Albert Hughes Craig (born 3 January 1962) is a Scottish former

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, who played as a

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Career

Craig began his career with

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...

in 1981 and made over 150 appearances for the ''Sons'' over a five-year period. A move to

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the 2020–21 Scotti ...

in 1986 was quickly followed by a further transfer to Newcastle United for £95,000 just six months later after impressing in the ''Accies win away at Rangers in the

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; however he played just ten times for the ''Magpies''. Loan spells back at Hamilton and also with

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preceded a move back to Scotland with Dundee in 1989. Craig spent three years at

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before moving to Partick Thistle in August 1992, where he went on to make over 100 league appearances. In 1996, Craig moved to Falkirk before year-long spells with Stenhousemuir and a return to Partick Thistle to finish his career.

Personal life

Off the pitch, Craig received a twelve-month prison sentence in July 2005 after admitting stealing over £40,000 from the Royal Mail in a postal fraud.

Honours

Dundee

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: 1 :: 1991–92

Falkirk

* Scottish Challenge Cup: 1 :: 1996–97

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