Daniel Crainie (born 24 May 1962) is a Scottish retired association football player who played for twelve football clubs in Scotland, England, Australia and Ireland.

Danny Crainie
Personal information
Full name Daniel Crainie[1]
Date of birth (1962-05-24) 24 May 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Kilsyth, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1983 Celtic 27 (7)
1983–1985 Wolverhampton Wanderers 64 (4)
1985Blackpool (loan) 6 (0)
1985 Brunswick Juventus ? (?)
1986Dundee (loan) 3 (0)
1986–1987 South Melbourne 39 (10)
1988–1990 Wollongong City 78 (7)
1990–1992 Airdrieonians 31 (1)
1992–1995 Kilmarnock 23 (2)
1994Ballymena United (loan) 14 (3)
1995 Ross County 5 (0)
1995–1996 Cork City 3 (1)
1996–1997 Bo'ness United
International career
1982 Scotland U21[2] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Crainie began his football career at Celtic where he scored seven goals and making sixteen appearances in his debut season for the Scottish club. He played only a few games in his following two seasons at Celtic before moving to England to play for Wolverhampton. Crainie made over 60 appearances for the Wolves which would be more than he would make for any other club. During his time at Wolverhampton he was loaned out to Blackpool where he made six appearances.

After a short spell at Dundee Crainie left Britain for Australia, where he played for South Melbourne. Crainie played a total of 39 times for South Melbourne, scoring ten times, more than he did at any other team.

In 1988 Crainie left Melbourne for the New South Wales coastal city of Wollongong, where he would play more than 50 games for Wollongong City and also earned himself a minor premiership with his first season at the club.

Crainie returned to the British Isles in the twilight of his career, where he played for Airdrieonians, Kilmarnock, Ballymena United, Ross County, Cork City and Bo'ness United.

References

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  1. ^ "Danny Crainie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Scotland U21 Player Danny Crainie Details".
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  • Danny Crainie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database