Craig Pettigrew (born 25 November 1986 in Irvine),[1] is a Scottish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Glenafton Athletic in the West of Scotland Football League. He has previously played for Kilwinning Rangers, Stranraer and Auchinleck Talbot (twice), Dumbarton and Ayr United.

Craig Pettigrew
Personal information
Full name Craig Pettigrew
Date of birth (1986-11-25) 25 November 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Glenafton Athletic
Youth career
0000–2007 Ayr United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Ayr United 16 (0)
2008–2014 Auchinleck Talbot ? (?)
2014–2016 Stranraer 65 (2)
2016–2017 Dumbarton 12 (0)
2017 Stranraer 10 (0)
2017 Auchinleck Talbot ? (?)
2017–2019 Kilwinning Rangers ? (?)
2019-2021 Glenafton Athletic 22 (2)
2021 St Cadoc's ? (?)
2021- Glenafton Athletic 116 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2024

Career

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Craig, predominantly a right back and centre-back began his career at Ayr United making 18 appearances. He was released by the club in Summer 2008, and joined Auchinleck Talbot, he spent five years with the West of Scotland Super League Premier Division side winning the Junior Cup three times.[2]

In June 2014 he joined Scottish League One side Stranraer. After two seasons with the Stair Park men he joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on a one-year deal,[3][4] however, he left the club in January 2017 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[5] Shortly after leaving Dumbarton, Pettigrew re-signed for League One side Stranraer.[6] He left the club in May 2017,[7] rejoining Auchinleck a month later.[8] He left Talbot after three months, and joined Kilwinning Rangers.[9] In 2019, Pettigrew signed for Glenafton Athletic, and after a brief spell at St Cadoc's, returned to Glenafton in 2021.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Craig Pettigrew". Dumbarton F.C. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ O'Donnell, Jim. "Pettigrew clinches Stranraer switch". Evening Times. Newsquest. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ^ Findlay, Alan (26 May 2016). "Pettigrew joints Sons". Dumbarton F.C. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Dumbarton sign Craig Pettigrew from Stranraer". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ Findlay, Alan (8 January 2017). "Transfer window - 'Petts' leaves DFC". Dumbarton F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Craig Pettigrew Returns". Stranraer F.C. 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  7. ^ "New Beginnings". Stranraer F.C. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  8. ^ "TALBOT WEEKLY NEWS". Auchinleck Talbot F.C. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Kilwinning Rangers are delighted to welcome Craig Pettigrew to the club #steadythebuffs". Twitter. Kilwinning Rangers F.C. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  10. ^ "Squad: Craig Pettigrew". Glenafton Athletic. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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