Craig Lynch

Craig Lynch (born 25 March 1992) is an English footballer who plays for Blyth Spartans. He plays as a striker.

Craig Lynch
Lynch playing for Sunderland
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992
Place of birth Chester-le-Street, England[1]
Position(s) Striker / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Blyth Spartans
Youth career
1999–2010 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Sunderland 2 (0)
2012 → Hartlepool United (loan) 6 (1)
2014 Rochdale 1 (0)
2014–2015 Spennymoor 4 (0)
2015– Blyth Spartans 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:26, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Career

Sunderland

Born in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, Lynch turned professional in 2010 after two seasons in Sunderland's academy.[2] In 2008, Lynch signed his first professional contract with the club.[3]

He was called up into the first team in April 2011, and made his professional debut on 30 April, coming on as a substitute in their 3–0 home loss to Fulham in the Premier League.[4] Two months later in July, Lynch signed a two-year contract with the club.[5]

Under the management of Martin O'Neill, it announced that Lynch go out on loan to gain first team experience.[6] On 8 September 2012, he joined Football League One side Hartlepool United on a one-month loan deal.[7] Lynch scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–1 loss against Colchester United on 27 September 2012.[8] Despite losing 3–1, Manager Neale Cooper praised Lynch performance, as well as, his goal.[9] After making six appearance and scoring once, Lynch returned to his parent club after spending one month at Hartlepool United.[10]

Rochdale

On 18 February 2014, Lynch joined Rochdale following his release from Sunderland.[11]

On 3 May 2014, Lynch made his only appearance for Rochdale, coming on as substitute on the 56th minute of the final game of the season, a 2–1 defeat away at Newport County.[12] Lynch was among released at the end of the season.[13]

Spennymoor

After being released by Rochdale, Lynch moved to Spennymoor Town of the Northern Premier League Division One North on 8 August 2014.[14]

Blyth Spartans

On 5 February 2015, Blyth Spartans announced the signing of Lynch.[15]

Career statistics
As of 4 June 2014.[16]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2010–11 2000000020
Sunderland total 2000000020
Hartlepool (loan) 2012–13 6100000061
Rochdale 2013–14 1000000010
Spennymoor 2014–15 4000000040
Blyth Spartans 2015– 0000000000
Career total 131000000131

References
  1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 537. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. "Reserve team squad: Craig Lynch". Sunderland A.F.C. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  3. "Sunderland tie up academy deals". BBC Sport. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. "Sunderland 0 – 3 Fulham". BBC Sport. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  5. "Winger Craig Lynch signs two-year contract with Sunderland". Sunderland Echo. 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  6. "Sunderland to let fringe players leave on loan". Sunderland Echo. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  7. "Hartlepool sign Sunderland winger Craig Lynch". BBC Sport. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  8. "Colchester United 3–1 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  9. "Hartlepool United suffer another defeat". Sunderland Echo. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  10. "Lynch Returns To Sunderland After Loan". Hartlepool United F.C. 6 October 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. "Craig Lynch Joins Rochdale". Rochdale A.F.C. 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. "Newport County 2–1 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014.
  13. "Retained List". Rochdale A.F.C. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. "Craig Lynch signs for the Moors". Spennymoor Town F.C. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. "Blyth Spartans sign Craig Lynch". Blyth Spartans A.F.C. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  16. Craig Lynch at Soccerbase



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