John Craggs (born 31 October 1948) is an English former

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 ...

who spent all of his playing career in the North East of England. He played over 400 times for Middlesbrough but also had spells at

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 ...

and

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

. After 52 League appearances at

, Middlesbrough paid a then club record £60,000 fee to bring Craggs to Teesside in 1971. After a testimonial match against Newcastle United in the summer of 1982, Craggs left Middlesbrough to re-join his former club before ending his playing days at

. He thereafter took up a coaching role at Hartlepool United.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Craggs, John 1948 births Living people Footballers from County Durham Association football fullbacks Middlesbrough F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. non-playing staff English footballers