James Craigen (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | The Spartans | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2009 | Preston North End | ||
| 2009–2012 | Edinburgh University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Partick Thistle | 76 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | → Forfar Athletic (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Raith Rovers | 34 | (9) |
| 2016–2018 | Falkirk | 37 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Dunfermline Athletic | 48 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | AFC Fylde | 15 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Arbroath (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Arbroath | 59 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Edinburgh | 31 | (3) |
| 2023– | The Spartans | 67 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:10, 3 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
James Craigen (born 28 March 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spartans in Scottish League Two. He started his career at Preston North End, where he spent 10 years as a youth player. He was also part of the Edinburgh University team; the university which he was a student at. He then made the leap from non-league football to Scotland's second tier, joining Scottish First Division club Partick Thistle where, against Greenock Morton, he scored the decisive goal that sealed Thistle's promotion to the Scottish Premiership. He has also spent time on loan at Forfar Athletic, and after leaving Partick Thistle, played with Raith Rovers, Falkirk, Dunfermline Athletic, Arbroath and Edinburgh.