Craig Ravenscroft
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Anthony Ravenscroft[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker, right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1993 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Brentford | 9 | (1) |
| → Woking (loan) | |||
| 1996 | Kingstonian | ||
| 1996–1997 | Bishop's Stortford | ||
| 1997–1998 | Hayes | ||
| 1998–1999 | Chertsey Town | ||
| 2000 | Wealdstone | ||
| 2001 | Hemel Hempstead Town | ||
| 2004 | Chertsey Town | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Craig Anthony Ravenscoft (born 20 December 1974) is an English retired footballer. He began his career at Brentford, before dropping into non-league football.
Career
Brentford
Ravenscroft began his career as a youth at Brentford and signed trainee forms prior to the beginning of the 1991–92 season.[2] He signed a short-term contract after completing his traineeship at the end of the 1992–93 season.[3] After signing a longer contract, Ravenscroft scored his first senior goal on 27 November 1993 in a 3–1 Division Two away win over Huddersfield Town and made 9 appearances during the 1993–94 season.[4][5] Ravenscroft made only two appearances during the 1994–95 season, starting in a 1–0 league victory over Shrewsbury Town on 1 October 1994 and replacing Robert Taylor in a 3–1 Football League Trophy first round replay win over Gillingham on 8 November.[6] During the 1995–96 season, Ravenscroft was an unused substitute for league games against Rotherham United and Bristol City in September 1995 and made what would be his final appearance for the club in a 3–0 league win over Peterborough United on 21 October.[7] He started the match and was substituted for Carl Asaba.[7] Ravenscroft departed the club in August 1996, having made 12 appearances and scored one goal in his Brentford career.[8]
Non-league
Ravenscroft joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Kingstonian in August 1996 and joined Bishop's Stortford,[9] of the same division, in October 1996. He made a goalscoring appearance in a 2–0 win over Aylesbury United on 12 October.[10] Ravenscroft stepped up a level to sign for Conference side Hayes on 1 August 1997.[11] He departed the club at the end of the 1997–98 season and played the following year with Chertsey Town.[12] Ravenscroft joined Isthmian League Division One side Wealdstone in 2000. Ravenscroft dropped down to join Isthmian League Division Two side Hemel Hempstead Town in 2001. He played and scored in a pre-season friendly for Isthmian League Premier Division side Hendon against former club Wealdstone in July 2002.[13] Ravenscroft's last known club was Isthmian League Division Two side Chertsey Town, whom he joined in July 2004.[13]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1993–94[11] | Second Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 1994–95[14] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96[14] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy.
References
- ↑ "Craig Ravenscroft". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 82.
- ↑ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 402. ISBN 9781906796723.
- ↑ "Brentford FC - On this day - our look back at Brentford...". Facebook. 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 479.
- ↑ Griffin Gazette versus AFC Bournemouth 29/04/95. Quay Design of Poole. 1995. pp. 34–35.
- 1 2 Griffin Gazette versus AFC Bournemouth 04/05/96. Quay Design of Poole. 1996. pp. 30–31.
- ↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 131. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ "Match Details - Kingstonian 0-1 Aylesbury United - ILPD - 27th August 1996". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ↑ "Match Details - Bishop's Stortford 2-0 Aylesbury United - ILPD - 12th October 1996". Aylesbury United FC. 1996-10-12. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- 1 2 "Craig Ravenscroft | Football Stats | No Club | Age 39 | 1993-1998". Soccer Base. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ↑ Brentford Matchday Magazine versus Scarborough 27/02/99. Charlton, London: Morganprint. 1999. p. 19.
- 1 2 "Greensnet - Official Hendon FC: News - July 2002". Hendonfc.net. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- 1 2 http://www.legendspublishing.net/90/BBB90sampler.pdf
