Tommy Craig
| Date of birth | 21 November 1950 |
| Place of birth | Glasgow |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Position | Midfielder |
With Newcastle United, League Cup runner-up 1976.
After joining Sheffield Wednesday for a record fee for a teenager, Tommy's career was rejuvenated when he replaced Terry Hibbitt in Newcastle's midfield. He later became a member of the Magpies coaching staff.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | 01 May 1969 | 01 Dec 1974 | |
| Newcastle United | 01 Dec 1974 | 01 Jan 1978 | |
| Aston Villa | 01 Jan 1978 | 01 Jul 1978 | |
| Swansea City | 01 Jul 1978 | 01 Mar 1982 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1974-75 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1974-75 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 19 | 1 |
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| 1975-76 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 7 | 1 |
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| 1975-76 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 8 | 1 |
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| 1975-76 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 39 | 1 |
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| 1976-77 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1976-77 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1976-77 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 40 | 8 |
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| 1977-78 | Aston Villa | League Division One | 4 | ||||
| 1977-78 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1977-78 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1977-78 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 24 | 3 |
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| 1977-78 | Newcastle United | UEFA Cup | 4 | 2 |
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| 1978-79 | Aston Villa | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1978-79 | Aston Villa | League Cup | 4 | ||||
| 1978-79 | Aston Villa | League Division One | 23 | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 1974 | Carlisle United v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Jan 1975 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 11 Jan 1975 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 2-5 | League Division One | |
| 18 Jan 1975 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Jan 1975 | Walsall v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 01 Feb 1975 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Feb 1975 | Luton Town v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Feb 1975 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Feb 1975 | Newcastle United v Burnley | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Feb 1975 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Feb 1975 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Mar 1975 | Ipswich Town v Newcastle United | L | 5-4 | League Division One | |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Mar 1975 | Newcastle United v Derby County | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Mar 1975 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Mar 1975 | Leeds United v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1975 | Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 Apr 1975 | Leicester City v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1975 | Newcastle United v Everton | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Apr 1975 | Stoke City v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Apr 1975 | Newcastle United v Arsenal | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Apr 1975 | Newcastle United v Birmingham City | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 Aug 1975 | Ipswich Town v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 20 Aug 1975 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1975 | Newcastle United v Leicester City | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1975 | Derby County v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 30 Aug 1975 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Sep 1975 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1975 | Newcastle United v Southport | W | 6-0 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 13 Sep 1975 | Everton v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Sep 1975 | Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Sep 1975 | Birmingham City v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Oct 1975 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 Oct 1975 | Bristol Rovers v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 11 Oct 1975 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Oct 1975 | Newcastle United v Bristol Rovers | W | 2-0 | League Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 18 Oct 1975 | Newcastle United v Norwich City | W | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Oct 1975 | Stoke City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Nov 1975 | Newcastle United v Arsenal | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Nov 1975 | Leeds United v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Nov 1975 | Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 15 Nov 1975 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 22 Nov 1975 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 29 Nov 1975 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Dec 1975 | Newcastle United v Notts County | W | 1-0 | League Cup | Quarter-final |
| 06 Dec 1975 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Dec 1975 | Leicester City v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Dec 1975 | Newcastle United v Ipswich Town | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1975 | Burnley v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1975 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Jan 1976 | Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 07 Jan 1976 | Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 10 Jan 1976 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Jan 1976 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Cup | Semi-final 1st leg |
| 17 Jan 1976 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Jan 1976 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | W |
3-1 Agg: 3-2 |
League Cup | Semi-final 2nd leg |
| 24 Jan 1976 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 28 Jan 1976 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | W | 5-0 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 31 Jan 1976 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 07 Feb 1976 | Newcastle United v Derby County | W | 4-3 | League Division One | |
| 14 Feb 1976 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | D | 3-3 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 18 Feb 1976 | Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 5th round replay |
| 21 Feb 1976 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Feb 1976 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | FA Cup | 5th round 2nd replay |
| 28 Feb 1976 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Cup | Final |
| 03 Mar 1976 | Newcastle United v Stoke City | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Mar 1976 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Mar 1976 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Mar 1976 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | L | 3-4 | League Division One | |
| 27 Mar 1976 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1976 | Newcastle United v Leeds United | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1976 | Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1976 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United | L | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1976 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1976 | Newcastle United v Burnley | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Apr 1976 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1976 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 21 Aug 1976 | Newcastle United v Derby County | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Aug 1976 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Aug 1976 | Newcastle United v Bristol City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1976 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Sep 1976 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Sep 1976 | Leeds United v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1976 | Newcastle United v Stoke City | W | 3-0 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 25 Sep 1976 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Oct 1976 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Oct 1976 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Oct 1976 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Oct 1976 | Newcastle United v Birmingham City | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1976 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 7-2 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 30 Oct 1976 | Newcastle United v Stoke City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Nov 1976 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Nov 1976 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Nov 1976 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Nov 1976 | Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Dec 1976 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | L | 5-3 | League Division One | |
| 18 Dec 1976 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1976 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Jan 1977 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 22 Jan 1977 | Derby County v Newcastle United | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Jan 1977 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 19 Feb 1977 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Feb 1977 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Mar 1977 | Newcastle United v Leeds United | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Mar 1977 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Mar 1977 | Newcastle United v Ipswich Town | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Mar 1977 | Newcastle United v Norwich City | W | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Mar 1977 | Stoke City v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1977 | West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Mar 1977 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1977 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1977 | Birmingham City v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1977 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Apr 1977 | Newcastle United v Leicester City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1977 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Apr 1977 | Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 30 Apr 1977 | Newcastle United v Arsenal | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 May 1977 | Leicester City v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 May 1977 | Ipswich Town v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 May 1977 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 May 1977 | Everton v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Aug 1977 | Newcastle United v Leeds United | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1977 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1977 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 31 Aug 1977 | Newcastle United v Millwall | L | 0-2 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 03 Sep 1977 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1977 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 14 Sep 1977 | Bohemians Dublin v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | UEFA Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
| 17 Sep 1977 | Birmingham City v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Sep 1977 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Sep 1977 | Newcastle United v Bohemians Dublin | W |
4-0 Agg: 4-0 |
UEFA Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
| 01 Oct 1977 | Ipswich Town v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Oct 1977 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Oct 1977 | Newcastle United v Derby County | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Oct 1977 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Oct 1977 | Bastia v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | UEFA Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 22 Oct 1977 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Oct 1977 | Everton v Newcastle United | D | 4-4 | League Division One | |
| 02 Nov 1977 | Newcastle United v Bastia | L |
1-3 Agg: 2-5 |
UEFA Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 05 Nov 1977 | Newcastle United v Bristol City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Nov 1977 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Nov 1977 | Newcastle United v Arsenal | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Dec 1977 | Newcastle United v Leicester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Dec 1977 | Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Dec 1977 | Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1977 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1977 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Dec 1977 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1978 | Leeds United v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 Jan 1978 | Peterborough United v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 11 Jan 1978 | Newcastle United v Peterborough United | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 14 Jan 1978 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | L | 2-4 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.