Craig Burley

Craig Burley
Personal information
Full name Craig William Burley[1]
Date of birth (1971-09-24) 24 September 1971 (age 53)[1]
Place of birth Ayr,[1] Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1997 Chelsea 113 (7)
1997–1999 Celtic 64 (20)
1999–2003 Derby County 73 (10)
2003 Dundee 2 (0)
2004 Preston North End 4 (0)
2004 Walsall 5 (0)
Total 261 (37)
International career
1992–1993 Scotland U21[3] 7 (0)
1995–2003 Scotland 46 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Craig William Burley (born 24 September 1971) is a Scottish former professional footballer and sports television pundit and co-commentator for ESPN.

As a player he was a midfielder from 1989 until 2004, notably playing in the Premier League for Chelsea and Derby County and in the Scottish Premier League for Celtic. He also played for Dundee and finished his career in the Football League with Preston North End and Walsall. He earned 46 caps for Scotland, scoring 3 goals.

Since retiring and working as a pundit amongst others he has worked for BBC Sport, ESPN and BT Sport.

  1. ^ a b c d "Craig Burley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Craig Burley: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Craig Burley". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.