Tom Craddock
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Craddock
Date of birth	14 October 1986 (1986-10-14) (age 23)
Place of birth	Darlington, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Luton Town
Number	10
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005–2009 2006 2008 2008–2009 2009–	Middlesbrough → Wrexham (loan) → Hartlepool United (loan) → Luton Town (loan) Luton Town	04 0(0) 01 0(1) 04 0(0) 08 0(4) 46 (14)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:38 6 February 2010 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Thomas "Tom" Craddock (born 14 October 1986), is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Luton Town.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Middlesbrough 1.2 Luton Town 2 Honours 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Middlesbrough

Craddock came through the youth ranks at Middlesbrough, and was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning side in 2003–04. He made his professional debut for the club as a substitute in the final game of the 2005–06 season against Fulham, having already scored 20 goals for the reserve team.

He joined Wrexham on a month's loan from 25 October 2006.^[1] He scored the winning goal in his debut for the team, however, the next day it was discovered he had suffered a knee injury, ruling him out for 6 weeks.^[2]

From 13 February 2008, Craddock joined League One side Hartlepool United on a month's loan.^[3] In July 2008, he signed a one-year contract extension with Middlesbrough.^[4]

[edit] Luton Town

On 17 October 2008, Craddock was sent on a one-month loan to Luton Town.^[5] This loan was extended in November after Craddock scored 3 goals in 4 games,^[6] then extended for a further month following more impressive performances, despite injury.^[7] Craddock's loan period came to an end in mid-January and Luton sought his services once more, this time lodging a bid of £80,000, which Middlesbrough accepted. On 30 January 2009, Craddock signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Luton Town.^[8]

Craddock scored a total of 12 goals in 30 games for Luton in the 2008–09 season, including a goal in the Hatters' Football League Trophy victory at Wembley. However, a 30 point deduction imposed upon the club at the start of the season led to Luton's eventual relegation from the Football League, despite Craddock scoring 10 league goals. British newspaper The Daily Mail named Craddock as the 46th best signing of the 2008–09 season.^[9]

[edit] Honours

Middlesbrough

• FA Youth Cup winner: 2003–04

Luton Town

• Football League Trophy winner: 2008–09

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tom Craddock career stats at Soccerbase

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