1. Stephen Daniel Crainey was born on 22 June 1981 and is a Scottish former professional footballer whose most recent job was as assistant manager for Bolton Wanderers.
20 Facts About Stephen Crainey
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Stephen Crainey joined AFC Fylde in December 2015 for a brief spell.
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Stephen Crainey played for the Scotland national team on twelve occasions.
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Stephen Crainey made a total of 58 appearances for the Hoops.
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Stephen Crainey featured in the heavy defeats that quickly ended John Carver's hopes of becoming the permanent Leeds manager.
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Stephen Crainey later regained his place, but then was dropped again before suffering an injury.
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Stephen Crainey's recovery coincided with the return to fitness of loan player Robbie Elliott who was regarded as Dennis Wise's first choice left-back.
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Elliott featured on the bench for the game against Leicester City on 13 March 2007, in his first outing since returning from injury, but Stephen Crainey was not even included in the squad as Wise chose to start Armando Sa in that role.
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Stephen Crainey was eventually released at the end of his Leeds contract on 15 May 2007 as the Whites were relegated to League One.
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On 9 July 2007, Stephen Crainey signed for Blackpool in a one-year deal with an option for a further year.
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Stephen Crainey was named in the Press Association's Championship "Team of the Week" on 4 February 2008.
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On 22 January 2011, in a home defeat to Sunderland, Stephen Crainey suffered an ankle injury that saw him miss part of Blackpool's debut season in the Premier League.
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On 26 November 2011, Stephen Crainey scored his second League goal for Blackpool in a draw against Birmingham City at Bloomfield Road.
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On 11 February 2012, Stephen Crainey scored his third League goal for Blackpool in a draw against Portsmouth with a free kick into the top right hand corner.
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Stephen Crainey signed a one-year deal with Wigan Athletic in June 2013.
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Stephen Crainey left the club at the end of June 2014 when his contract expired.
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On 16 November 2010 Stephen Crainey made a return to the Scotland set up under Craig Levein for a friendly against the Faroe Islands at Pittodrie to claim his seventh cap.
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Stephen Crainey returned to his U-23's team role on 4 May 2022.
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Stephen Crainey moved to Wigan Athletic in November 2022, becoming a youth team coach.
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Stephen Crainey was appointed as joint assistant manager at Bolton Wanderers in June 2024, joining existing assistant Peter Atherton.