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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Cramb[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-06-23)23 June 1974 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Hamilton Academical | 48 | (10) |
| 1993–1994 | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Falkirk | 8 | (1) |
| 1995 | Heart of Midlothian | 6 | (1) |
| 1995–1997 | Doncaster Rovers | 62 | (25) |
| 1997–1999 | Bristol City | 54 | (10) |
| 1999 | →Walsall (loan) | 4 | (4) |
| 1999–2001 | Crewe Alexandra | 50 | (10) |
| 2000 | →Notts County (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | →Bury (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2001–2003 | Fortuna Sittard | 23 | (5) |
| 2003 | →Bury (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Shrewsbury Town | 37 | (12) |
| 2004–2005 | Grimsby Town | 11 | (2) |
| 2005 | Hamilton Academical | 9 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Stenhousemuir | 27 | (16) |
| 2006–2008 | Stirling Albion | 53 | (18) |
| 2008–2009 | East Stirlingshire | 20 | (9) |
| 2015 | Brislington | 1 | (1) |
| Total | 448 | (125) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Colin Cramb (born 23 June 1974 inLanark)[2] is a Scottish former professionalfootballer and coach who played as aforward from 1991 and 2009.
He notably played forHamilton Academical,Doncaster Rovers,Bristol City andStirling Albion. Cramb also had spells withSouthampton,Falkirk,Hearts,Walsall,Crewe Alexandra,Notts County,Bury,Fortuna Sittard,Shrewsbury Town,Grimsby Town,Stenhousemuir andEast Stirlingshire. Cramb is the only player to have played in all four divisions in both England and Scotland.
Cramb began his career as a junior withHamilton Academical, playing 53 times before a transfer toSouthampton in June 1993 for a fee of £60,000. He made one Premiership appearance atThe Dell, against Everton as a substitute, but enjoyed a good season in the reserves before joiningFalkirk in August 1994 for a fee of £50,000.[2]
He moved toHeart of Midlothian in March 1995, Hearts paying £45,000 for Cramb plusMaurice Johnston going in the opposite direction. He played six times for Hearts before a £25,000 move toDoncaster Rovers where he became a regular goalscorer, scoring 25 times in just 62 games to earn a £125,000 move toBristol City in August 1997. He was a regular in his first season at Ashton Gate when he helped the club gain promotion to the first division (now known as the Championship), but was out of favour in the 1998–99 season due to the form ofAde Akinbiyi andSøren Andersen. In February 1999, Cramb spent a month on loan withWalsall and moved toCrewe Alexandra in August 1999 for a fee of £250,000.
Cramb had loan spells withNotts County (September 2000) andBury (February–May 2001) before leaving Crewe on a Bosman to join Dutch premier sideFortuna Sittard in June 2001. He played well in the Netherlands but sustained a cruciate ligament injury in March 2002. The club were later relegated and at the start of the following season they hit financial problems and were forced to release players. Cramb returned to Scotland to recover and regain his fitness, training with Hamilton Academical and featuring in reserve games as a trialist forLivingston andSt Johnstone.
In January 2003, Cramb returned to England, joining Bury until the end of the season. In July 2003 Cramb signed forShrewsbury Town, scoring 12 times in 35 games before joiningGrimsby Town in September 2004. He struggled to establish himself atBlundell Park and returned to his first club, Hamilton Academical in January 2005. He is the only Hamilton player to have scored in the first team at old Douglas Park and New Douglas Park.
In June 2005 he joinedStenhousemuir, scoring 16 times in just 27 league games as Stenhousemuir battled, unsuccessfully, to gain promotion from the Scottish Third Division. He left Stenhousemuir in July 2006 to joinStirling Albion, his 15th professional football club. Cramb was released at the end of the2007–08 season, after which he signed forEast Stirlingshire.[3]
Having moved toBristol, early 2015 seen Cramb sign for localWestern League sideBrislington, where he scored on his debut againstBradford Town.
Cramb left East Stirlingshire at the end of season 2008–09 and retired from pro football at 35. In season 2009–10 he turned out in frequent charity matches for the Hearts veterans and charity XI alongside players likeGary Mackay,John Robertson andJose Quitongo. He has also turned out for his local amateur side on occasion.
Cramb currently resides inBristol, and after completing his coaching badges he is now a registered football coach.[citation needed]
