| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1970-03-30)30 March 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Alvaston,Derby, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1994 | Derby County | 42 | (4) |
| 1989 | →Wigan Athletic (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 1994–1997 | Watford | 104 | (27) |
| 1997 | →Peterborough United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Bradford City | 35 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Notts County | 55 | (7) |
| Total | 222 | (41) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1992 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Craig Ramage (born 30 March 1970) is a formerfootballer who played inmidfield for six clubs.
Born inDerby, Ramage started his career in his hometown as a trainee withDerby County. He played 42 games scoring four goals at Derby, during which time he also spent a short period on loan atWigan Athletic.
In 1994, he made a £90,000 move toWatford. Ramage was a big hit atVicarage Road and he finished just one game short of 100 starts. He was also a prolific scorer, and he netted 27 times in his 104 appearances. He spent a month on loan atPeterborough United in 1997 before he moved at the end of the season toBradford City.
Ramage's time at City was a tough one. He was suspended for the start of the season and it was not until the seventh game againstMiddlesbrough he made his full debut. He made a total of 32 appearances but scored just once in the final game of the season as City lost 3–1 toPortsmouth.[1]
Ramage was limited to just three substitute appearances in1998–99 as Bradford earned promotion to thePremier League. It was little surprise that Ramage left during the summer to joinNotts County where he started 50 games in three seasons.
He worked as a commentator forBBC Radio Derby on Derby County matches, but was dropped by the BBC after he said in February 2020 that the "young black lads" in the Derby team (Max Lowe andJayden Bogle) should "go back to basics, working hard".[2][3]
