David Craig (born 8 June 1944) is a Northern Irish retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. His position was

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. He joined

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

in 1966 and went on to make 460 appearances for the club, scoring seven goals. He left the club in 1978 after retiring from the game, and remains seventh-highest appearance-maker for the club. David now resides in the Northumbrian village of

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& runs the local Cricket Club, the kidney breathers. Craig was part of the Newcastle team that won the

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1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

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Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database profileDavid James Craig Player Profile (toon1892.com)
1944 births Living people Association footballers from Belfast Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Newcastle United F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. guest players Northern Ireland men's international footballers Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football fullbacks {{NorthernIreland-footy-bio-stub