Craig Westcarr
Craig Naptali Westcarr (born 29 January 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hucknall Town, having signed from Newark in July 2021.
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Westcarr pictured during his time at Nottingham Forest | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Naptali Westcarr | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sherwood Colliery FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Cambridge United | 31 | (8) |
| 2006–2009 | Kettering Town | 102 | (23) |
| 2009–2011 | Notts County | 87 | (21) |
| 2011–2013 | Chesterfield | 53 | (10) |
| 2012 | → Walsall (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Walsall | 59 | (19) |
| 2014–2015 | Portsmouth | 33 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Mansfield Town | 24 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Southport (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Alfreton Town | 75 | (24) |
| 2018 | Kettering Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Boston United | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Matlock Town | 20 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Grantham Town | 30 | (11) |
| 2020–2021 | Newark | 0 | (0) |
| 2021- | Hucknall Town | 94 | (73 ) |
| International career | |||
| England U15 | |||
| 2000 | England U16 | ||
| 2001 | England U17 | ||
| 2002 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:46, 23 August 2018 (UTC) | |||
He began his career at Nottingham Forest, becoming the youngest player ever to play for the club when he made his first team debut in October 2001 at the age of 16. He was loaned out to Lincoln City and Milton Keynes Dons in 2005, before he left the Football League to spend the 2005–06 season in the Conference with Cambridge United. He then spent three seasons with Kettering Town, helping the club to win the Conference North title in 2007–08. He signed with Notts County in May 2009, and helped the club to win the League Two title in 2009–10. He was sold on to Chesterfield in August 2011, and won the Football League Trophy with the club in 2012, scoring a goal in the final. He joined Walsall, initially on loan, in November 2012. He finished as the club's top-scorer in the 2013–14 campaign, but was released in May 2014. On 17 June 2014 Westcarr joined Portsmouth on a free transfer after leaving Walsall, penning a two-year contract. At the start of the 2021-22 season Westcarr signed for Hucknall Town on a free transfer from Newark Town. Craig Westcarr signed for Sherwood Colliery from Hucknall Town during the preseason of the 2023/2024 season.
He represented England at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-18 level.