Craig Westcarr

Craig Westcarr

Personal information
Full name	Craig Naptali Westcarr
Date of birth	29 January 1985 (1985-01-29) (age 26)
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Winger, Second Striker
Club information
Current club	Chesterfield
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2005	Nottingham Forest	23	(1)
2004–2005	→ Lincoln City (loan)	6	(1)
2005	→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	4	(0)
2005–2006	Cambridge United	31	(8)
2006–2009	Kettering Town	102	(23)
2009–2011	Notts County	87	(21)
2011–	Chesterfield	14	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:12, 20 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Craig Naptali Westcarr (born 29 January 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a striker, for Chesterfield.

Career

Nottingham Forest

Born in Nottingham, Westcarr played for Nottingham Forest as a youth, and he regularly played for their reserves as well as the England youth teams, from Under-16s up to the Under-21s.

While at Forest, Westcarr became the youngest player to ever play for them, aged 16. He went on to make 23 appearances in a Forest shirt, scoring once, before moving to Cambridge United in 2005.

Cambridge United

Westcarr's first and only season with Cambridge proved to be a successful one, as he made 31 appearances, and scored a total of eight goals. He was offered a contract extension at the end of the season, but he decided to move on, and signed for Kettering Town. This was a major coup for Conference North side Kettering, who also managed to sign Andre Boucaud from Peterborough United that summer.

Kettering Town

Westcarr spent two successful seasons at Kettering. Westcarr made an instant impact, winning Conference North Player of the Month in the first few weeks of the season, Westcarr went on to finish the season with many assists, with Kettering finally finishing second, and losing in the promotion play-offs.

In Westcarr's second season, he was played mostly as a winger, but as Kettering's striking situation got desperate, Westcarr was on hand to step-in, finishing the season as the club's top goalscorer, in a season that seen them win the league in April to clinch promotion to the Conference National.

After impressing that season, Westcarr caught the eyes of then Blue Square Premier side Stevenage Borough. Westcarr later joined Stevenage for a un-disclosed fee.

Stevenage Borough

Westcarr featured during pre-season for Stevenage, scoring twice, but then news came through that Stevenage striker Steve Morison would in fact not be leaving; this left Westcarr in background, and suddenly not able to get a game. Upon Westcarr unsettling, Kettering boss Mark Cooper threw his ex-player a lifeline, which Westcarr grabbed with both hands, returning to his former club.

Return to Kettering Town

Westcarr re-joined his former club, and vowed to 're-pay' the fans, for leaving in the first place. He began well, helping in Kettering's climb to the Top of the Blue Square Premiership in mid-October 2008. Westcarr scored twice in the FA Cup fourth round against Premier League side Fulham as Kettering twice pulled level before losing 4–2.^[1] He was released by Kettering in May 2009.^[2]

Notts County

Upon his release from The Poppies, Westcarr opted to join Ian McParland's League Two team Notts County on 21 May 2009.^[3]

Westcarr originally joined on a one-year deal to prove himself upon his return to the Football League, and after helping Notts County to win the League Two Championship, he committed to a 2 year extension.^[4]

Chesterfield

Signed on a two year deal for Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee in August 2011.

References

1. ^ "Kettering 2–4 Fulham". BBC Sport. 2009-01-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7842630.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-25. 
2. ^ "Trio are shown Poppies exit door". BBC Sport. 2009-05-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/k/kettering_town/8028677.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-01. 
3. ^ "Notts County net striker Westcarr". BBC Sport. 2009-05-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8060385.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-22. 
4. ^ "Notts County". Notts County FC. 2011-01-04. http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10426~20017,00.html. 

External links

• Craig Westcarr career stats at Soccerbase

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Name	Westcarr, Craig
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Date of birth	29 January 1985
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
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