Craig Barr
Encyclopedia
Craig Barr is a Scottish
footballer who currently plays for Livingston
, in the Scottish Football League
.
signing for the club when they were bankrolled by Brooks Mileson
. He was part of the squad who won the Scottish Football League 1st division in the 2006/2007 season which earned them promotion into the SPL. In 47 league appearances for Gretna Barr scored 5 goals.
Mileson pulled the plug on the clubs cashflow when his health deteriorated. The club thus became financially stricken and went into administration. Administrators for Gretna laid off their last 40 staff including Barr on 19 May 2008.
based Scottish Football League First Division
side Queen of the South
on 26 June 2008.
Said Craig just after signing, "I'm really looking forward to the move. Queens are coming off the back of a fantastic season and I'm excited at the prospect of playing for the Scottish Cup finalists. I know big Neilly MacFarlane, Jamie McQuilken and 'Tosher' from my time at Gretna and also have a lot of respect for ex-Queens player, big Derek Townsley, who I also know well".
After playing 30+ games in his first season with the club, Barr suffered a season ending injury on his knee during pre season of 2009. He has undergone two operations on this injury, with the major one being a complete cruciate reconstruction. As his club refused to pay for this operation, Barr took it upon himself to fund. Due to this matter, he then spent the last 6 months of his contract doing his own rehab away from the club. Barr was among the players announced as released by the club at the end of the 2009/10 season.
Scotland
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footballer who currently plays for Livingston
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
, in the Scottish Football League
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. From the league's foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, the Scottish Football League...
.
Early years
Barr hails from Edinburgh but moved south as a 16-year-old to join Blackburn Rovers and spent almost three years with the Lancashire club.Gretna
Barr played in the early part of his career with GretnaGretna F.C.
Gretna Football Club was a Scottish football club that represented the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, close to the border between England and Scotland...
signing for the club when they were bankrolled by Brooks Mileson
Brooks Mileson
Brooks John Joseph Mileson was an English businessman and the former owner of Scottish football club Gretna as well as being a philanthropist to 70 non-league clubs.-Early life:...
. He was part of the squad who won the Scottish Football League 1st division in the 2006/2007 season which earned them promotion into the SPL. In 47 league appearances for Gretna Barr scored 5 goals.
Mileson pulled the plug on the clubs cashflow when his health deteriorated. The club thus became financially stricken and went into administration. Administrators for Gretna laid off their last 40 staff including Barr on 19 May 2008.
Queen of the South
Barr signed a two year contract with DumfriesDumfries
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...
based Scottish Football League First Division
Scottish Football League First Division
The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
side Queen of the South
Queen of the South F.C.
Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...
on 26 June 2008.
Said Craig just after signing, "I'm really looking forward to the move. Queens are coming off the back of a fantastic season and I'm excited at the prospect of playing for the Scottish Cup finalists. I know big Neilly MacFarlane, Jamie McQuilken and 'Tosher' from my time at Gretna and also have a lot of respect for ex-Queens player, big Derek Townsley, who I also know well".
After playing 30+ games in his first season with the club, Barr suffered a season ending injury on his knee during pre season of 2009. He has undergone two operations on this injury, with the major one being a complete cruciate reconstruction. As his club refused to pay for this operation, Barr took it upon himself to fund. Due to this matter, he then spent the last 6 months of his contract doing his own rehab away from the club. Barr was among the players announced as released by the club at the end of the 2009/10 season.