15 0 154 8
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, three in Conference Premier play-offs
  3. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, two in National League play-offs

Honours

Grimsby Town

References

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