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) 39 (13)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:30 21 November 2009 (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 ranks with Middlesbrough, being a member of their FA Youth Cup winning side in 2003–04. He made a breakthrough into the first team when he appeared 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 26 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. In July 2008, he signed a one-year contract extension with Middlesbrough.^[3]

[edit] Luton Town

On 18 October 2008, Craddock was sent on a one month loan to Luton Town.^[4] This loan was extended in November after Craddock scored 3 goals in 4 games,^[5] then extended for a further month following more impressive performances, despite injury.^[6] 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.^[7]

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. On 4 May 2009, the Daily Mail voted Craddock as the 46th best signing of the 2008–09 season.^[8]

[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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