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Craig Alcock 
Personal information Full name Craig Alcock Date of birth 8 December 1987 Place of birth Truro, England Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Playing position Right back Club information Current club Peterborough United Number 27 Youth career 2005–2006 Yeovil Town Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2011 Yeovil Town 107 (3) 2006 → Weston-super-Mare (loan) 3 (0) 2007 → Taunton Town (loan) 5 (0) 2007 → Tiverton Town (loan) 11 (0) 2011– Peterborough United 11 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:07, 22 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Craig Alcock (born 8 December 1987) is a football player who plays for Championship side Peterborough United. Craig plays in defence, normally playing at right back but is comfortable anywhere in the back four.
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Career
Yeovil Town
At the start of the 2005–2006 season Craig was awarded a first team contract at Yeovil Town along with fellow youth teammates Tom Clarke and Jake Smeeton.[1] Due to being over-age for playing in the youth side for Yeovil Town, he had three short-term loan spells in the 2006-07 season with Conference South side Weston-super-mare, Southern League sides Taunton Town and Tiverton Town.[2] He made his first team debut as a substitute away at Gillingham in the final league match of the 2006–07 season.[3]
Alcock can play anywhere in defence, but is happiest as a right back.[4] After making a breakthrough and challenging for the number one right back slot in the 2007–08 season, he became a regular starter in the 2008–09 season due to injuries and suspensions concerning Lee Peltier.
On the 7th May 2009 Craig signed a new 2 year contract with Yeovil Town.[5] After new captain Stefan Stam was dropped due to injury and poor-form he was made captain and has blossomed with the extra responsibility.[6]
In early summer 2010, Alcock was linked with a move to championship side Norwich City. He was informed by the club at the end of the 2010/11 season that he was one of seven Yeovil players who would be awarded new contracts.[7] In July 2011 he signed for Peterborough United on a three year deal with Yeovil receiving an undisclosed fee in compensation due to Alcock's age.[8]
Honours
- Coca-Cola League One play-off final runner-up: 2006-07
Personal life
He was born on the 8th December 1987 in Cornwall. He is one of two children from his parents Chris & Pam Alcock, and he has one sister, Stacey Alcock. He is from a history of a sporting background, with his great Uncle playing for Coventry football club in the 60's and 70's. His father Chris Alcock was also a keen Rugby player, having played for Camborne, Cornwall & The Royal Navy. Alcock is also a keen cricketer playing for Wincanton CC in the Somerset League.[9]
Career Statistics
Season Club League League FA Cup League Cup Other matches[Note 1] Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 2005–06 Yeovil Town Football League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006–07 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Weston-super-Mare Conference South 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Taunton Town Southern League 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Tiverton Town 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 2007–08 Yeovil Town Football League One 8 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 13 0 2008–09 30 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 35 1 2009–10 42 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 1 2010–11 26 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 28 1 2011–12 Peterborough United Football League Championship 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 0 Career totals 137 3 5 0 6 0 6 0 152 3 - Notes
- ^ Other competitions include the Football League Trophy.
References
- ^ "Pick of the Youth". Ciderspace. 16 June 2006. http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/news/news.asp?NewsItemId=3249.
- ^ "Glovers defender leaves on loan". BBC Sport. 29 March 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/6507635.stm.
- ^ "Gillingham 0-2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 05 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6602977.stm.
- ^ "Craig Alcock on Yeovil Town F.C.'s Website". Yeovil Town FC. http://www.ytfc.net/page/FirstTeam/0,,10673~37118,00.html.
- ^ "Gaffer makes his first move". Yeovil Town FC. 07 May 2009. http://www.ytfc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10673~1651705,00.html.
- ^ "Happy Birthday Cap'n". Yeovil Town FC. 09 December 2009. http://www.ytfc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10673~1898693,00.html.
- ^ "Terry Skiverton offers seven new Yeovil Town deals". BBC Sport. 5 May 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13294659.stm. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Peterborough United complete deal for Yeovil's Alcock". BBC Sport. 7 July 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14035182.stm.
- ^ "Craig Alcock Statistics". Wicanton CC. http://wincanton.play-cricket.com/profile/statistics.asp?id=11096408.
External links
- Craig Alcock career stats at Soccerbase
- Craig Alcock's profile at the Yeovil website
Peterborough United F.C. – current squad Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Truro
- English footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Tiverton Town F.C. players
- Taunton Town F.C. players
- Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- The Football League players
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