Craig Barr

Craig Barr

Personal information
Full name	Craig Barr
Date of birth	29 March 1987 (1987-03-29) (age 24)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Livingston
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006-08	Gretna	50	(5)
2008-10	Queen of the South	28	(1)
2010-	Livingston	31	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Craig Barr (born March 29, 1987 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Livingston, in the Scottish Football League.

Career

Early years

Barr hails from Edinburgh but moved south as a 16-year-old to join Blackburn Rovers and spent almost three years with the Lancashire club.

Gretna

Barr played in the early part of his career with Gretna signing for the club when they were bankrolled by Brooks Mileson. He was part of the squad who won the Scottish Football League 1st division in the 2006/2007 season which earned them promotion into the SPL. In 47 league appearances for Gretna Barr scored 5 goals.

Mileson pulled the plug on the clubs cashflow when his health deteriorated. The club thus became financially stricken and went into administration. Administrators for Gretna laid off their last 40 staff including Barr on 19 May 2008.^[1]

Queen of the South

Barr signed a two year contract with Dumfries based Scottish Football League First Division side Queen of the South on 26 June 2008.^[2]

Said Craig just after signing, "I'm really looking forward to the move. Queens are coming off the back of a fantastic season and I'm excited at the prospect of playing for the Scottish Cup finalists. I know big Neilly MacFarlane, Jamie McQuilken and 'Tosher' from my time at Gretna and also have a lot of respect for ex-Queens player, big Derek Townsley, who I also know well".

After playing 30+ games in his first season with the club, Barr suffered a season ending injury on his knee during pre season of 2009. He has undergone two operations on this injury, with the major one being a complete cruciate reconstruction. As his club refused to pay for this operation, Barr took it upon himself to fund. Due to this matter, he then spent the last 6 months of his contract doing his own rehab away from the club. Barr was among the players announced as released by the club at the end of the 2009/10 season.^[3]

Livingston

Barr signed for Livingston in August 2010.^[4]

References

1. ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Gretna | Gretna lay off remaining 40 staff
2. ^ http://www.qosfc.com/08news.htm
3. ^ "Retained List", www.qosfc.com
4. ^ http://news.scotsman.com/livingstonfc/Barr-signs-on-for-Livingston.6451557.jp

External links

• Craig Barr career stats at Soccerbase

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Name	Barr, Craig
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Date of birth	1987-03-29
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
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