Craig Alcock

Craig Alcock (born 8 December 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender most recently for Isthmian League South Central Division club Harlow Town. Having begun his career at Yeovil Town he spent time on loan at Weston-super-Mare, Taunton Town and Tiverton Town before moving to Peterborough United. Alcock then played for Sheffield United, Doncaster Rovers and Cheltenham Town.

Craig Alcock
Alcock playing for Peterborough United in 2011
Personal information
Full name Craig Alcock[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-08) 8 December 1987[1]
Place of birth Truro, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Harlow Town
Youth career
2004–2005 Yeovil Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Yeovil Town 107 (3)
2006 → Weston-super-Mare (loan) 3 (0)
2007 → Taunton Town (loan) 5 (0)
2007 → Tiverton Town (loan) 11 (0)
2011–2014 Peterborough United 96 (0)
2014–2016 Sheffield United 27 (0)
2015–2016 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 9 (0)
2016–2018 Doncaster Rovers 54 (0)
2018–2019 Cheltenham Town 8 (0)
2019–2020 Yeovil Town 21 (0)
2020– Harlow Town 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:05, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Yeovil Town

Born in Truro, Cornwall,[1] Alcock started his career with the Yeovil Town youth system in 2004.[2] At the start of the 2005–06 season Alcock was awarded a first team contract along with fellow youth teammates Tom Clarke and Jake Smeeton.[3] Due to being over-age for playing in the youth side for Yeovil Town, he had three short-term loan spells in the 2006–07 season with Conference South side Weston-super-mare, Southern League sides Taunton Town and Tiverton Town.[4] He made his first team debut as a substitute away at Gillingham in the final league match of the 2006–07 season.[5]

After making a breakthrough and challenging for the number one right back slot in the 2007–08 season, Alcock became a regular starter during the 2008–09 season due to injuries and suspensions concerning Lee Peltier. In May 2009, Alcock signed a new 2-year contract with Yeovil Town,[6] and after new captain Stefan Stam was dropped due to injury and poor form, Alcock was made captain for the remainder of the season.[7]

In early summer 2010, Alcock was linked with a move to championship side Norwich City but remained with Yeovil for the remainder of the season and in May 2011 was informed by the club that he was one of seven Yeovil players who would be awarded new contracts.[8]

Peterborough United

Despite being offered a new deal at Yeovil, in July 2011 Alcock signed for Peterborough United on a three-year deal with Yeovil receiving £100,000 in compensation due to his age.[9] Alcock made 112 appearances for Posh in all competitions over his three seasons at the club, including winning the Football League Trophy in 2014, before being released at the end of the 2013–14 season.[10]

Sheffield United

In July 2014, Alcock signed a two-year deal with Sheffield United.[11] Alcock started as a regular in the side both at centre half and then in his more customary role at right back. However, after an injury he has found himself in a more peripheral role, made harder by the January arrivals of additional full backs Kieron Freeman and John Brayford. In his second season at United, Alcock again found match time hard to come by, and as a result joined fellow League One side Doncaster Rovers on a 28-day loan On 10 November 2015.[12] The loan was made permanent on 7 January 2016.[13]

Cheltenham Town

On 7 August 2018, Cheltenham Town signed the now free agent Alcock on a free transfer.[14] On 26 January 2019, Alcock was released by Cheltenham.[15]

Yeovil Town

On 1 February 2019, following his release from Cheltenham, Alcock re-signed for Yeovil Town on a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season.[16]

Personal life

Alcock is also a keen cricketer playing for Wincanton CC in the Somerset League.[17] Alcock studied for his A-Levels at Sexey's School in Bruton, Somerset.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 February 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yeovil Town 2006–07[19] League One 1000000010
2007–08[20] League One 8010103[lower-alpha 1]0130
2008–09[21] League One 30120201[lower-alpha 1]0351
2009–10[22] League One 421100000431
2010–11[23] League One 26110101[lower-alpha 1]0291
Total 10735040501213
Peterborough United 2011–12[24] Championship 4101020—440
2012–13[25] Championship 2701010—290
2013–14[26] League One 28010307[lower-alpha 2]0390
Total 9603060701120
Sheffield United 2014–15[27] League One 24030302[lower-alpha 3]0320
2015–16[28] League One 30—101[lower-alpha 1]050
Total 270304030370
Doncaster Rovers 2015–16[28][lower-alpha 4] League One 27020——290
2016–17[29] League Two 27010001[lower-alpha 5]0290
2017–18[30] League One 9010304[lower-alpha 5]0170
Total 630403050750
Cheltenham Town 2018–19[31] League Two 8000003[lower-alpha 5]0110
Yeovil Town 2018–19[31] League Two 40———40
2019–20[32] National League 17000—00170
Total 210000000210
Harlow Town 2020–21 Isthmian South Central Division 2031—0051
Career total 32431811702303824
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Five appearances in Football League Trophy, two in League One play-offs
  3. One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in League One play-offs
  4. Alcock made 9 league appearances and 1 FA Cup appearance during an initial loan spell, before the deal was made permanent.
  5. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours
Peterborough United

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. "Career History". UpThePosh!. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  3. "Pick of the Youth". Ciderspace. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. "Glovers defender leaves on loan". BBC Sport. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. "Gillingham 0–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  6. "Gaffer makes his first move". Yeovil Town F.C. 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  7. "Happy Birthday Cap'n". Yeovil Town F.C. 9 December 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  8. "Terry Skiverton offers seven new Yeovil Town deals". BBC Sport. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  9. "Peterborough United complete deal for Yeovil's Alcock". BBC Sport. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  10. "Posh Announce Retained List". Peterborough United F.C. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  11. "Craig Alcock: Sheffield United sign ex-Peterborough United defender". BBC Sport. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  12. "Blades defender loaned to Doncaster". BBC Sport. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  13. Hoden, Liam (7 January 2016). "CONFIRMED: Craig Alcock joins Doncaster Rovers from Sheffield United". The Doncaster Star. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  14. "Craig Alcock: Cheltenham Town sign former Doncaster Rovers defender". BBC Sport. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  15. "Former Yeovil Town, Peterborough United, Sheffield United and Doncaster Rovers defender released by Cheltenham Town". Gloucestershire Live. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  16. "Craig Alcock: Yeovil Town re-sign ex-Cheltenham Town defender". BBC Sport. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  17. "Craig Alcock Statistics". Wicanton CC. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  18. "Football". Sexey's School. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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  32. "Games played by Craig Alcock in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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