Craig Liddle

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Craig Liddle

Personal information
Full name	Craig George Liddle
Date of birth	(1971-10-21) 21 October 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Chester-le-Street, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Middlesbrough (academy manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1991	Aston Villa	0	(0)
1991–1994	Blyth Spartans
1994–1998	Middlesbrough	30	(0)
1998	→ Darlington (loan)	16	(0)
1998–2005	Darlington	321	(19)
2012	Darlington	0	(0)
Managerial career
2009	Darlington (caretaker)
2009	Darlington (caretaker)
2010	Darlington (caretaker)
2011–2012	Darlington (caretaker)
2017	Middlesbrough (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Craig George Liddle (born 21 October 1971 in Chester-le-Street, County Durham)^[2] is an English former professional footballer, who played in central defence. During his playing career, made more than 300 appearances in the Football League, playing four years for Middlesbrough, as well as a seven-year spell at Darlington.^[2]

He became manager of Middlesbrough's Academy in January 2017, and in December of that year was appointed first-team caretaker manager after Garry Monk's dismissal.