Tony Craig’s 600th career appearance proved his last for Bristol Rovers in a hugely popular two-and-a-half-year spell at the Mem, and the veteran centre-back has recorded another career milestone this week earning his 700th.
Craig played 90 minutes for Crawley Town in their 0-0 draw with Gillingham in League Two, bringing up triple figures for the Red Devils, having moved to Sussex after leaving Rovers in the summer of 2020, and reaching an even grander total in what has been an illustrious career for the Londoner.
Craig played 120 games for the Gas after being brought to the club by Darrell Clarke in 2007 and was a regular under the legendary Rovers boss, as well as Graham Coughlan and Ben Garner but the latter’s need to reduce the wage bill saw the defender released at the end of his contract.
