Liam Craig

Youth career

Born in Chirnside, Scotland, Craig began his football career at Berwick Rangers Juniors, which was seven miles from his hometown. He moved to Ipswich Town at sixteen years old, a week after leaving school and progressed through the academy. In the 2003–04 season pre–season friendly tour, Craig was the top–scorer in the Doetinchem tournament and helped the Ipswich Town's academy win a silverware. The 2004–05 season saw Craig skippered the youth side all the way to the 2005 FA Youth Cup final. After beating Tottenham Hotspur's academy in the semifinals, he said about reaching the final: "This is absolutely brilliant. We knew Tottenham would play very well here and we showed great character to come from a goal down to win it." Craig captained the Ipswich Town's academy in the FA Youth Cup final in both legs against Southampton's academy and helped the youth side win 3–2 on aggregate. However, he found it difficult to break into the first team at Ipswich Town. On 9 January 2006, Craig was among three players to be released by the club.

Falkirk

On 17 January 2006, Craig joined Scottish Premier League side Falkirk, where he started out his professional football career. Upon joining the Bairns, Craig said: "I'm delighted to be here. I was told a couple of weeks ago I did not have a future at Ipswich and although that was hard to take I was soon in contact with Falkirk and the move was done in a couple of days. It was a bit of a shock to be let go…

Craig was eligible to play for Scotland (his birthplace), England (through his English mother) and Wales (through his Welsh grandmother). In May 2005, he was called up to the Scotland U19 squad for the first time. Craig made three appearances for the under-19 side, as he was unable to help Scotland U19 qualify for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

In July 2016, Craig revealed that he's planning to be a coach once his playing career comes to an end and has a coaching badge. During his playing career, Craig became a part-time coach and scouting for St Johnstone. He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2021–22 season, became a full time coach with St Johnstone. Craig and Alec Cleland were joint managers of the Saints' B team throughout the 2022–23 season. On 29 October 2023, both he and Steven MacLean parted company with the club. Craig joined the Arbroath coaching team in November 2023, assisting caretaker manager Stuart Malcolm. He then joined Queen's Park in January 2024 as assistant to former St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson. Craig would leave Queen's in June 2024 to become assistant head coach to David Gray at Hibernian.

Craig began to follow vegan diet at a recommendation from teammate Craig Bryson. He is married to his wife, Laura, a Falkirk F.C. employee, and together they have three children.