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Craig Allardyce 
Personal information Full name Craig Samuel Allardyce Date of birth 9 June 1975 Place of birth Bolton, England Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Playing position Defender Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1993–1994 Preston North End 1 (0) 1994 Macclesfield Town 1994 Guangdong Hongyuan 5 (0) 1994 Northwich Victoria 1994–1997 Blackpool 1 (0) 1998 Chesterfield 1 (0) 1998 Peterborough United 4 (0) 1998 Welling United 3 (0) 1998–2000 Mansfield Town 10 (0) 2000 Boston United 3 (1) Teams managed 2007–2009 Turton * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Craig Samuel Allardyce (born 9 June 1975) is a retired footballer, football agent He is the son of former player and current manager, Sam Allardyce. He is the manager of non-League club Turton.
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Footballing career
Playing career
Allardyce had a journeyman career, playing for eight clubs in seven years. He started his career in 1993 with Preston North End and left the club in 1994, to join Macclesfield Town, Northwich Victoria, Rushden & Diamonds, Blackpool, Chesterfield, Peterborough United, Welling United and Mansfield Town, before joining Boston United to end his career in 2000.
Career as a football agent
After his retirement at 25, Allardyce became a football agent.
Corruption allegations
Main article: 2006 allegations of corruption in English footballOn 19 September 2006, Allardyce, and his father Sam, were implicated in a BBC Panorama documentary for taking "bungs" from agents if they signed certain players. Two agents, Teni Yerima and Peter Harrison, were secretly filmed, each separately claiming that they had paid Sam Allardyce through Craig. Sam denies ever taking, or asking for, a bung.[1]
The final report of the Stevens inquiry, published in June 2007, expressed concerns regarding the involvement of Allardyce in a number of transactions. "The inquiry remains concerned at the conflict of interest that it believes existed between Craig Allardyce, his father Sam Allardyce - the then manager at Bolton - and the club itself."[2]
Managerial career
In December 2007 Allardyce took on a joint-managerial role of the West Lancashire Football League club Turton.[3]
References
- ^ "Agents claim manager was bribed". BBC News. 2006-09-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5360700.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ "What Stevens said about each club". www.telegraph.co.uk. 2007-06-16. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/sport/2007/06/16/sfnste116.xml. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ Craig looking to follow in Big Sam's footsteps. The Lancashire Telegraph, first published 19 December 2007.
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Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Bolton
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Northwich Victoria F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Welling United F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
- British sports agents
- English football managers
- Expatriate footballers in China
- British expatriates in China
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