Sean Crighton (born 26 March 1990) is a former Scottish

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and coach who is currently B team manager at Queen's Park. Crighton began his career with St Mirren, and has also played for Montrose, Elgin City,

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and Dumbarton. During his playing time at Stenhousemuir, Crighton performed the role of

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Playing career

Crighton began his career as a youth player with

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club St Mirren, spending a season on loan with Montrose before moving permanently to the club in June 2009. After three years and almost 100 appearances, Crighton left Montrose to sign a two-year contract with Elgin City in 2012, spending two seasons with the side before being released at the end of the 2013–14 season. Crighton subsequently signed for hometown club

in June 2014, helping the club win

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. Crighton was released by Morton shortly after the league win, moving east to sign with

after just a month without a club. After his spell with the Diamonds, he signed for a season with

where he captained the club to the League One title, before joining newly promoted

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side

in July 2017. Crighton left Brechin at the end of the 2017–18 season. On 3 May 2018, Crighton agreed a deal to return for a second spell at

, remaining with the club until May 2021. He then signed for

. After two seasons with the Warriors, Crighton joined Dumbarton in May 2023. He signed an extended deal and helped the club to promotion via the play-offs in his first season as a Sons player, before leaving to become a manager of the B team at Queen's Park in June 2024.

Coaching career

In April 2018, Crighton was promoted to head of the academy pathway at

. He left his role in August 2019, to take up coaching positions with the Airdrieonians first team and the Hamilton Academical youth academy. After the departure of manager Stephen Swift, Crighton was named as

on 7 December 2022. He performed the role until the appointment of

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as manager on 3 January 2023.

Career total

Honours

Morton

: 2014–15

Livingston

: 2016–17

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crighton, Sean 1990 births Living people Footballers from Greenock Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders St Mirren F.C. players Montrose F.C. players Elgin City F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Greenock Morton F.C. non-playing staff Hamilton Academical F.C. non-playing staff Stenhousemuir F.C. players Association football coaches Stenhousemuir F.C. managers Scottish Professional Football League managers Dumbarton F.C. players