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Craig Anthony Lindfield (born 7 September 1988) is an English semi-professional
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who plays as a winger for Airbus UK Broughton who compete in the
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.


Early life

Lindfield attended Brookdale Primary School from 1993 to 2000 and then
Calday Grange Grammar School Calday Grange Grammar School (abbreviated to CGGS; also known as Calday Grange, Calday Grammar or simply Calday due to the difference in spelling to the nearby village of Caldy) is a non-denominational, academically selective grammar school, f ...
between 2000 and 2005, and played
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for his local club Upton CC.


Youth career

He joined the Liverpool Academy in 1996 aged 8, and worked his way up through the club's youth teams. In 2005–06 he won the FA Youth Cup for the first time as a 17-year-old when Liverpool beat Manchester City 3–2 on aggregate, finishing the competition as Liverpools leading goal scorer in the competition. In 2006–07, he scored 3 goals, including 2 in front of the Kop at Anfield in the 7–3 aggregate score against Newcastle in the semi-final of the 2006–07 FA Youth Cup to secure a place in Liverpool's second consecutive final appearance In the final they faced archrivals Manchester United. He scored the opener in the first leg which they lost 2–1. In the return leg, held at Old Trafford on 26 April 2007, Liverpool won 4–3 on penalties when the score stood at 2–2 on aggregate after extra time. Craig scored the second penalty in the penalty shoot-out at the Stretford End, bringing his goal tally to 12 in 12 Youth Cup games.


Senior career


Liverpool

In the summer of 2006 he was promoted from the academy to the first team squad. On 22 July 2006, he made his debut for Liverpool's senior team in a pre-season friendly against Crewe. He scored the only goal when Robbie Fowler back heeled the ball into his path and it was dispatched by him left footed into the top corner of the net as the Reds triumphed 1–0. He was a member of Liverpool's
2008 Dallas Cup The 2008 Dallas Cup was the 29th since its establishment, 12 teams entering in the tournament. The competition was sponsored by Dr Pepper. Liverpool beat UANL Tigres 3–0 in the Championship and won the 2008 Dallas Cup. Standings Bracket A ...
winning side, returning from the US as the tournament's top scorer with 6 goals. In July 2009 he had a double hernia operation and on 11 August 2009 his contract with Liverpool was terminated by mutual consent


Loan spells

On 1 November 2007 he joined
Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 25 November 1862, it is the ...
on a month's loan, and on 3 November 2007 he scored 23 minutes into his league debut against
Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete his ...
which ended in a 2–0 win to the Magpies. He made seven appearances before returning to Liverpool at the end of the loan period. On 18 January 2008 he returned to
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when he joined Chester City in a one-month loan deal. His debut for the club came as a substitute the following day, in a 1–0 loss to his former loan club Notts County, with his final game coming against the same opponents the following month. He then returned to Liverpool. On 22 August 2008 he joined AFC Bournemouth on an initial one-month loan deal and on 30 August on his full debut he scored against
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. His loan was extended until the end of 2008. In January 2009 he gained further Football League experience when he went on loan to
Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete his ...
, where he scored his first goal for the club on 28 February in a league match against Aldershot Town. and he scored his second goal for the club on 21 March 2009 in league match against Exeter City.


Macclesfield Town

He subsequently had trials with Carlisle United and Morecambe before training with Accrington Stanley and later with
Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was wound-up after a High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 ...
and an impressive trial at Macclesfield offered Linfield a contract and he joined Macclesfield Town in December 2009 on a short-term deal, scoring first goal for the Silkmen in a 2–2 draw on his home debut against Morecambe on 26 January 2010 After some impressive performances his contract was extended until the end of the season on 26 February 2010. On 13 March 2010, Linfield scored his second goal for the Silkmen in a 2–0 win over Bury. At the end of the 2009–10 campaign, He was released by the club, along with ten other players at the end of the 2009–10 season.


Accrington Stanley

He re-signed for
Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete his ...
in June 2010 on a one-year contract. His first goal for Stanley in his second spell with the club came on 10 August 2010 when he scored the extra-time winning goal in a
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match to knock
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out of the competition. After suffering a knee injury in late August, on 26 November 2010 he signed a short-term loan deal with Kidderminster Harriers in an attempt to gain match fitness. He made his debut for the club on 30 November in a
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match against
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where he came on for the last 12 minutes. All subsequent football league games were postponed due to the weather and he returned to Accrington on 23 December 2010. In the 2011–12 season he scored for the club as Accrington Stanley beat Dagenham & Redbridge 3–0 and received the man of the match from the sponsors. His second goal came when Accrington Stanley beat Wimbledon 2–0. His third league goal for the club as Accrington Stanley beat
Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was wound-up after a High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 ...
4–0. His fourth league goal for the club as Accrington Stanley beat
Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...
2–1. He finished the last six games of the season as right back due to a shortage of defenders through injuries and suspensions and received high praise from his manager Paul Cook for the performances that he put in during that period. He was rewarded with a new one-year contract and signed on 3 May 2012.


Chester

On 29 May 2013, Chester announced the signing of Lindfield after his Accrington contract came to an end.


FC United of Manchester

On 30 June 2014,
FC United of Manchester Football Club United of Manchester is a semi-professional football club based in Moston, Manchester, England, that competes in the , the seventh tier of the English football league system, and plays home matches at Broadhurst Park. Founded ...
announced the signing of Lindfield after joining from Chester FC. On 4 March 2016 Lindfield was loaned out to Ashton United in a month long deal. The deal got extended on 4 April 2016 until the end of the season.


Marine

Lindfield signed for Marine on 23 July 2016.


Trafford

On 4 March 2017, Lindfield signed for Northern Premier League-side
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.


FC United of Manchester (second spell)

In July 2017 he re-joined
FC United of Manchester Football Club United of Manchester is a semi-professional football club based in Moston, Manchester, England, that competes in the , the seventh tier of the English football league system, and plays home matches at Broadhurst Park. Founded ...
having played a number of pre-season friendlies for the club, scoring four goals.


Nantwich Town

In August 2018 he joined
Nantwich Town Nantwich Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1884 and is nicknamed ''The Dabbers'', a reference to the town's tanning industry. They currently compete in and pla ...
. Whilst at the club he went on dual registration with
Runcorn Town Runcorn Town Football Club is an English association football club based in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. After spending most of their years in the West Cheshire League, they were elected to the North West Counties League in 2010 and are currentl ...
in September 2018.


Curzon Ashton

In January 2019 he joined
Curzon Ashton Curzon Ashton Football Club is an association football club based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1963 and nicknamed "The Nash", the club is affiliated to the Manchester Football Association and currently compete ...
.


Radcliffe

The following month he moved to
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.


Marine (second spell)

In July 2019 he rejoined Marine.


Runcorn Linnets

In January 2020 he joined
Runcorn Linnets Runcorn Linnets F.C. are an English football club based in Runcorn, Cheshire. The club currently plays in the , and is a full member of the Cheshire County Football Association. The club is run by a trust which is a registered society under t ...
.


Colwyn Bay

In January 2022 he moved to
Cymru North The Cymru North is a regional football league in Wales, covering the northern half of the country. It has clubs with semi-professional status and together with the Cymru South, it forms the second tier of the Welsh football league system. The f ...
club
Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay ( cy, Bae Colwyn) is a town, community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic county of Denbighshire. Eight neighbouring communities are incorpo ...
. During his time with Colwyn Bay, Craig helped the team achieve promotion to the
Cymru Premier The Cymru Premier, known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the national football league of Wales. It has both professional and semi-professional status clubs and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. Prior to 200 ...
for the first time in the clubs history. Craig also scored 2 goals in the Welsh Blood Service League Cup final in a 3-1 win over Porthmadog F.C helping secure a league and cup double for the club.


Airbus UK Broughton

In June 2023 he moved to
Cymru North The Cymru North is a regional football league in Wales, covering the northern half of the country. It has clubs with semi-professional status and together with the Cymru South, it forms the second tier of the Welsh football league system. The f ...
club Airbus UK Broughton. Craig scored on his debut in a 3-0 win over Guilsfield F.C.


International career

Lindfield received
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U19 international recognition when he was called up and then selected for the international friendly against
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on 5 September 2006 held at the
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,
Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield. Walsall is th ...
. He also represented his country in the friendly international tournament held in
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in October 2006, scoring two goals against
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in a 3–3 draw on 9 October 2006.


Personal life

He has a first class degree in Sports Journalism and as part of his journalism course he wrote columns for the
Lancashire Telegraph The ''Lancashire Telegraph'', formerly the ''Lancashire Evening Telegraph'', is a local tabloid newspaper distributed in East Lancashire, England. It is edited by Karl Holbrook. There are around twenty towns in the area, including Blackburn, B ...
and the Daily Mail. The degree was from
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and was studied via distance-learning. Following on from completion of this degree he studied for a second degree in Quantity Surveying at Liverpool John Moores University.https://uk.linkedin.com/in/craig-lindfield-81286aa4


Honours

;Liverpool * FA Youth Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07 * Dallas Cup: 2008 *
FA Premier Reserve League The Premier Reserve League (officially known as The Barclays Premier Reserve League for English football sponsorship, sponsorship reasons) was the reserve team league for the top English association football, football teams in the Premier League. ...
: 2007–08 ;F.C. United of Manchester *
Northern Premier League Premier Division The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Division ...
: 2014–15 ;Radcliffe * Promotion Winners 2018-19


References


External links

*
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