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Personal Profile

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Full Name:
Craig George Liddle
Role:
Centre Back
Position:
Centre Back
Born:
21 October 1971
Birthplace:
Chester-le-Street ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Country:
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Citizenship:
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Height:
-
Foot:
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Career Progression

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

1990-91 Aston Villa Reserves
July 1988: Aged 16, 1st Year YTS professional

Youth Career

66

Youth Appearances

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

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Youth
Goals
1989-90 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 22 | โœ… 22 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

1989-90 YthCups ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

1988-89 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 36 | โœ… 36 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 8 |

Reserve Career

35

Reserve Appearances

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

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Reserve
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1990-91 PCL ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | โœ… 15 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ6 |
1989-90 PCL ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | โœ… 15 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 |

1990-91 BSC ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1989-90 BSC ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

First Team Career

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Transfer History

Transfer In

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Season:
1988-89
From:
Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Fee:
Youth
Date:
1 July 1988
Age:
16
Under:
Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Loans Out

None

Transfer Out

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Season:
1990-91
From:
Blyth Spartans ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Fee:
Free
Date:
30 June 1991
Age:
19
Under:
Jozef Vengloลก ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

Club Career

Previous Clubs

-1988 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

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Subsequent Clubs

1991-94 Blyth Spartans ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1994-98 Middlesbrough ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1998-05 Darlington ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Played Under

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Honours

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

๐Ÿฅˆ 1988-89 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup Runner Up
๐Ÿ† 1989-90 Midland Youth League Winner
๐Ÿฅˆ 1989-90 Midland Youth League Cup Runner Up

Villa Career

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Villa Goals

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Villa Assists

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Competition Record

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League Appearances
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FA Cup
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League Cup
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European
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Competition Breakdown

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League

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League Cup

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Europe

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First Team Debut

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

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Season Record

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Division Record

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PL Appearances
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Division One
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League Record

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League Appearances

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League Breakdown

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Premier League

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Championship

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First Division

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Second Division

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Third Division

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League Seasons

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League Appearances

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FA Cup Record

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

FA Cup Appearances

FA Cup
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FA Cup
Assists

FA Cup
per Game

FA Cup Seasons

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FA Cup Appearances

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

League Cup Record

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

League Cup Appearances

League Cup
Goals

League Cup
Assists

League Cup
per Game

League Cup Seasons

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

League Cup Appearances

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

European Record

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European Appearances

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Assists

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European Seasons

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

European Appearances

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Other Appearance Record

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Other Appearances

Other
Goals

Other
Assists

Other
per Game

Other Appearances

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Unused Substitute Record

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Villa Appearances

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Unused Substitute Appearances

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Cautions & Sending Off Record

Bookings /
Cautions

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Sendings
Off

Sendings Off

CB Craig Liddle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Cautions

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International Career

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Full International Record
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Career Notes

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Biography

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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