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Craig Noone 
Noone with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2011Personal information Full name Craig Stephen Noone Date of birth 17 November 1987 Place of birth Liverpool, England Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Playing position Winger Club information Current club Brighton & Hove Albion Number 11 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2007 Skelmersdale United ? (?) 2007–2008 Burscough 24 (4) 2008 Southport 1 (0) 2008–2011 Plymouth Argyle 55 (5) 2009 → Exeter City (loan) 7 (2) 2011– Brighton & Hove Albion 39 (4) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:39, 21 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Craig Stephen Noone (born 17 November 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion as a winger, having previously played for Skelmersdale United, Burscough, Southport, Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City.
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Early life
Born in Liverpool, he was signed as a school boy by Liverpool, but was released aged 11. He then trained as a roofer, and tiled the roof of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard's new sports and gym complex at his house.
Playing career
Non-league
Noone joined Skelmersdale United as a youth team player, and rose up through the ranks to make his first team debut in the 2005/2006 season.
In the summer of 2007, Noone had a trial with Belgian club Royal Antwerp, but ultimately did not sign for them. In October of the same year, Liam Watson took Noone to Burscough on a two-year contract.
Nine months later, in July 2008, Watson signed the player once again, this time for Southport, where he played only one game before moving on again.
Plymouth Argyle
Signed by Championship club Plymouth Argyle for an undisclosed fee,[1] on 30 August 2008, Noone made his debut for Plymouth as he came of the bench against Burnley in a league match. He scored his first goal for Plymouth on 15 November 2008 in a 1–0 win away at Coventry City, coming off the bench to score an 87th minute winner.
After 10 substitute appearances for Plymouth, Noone made his first start for the club in the league match versus Southampton on Boxing Day 2008, where his team won 2–0. On 3 January 2009, Noone made his FA Cup debut coming off the bench during a 3–1 loss to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
On 6 January 2009, Noone was linked with potential transfers to Premier League clubs Sunderland and Wigan Athletic.[2]
On 10 September 2009, after Noone had only made two league substitute appearances so far in the 2009/10 season, Exeter City signed him on a 3-month loan deal.[3] He made his debut against Leyton Orient and scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw. Noone scored in his final appearance for Exeter against Brentford before being recalled on 2 November.
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 31 December 2010 it was confirmed that Noone had transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.[4] He has become a fan favourite in Brighton with his electric pace and his unerring ability to beat the defender. He scored twice for Brighton in their League One title season, a great individual goal at home against Colchester United[5] and a volley at home against Hartlepool United.[6]
He was part of Brighton's first match of pre-season in preparation for the 2011-2012 season against Burgess Hill. He played 45 minutes and impressed, having a long range effort well saved and he earned a penalty which he subsequently scored to make it 2-0.[7]
On 21 September 2011, Noone was announced as the stadium sponsor's man of the match in a 1-2 defeat against his former employers and boyhood club, Liverpool, in Third Round Carling Cup match at Falmer Stadium. The Liverpool-born player hit the crossbar from a long-range shot during the game and was praised by his boyhood hero Steven Gerrard.
References
- ^ "Plymouth sign left-winger Noone". BBC Sport. 14 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/7560635.stm. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Noone linked with Premiership move". BBC Sport. 6 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7812907.stm. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Noone joins Exeter on loan". Exeter FC official website. http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10436~1792393,00.html.
- ^ "Noone Signs". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. 2010-12-31. http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Latest/0,,10433~2254716,00.html.
- ^ "Colchester (H) Match Report". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. 2011-01-25. http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10433~52174,00.html.
- ^ "Hartlepool (H) Match Report". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. 2011-02-12. http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10433~52980,00.html.
- ^ "Pre-season v Burgess Hill". The Argus. 2011-07-0. http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/albion/9131806.Hoskins_on_target_as_Albion_stroll_to_victory/.
External links
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. – current squad 1 Brezovan · 3 Greer · 4 Elphick · 5 Dunk · 6 El-Abd · 7 Hoskins · 8 Navarro · 9 Barnes · 10 Sparrow · 11 Noone · 12 Mackail-Smith · 13 Paynter · 14 Calderón · 15 Vicente · 16 Ankergren · 17 Harley · 18 Dicker · 19 Poke · 20 Vincelot · 22 Painter · 23 Agdestein · 24 Smith · 25 LuaLua · 26 Bridcutt · 27 Taricco · 30 Buckley · 32 Kasim · 33 Barker · 36 Jara · Manager: Poyet
Categories:- 1987 births
- Sportspeople from Liverpool
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- English footballers
- Skelmersdale United F.C. players
- Burscough F.C. players
- Southport F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- The Football League players
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