Tony Craig

Playing career

Millwall

2003–2004 Craig began his career in the youth ranks at Millwall, the club he supports. Craig made his professional debut with a starting appearance in a 3–3 draw with Nottingham Forest on 26 April 2003 and lasted 67 minutes before being substituted for Robbie Ryan. He started in the final game of the 2002–03 season at home to Coventry City and scored the first senior goal of his career in the 2–0 win, with the opener on 51 minutes.

2004–05 season Craig was again out of favour with manager Dennis Wise during the 2004–05 season and joined League Two club Wycombe Wanderers on a one-month loan on 22 October 2004, which was later extended to 22 January 2005. He made 18 appearances for the Chairboys.

2005–2007 Under new manager Colin Lee, Craig made sporadic appearances during the opening two months of the 2005–06 season, before cementing a regular place in the team in late 2005 under replacement manager Dave Tuttle. Despite getting two red cards, Craig finished the 2005–06 season with 33 appearances, Craig had a suspension and injury-affect first half of the 2006–07 season, but was a regular pick after the New Year and finished the campaign with 32 appearances and one goal, which was scored on the final day versus Bradford City. Craig departed the club in June 2007, having made 87 appearances and scored two goals in his four years as a first team player. He started 13 of the Eagles' opening 14 games, but a shoulder injury suffered in a 0–0 draw with Scunthorpe United on 3 November 2007 put him out of action for the next four months. Upon his return to fitness, Craig returned to Millwall, still in League One, on a one-month loan on 27 March 2008. He made five appearances and scored against Carlisle United in the final match of his spell, before returning to Crystal Palace on 27 April. He departed Selhurst Park in July 2008.

Return to Millwall

2008–09 season Craig signed permanently for the second time with Millwall on 11 July 2008, on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made a personal-best 52 appearances during the 2008–09 season, scoring two goals and helping Millwall to a place at Wembley Stadium for the 2009 League One play-off final versus Scunthorpe United. Goals from Gary Alexander put the Lions 2–1 ahead, but second-half strikes from Matt Sparrow and Martyn Woolford sent Scunthorpe to the Championship.

2009–10 season Craig was in and out of the team during the 2009–10 season and could not hold down a regular place until December 2009. In the absence of Paul Robinson, Craig took over the captaincy. He made 35 appearances and scored two goals to help Millwall to the play-off final for the second season in succession. Craig made four appearances for Orient and was recalled by Millwall on 28 December, but he didn't reclaim his starting position until the final month of the season. having made 141 appearances and scored four goals during his third stint with the club. In Craig's first season with Brentford, he appeared in all but four of the Bees' matches and finished with 55 appearances. The season ended with defeat to Yeovil Town in the 2013 League One play-off final. Looking back in 2023, Craig stated that due to "how the full-back game was progressing; how there was a lot more forward play and they were better on the ball", he was eager to transition to centre back. Playing in a possession-based team, he asserted that his improvement on the ball helped prolong his post-Brentford career. Craig was again an ever-present starter until he received a red card during a 0–0 draw with Carlisle United on 31 August 2013. After serving his suspension, Craig returned to the starting lineup and despite breaking two bones in his hand during a 2–1 victory over Gillingham on 24 January 2014, he saw out the match and played the subsequent matches with his hand in a cast. Craig held the captaincy for much of the season (in place of the injured Kevin O'Connor) and jointly lifted the League One runners-up trophy with O'Connor after the final game of the season against Stevenage on 3 May. He was voted the Brentford Players' Player of the Year for the 2013–14 season.

2014–15 season Craig began the 2014–15 Championship season alongside James Tarkowski in central defence and started each of the club's first five games, before receiving his first red card of the season on 23 August 2014, for bringing down former teammate Clayton Donaldson in the box after 16 minutes of a 1–1 draw with Birmingham City. While suspended, Craig was replaced by Harlee Dean in the starting lineup and lost his place in the team for the first time since arriving at Griffin Park. He signed a new -year contract on 11 November, but again lost his starting place to Dean in January 2015 and fell out of the squad entirely when Liam Moore arrived on loan in late February. After Moore was dropped in early March, Craig returned to the bench, but did not appear again before the end of the season. Craig made 129 appearances during three seasons with Brentford.

Fourth spell with Millwall On 4 July 2015, it was announced that Craig had dropped back down to League One to sign a two-year contract with newly-relegated Millwall on a free transfer. He began the 2015–16 season as a regular, before suffering a serious knee injury during a 0–0 draw with Bradford City on 31 October 2015. He returned to fitness in April 2016 and appeared in each of the Lions' play-off matches, but was on the end of another Wembley defeat in the final versus Barnsley. Craig made a career-high 57 appearances during the 2016–17 season and played in a second-successive play-off final, Across his four spells with Millwall, Craig made 324 appearances and scored 9 goals. Over the course of the following -years, Craig was a near ever-present and made 120 appearances, scoring seven goals.

Crawley Town On 1 August 2020, Craig signed a two-year contract with League Two club Crawley Town on a free transfer. He made 82 appearances and scored one goal during two mid-table seasons and signed a new two-year contract in April 2022. Craig was again a regular during the first half of the 2022–23 season, After playing the remainder of the season away on loan, During three seasons at the Broadfield Stadium, Craig made 102 appearances and scored eight goals. Craig's performances during the remainder of February saw him named the club's Player of the Month. He made 16 appearances during his spell and signed a two-year contract with the club on 2 June 2023. Craig made 36 appearances and scored one goal during a 2023–24 season that culminated in relegation to the National League South. Craig made 50 appearances during a 2024–25 season in which the club reached the National League South playoff quarter finals and the Surrey Senior Cup Final. He shared the club's Players' Player of the Year award with Jimmy Muitt and was retained for the 2025–26 season. Craig made more than 30 appearances during the 2025–26 season, Craig retired as a player with immediate effect and ended his career with the club on 135 appearances and one goal.

Coaching career Craig obtained a UEFA A Licence while a player with Bristol Rovers. As of June 2026, he had been assisting with the coaching of Millwall's U16 team for three years.

Personal life Craig was born in Greenwich and grew up in Thamesmead. He is a Millwall supporter. First Division

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2011–12 Championship

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2016–17 League One

2017–18 Championship

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League One

League Two

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Brentford Football League One second-place promotion: 2013–14

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