Craig Disley

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Craig Disley
Nationality:
Rovers apps (gls)1:	203 (25)
Date of birth:	24 August 1981
Place of birth:	Worksop
Height:	5 ft 11 in
Position:	Midfielder
Date joined:	26 June 2004
Joined from:	Mansfield Town
Date left:	30 June 2009
1 League appearances and goals only.

Craig Disley is a central midfielder who joined Rovers in the summer of 2004 from Mansfield Town. For the whole of his time with the club he wan an almost permanent fixture in the starting lineup, but he was released on expiry of his contract in the summer of 2009 in spite of missing a total of only five league games in the previous three seasons. Following his release he signed a two-year contract with Shrewsbury Town.

[edit] Career

Craig's only other professional club was Mansfield Town, who he joined as a trainee. He went on to make 158 appearances for The Stags, scoring 16 goals, before moving down to Bristol.

Season	Club	League
		Apps	Goals
1999-00	Mansfield Town	5	0
2000-01	Mansfield Town	24	0
2001-02	Mansfield Town	36	7
2002-03	Mansfield Town	42	4
2003-04	Mansfield Town	34	5
2004-05	Bristol Rovers	28	4
2005-06	Bristol Rovers	42	8
2006-07	Bristol Rovers	45	4
2007-08	Bristol Rovers	44	6
2008-09	Bristol Rovers	44	3

[edit] Record against Rovers

Craig has played against Rovers four times at first team level and never lost. The highlight of these games was when he scored two goals in Mansfield's 3–1 win over Rovers in 2003. He also won two other games, and drew once.

Date	Club	Venue	Result	Notes
20 November 2001	Mansfield Town	Memorial Stadium	1–0 to Mansfield
6 April 2002	Mansfield Town	Field Mill	2–0 to Mansfield
30 September 2003	Mansfield Town	Memorial Stadium	3–1 to Mansfield	Scored two goals, substituted in 68th minute
12 April 2004	Mansfield Town	Field Mill	0–0	Substituted in the 75th minute