Craig Mawson

Craig Mawson (born 16 May 1979 in Keighley, West Yorkshire) is an English former professional footballer who works as a goalkeeping coach for Manchester United.[1]

Craig Mawson
Personal information
Full name Craig John Mawson
Date of birth (1979-05-16) 16 May 1979
Place of birth Keighley, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United (Goalkeeper coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Burnley 0 (0)
2000 → Lincoln City (loan) 0 (0)
2001 Halifax Town 9 (0)
2001–2004 Morecambe 123 (0)
2004 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2004–2006 Hereford United 36 (0)
2006–2008 Halifax Town 46 (0)
2008–2010 Droylsden 53 (0)
2010 Hyde 6 (0)
Total 268 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2019 Burnley (academy)
2019– Manchester United (goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Burnley

Mawson started his career at Burnley, where he is now goalkeeper coach to the Under 18's side at the club, in a Full-time position. In December 2015, he was awarded the FA Goalkeeping Coach of the Year 2015 award.

Lincoln City

In September 2000, Lincoln City's manager Phil Stant signed Mawson on-loan as cover for his first-choice keeper Alan Marriott.[2] Whilst the loan was extended to a second month,[3] Mawson would remain an unused substitute in each of Lincoln's nine league games during this period before returning to Burnley.

Other clubs

Mawson has also played for Morecambe and Oldham Athletic. Whilst at Christie Park he was voted Player of the Year by the supporters for the 2002-03 season, when he notably saved two penalties in the semi-final of the Conference playoffs. However the team failed to progress to the final.

Following the liquidation of Halifax Town, Mawson signed a deal with Conference North team Droylsden.

Hyde

On 2 July 2010, he signed for Droylsden's rivals Hyde.[4] He was due to make his Hyde debut on 17 July 2010 against Manchester City Reserves, but unexpectedly flew out to Singapore and had to be replaced by Brynn Hindley.[5]

Return to Burnley

On 1 September 2010 Mawson signed for Burnley as a coach for the youth team.[6]

Mawson was included in the reserve team on 27 October 2010 against Macclesfield and was a regular starter for the reserve team.

References
  1. "Man Utd appoint Craig Mawson as new assistant goalkeeping coach". manutd.com. Manchester United. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. "Stant leaves it late". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 29 September 2000. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
  3. "Mawson loan spell extended". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 24 October 2000. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
  4. "Tigers strengthen". NonLeagueDaily.com. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  5. "Fine start to life at Hyde". MCFC.co.uk. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  6. "New Signing & Departure". Hyde FC. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
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