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Craig Herbert
 

Position

Centre Back

Age

01/01/1976

Valley Debut

v Blakenall (a) November 2000

First Goal

v Atherstone (h) April 2002

Previous Clubs

West Bromich Albion, Torquay United, Shrewsbury Town, Hayes, Solihull Borough

Craig first joined the in the 2000/01 season having played league football with West Bromich Albion and Shrewsbury Town and was appointed Club Captain at the start of the 2001/02 season.

A strong & committed player, Craig spent his nine and a half seasons with Valley as a very calm defender with skill on the ball and the occasional display of flair from time to time.

Craig spent five seasons with Valley before leaving for then Solihull Borough at the end of the 04/05 season with ex-manager Tony Dobson but he soon re-joined Rugby in October 2005.

Valley's Club Captain also has the accolade of having played a one-off game for Hayes against Yeovil in the first-ever live televised Conference game.

Injuries meant a few fragmented seasons but since 2006, Craig enjoyed a relatively injury-free spell which helped to win him many Player of the Year accolades in 06/07 and 07/08.

Craig was made caretaker manager in December 2007 following Billy Jeffrey's resignation and secured two wins and a draw before Rod Brown took over in January 2008.

A 33-year-old Herbert finally decided to call it a day in November 2009 and brought an end to a terrific career at Butlin Road featuring over 300 appearances and 10 goals.

Rugby Town League Career (2001 to 2009)

Season

Apps

Gls

Notes

2000/1

14 (0)

1

Joined Rugby after injury put a stop to Craig's professional career.

2001/2

30 (0)

2

Played in first ever live televised Conference game in one-off game for Hayes

2002/3

35 (0)

1

-

2003/4

17 (2)

0

Back & hamstring injuries hamper Craig's season.

2004/5

26 (2)

2

Leaves in close season to join Solihull

2005/6

26 (1)

0

Rejoins Rugby in October 2005.

2006/7

38 (0)

1

Players' Player of Season.

2007/8

35 (0)

1

Vice Presidents' Player of Season. Players' Player of Season. Manager's Player of Season. Enters Top 10 of most appearances for Rugby.

2008/9

25 (0)

1

Injury limits Craig to only 25 league games.

2009/0

11 (0)

0

Injury limits Craig to only 25 league games.

Career

257 (5)

9

Retires from football aged 33 in November 2009.

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