Craig Wight

Craig Wight (born 24 July 1978) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.[1]

Craig Wight
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-07-24) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:23, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

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
  1. "Craig Wight". IFK Mariehamn (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. "Footballers back in the job market". The Guardian. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. "Cumulative Season Statistics". Lindsey Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. "Craig Wight". Cumberland Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. "Keeper Wight returns to Arbroath". BBC Sport. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. "Division Three January moves". BBC Sport. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  7. "2008 Men's Soccer Coaches". Lindsey Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  8. "IRN-BRU SFL First Division Championship.......Hopes, aspirations and challengers". SPFL. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  9. "Gold signs for Berwick". SPFL. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  10. "Craig Wight ny målvakt i IFK efter åländskt fotbollssamarbete". IFK Mariehamn (in Swedish). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  11. "Den ofrivillige tränaren". Nya Åland (in Swedish). 2 September 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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