Stephen Crainey

Nationality

Scotland

Born

1981-06-22

Height

1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

60 kg

Stephen Daniel Crainey (born 22 June 1981) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is currently assistant manager for Bolton Wanderers. A left back, he made 319 appearances in the Premier League and Football League, including 214 for Blackpool. In his 18-year-long playing career, Crainey has also previously played for Celtic, Southampton, Leeds United, and Wigan Athletic and Fleetwood Town. He joined AFC Fylde in December 2015 for a brief spell. He also played for the Scotland national team on twelve occasions.