Gary Croft

Date of birth17 February 1974
Place of birthBurton-on-Trent
NationalityEnglish
Weight74 kg
Height1.75 m
PositionDefender/Left back

Injuries and the competition for places in defence made the 2000-01 campaign another indifferent season for Gary at Ipswich Town.

He was in the starting line-up for the season's opener at Tottenham Hotspur but Fabian Wilnis then took over from him in the next game and Gary was unable to win his place back, apart from a couple of brief spells when Wilnis was injured.

However he did enough in these games to show that when fully fit he can still do a useful job for the team.

A talented defender, Gary joined Cardiff City on loan in March 2002 and, despite dropping down to Division Two, was pleased to complete a permanent move to Ninian Park in the summer.

Gary joined Grimsby Town in August 2005 with a one-year contract that was extended to June 2007 in June 2006.

He joined Lincoln City in July 2007 with a one-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Grimsby Town 07 Jul 1992 29 Mar 1996
Blackburn Rovers 29 Mar 1996 21 Sep 1999
Ipswich Town 21 Sep 1999 16 Jul 2002
Wigan Athletic 16 Jan 2002 16 Feb 2002 L
Cardiff City 16 Jul 2002 30 Jun 2005
Grimsby Town 05 Aug 2005 30 Jun 2007
Burton Albion 09 Jul 2007 14 Jul 2007 T
Lincoln City 27 Jul 2007 30 Jun 2008

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1994-95 Grimsby Town FA Cup 1
1996-97 Blackburn Rovers League Cup 2
1996-97 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 4
1
1997-98 Blackburn Rovers FA Cup 2
1997-98 Blackburn Rovers League Cup 3
1997-98 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 19
4
1
1
1998-99 Blackburn Rovers FA Cup 2
2
1998-99 Blackburn Rovers League Cup 1
1998-99 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 10
2
1
2000-01 Ipswich Town FA Cup 1
2000-01 Ipswich Town League Cup 3
1
1
2000-01 Ipswich Town Premier League 6
2
1
2001-02 Cardiff City League Division 2 3
3
1
2001-02 Cardiff City League Division 2 Play-Offs 2
2001-02 Wigan Athletic League Division 2 7
1
2002-03 Cardiff City FA Cup 3
1
1
2002-03 Cardiff City League Cup 2
1
2002-03 Cardiff City League Division 2 39
4
1
4
2002-03 Cardiff City League Division 2 Play-Offs
2
1
2003-04 Cardiff City FA Cup
1
2003-04 Cardiff City League Division 1 23
4
1
3
1
2004-05 Cardiff City League Championship
1
2005-06 Grimsby Town League Cup 1
2005-06 Grimsby Town League Two 26
7
5
2005-06 Grimsby Town League Two Play-Offs 2
1
1
2006-07 Grimsby Town FA Cup 2
2006-07 Grimsby Town Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
1
2006-07 Grimsby Town League Cup 1
1
2006-07 Grimsby Town League Two 26
2
3
2007-08 Lincoln City FA Cup 2
2007-08 Lincoln City League Two 20
1
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1994-95 England Toulon Under-21 4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
06 Jun 1995 England v Brazil L 0-2 Toulon Under-21 Group B
08 Jun 1995 England v Malaysia W 2-0 Toulon Under-21 Group B
10 Jun 1995 England v Angola W 1-0 Toulon Under-21 Group B
12 Jun 1995 France v England L 2-0 Toulon Under-21 Semi-final


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.