Editing Craig Short (section)

==Playing career==
Short was born in [[Bridlington]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England and after attending [[Amotherby]] primary school and [[Lady Lumley's School]] ([[Pickering, North Yorkshire|Pickering]]) along with his brother [[Chris Short (footballer)|Chris]], he started his professional career at [[Pickering Town F.C.|Pickering Town]] in the [[1986-87 in English football|1986–87]] season. In October the following year they moved to [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]] together, and in June 1989, [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] together. However, while his brother was dogged by injury, Craig managed to ascend to greater things.

After four seasons for Notts County he moved to [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] at the beginning of the [[1992-93 in English football|1992–93]] season. He signed for £2.5million – a record for a club outside the top flight, and the highest fee for a defender at the time. He had been subject of a similarly high bid for ambitious [[Premier League]] side [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], but opted to join Derby instead.

He completed more than 100 competitive games for both Derby and his next club, [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] who he joined three seasons later. He left the [[Merseyside]] club in 1999, joining Blackburn Rovers for £1.7 million – seven years after they had first tried to buy him.

Short endeared himself to fans as a mainstay in the 2000–01 team which won promotion and established itself back in the top flight.

However, he missed the 2002 [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] final against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] through suspension, a match which Blackburn won 2–1. He did gain European experience in the following season, playing two games in the [[UEFA Cup]].

After a 4–0 victory away to [[Birmingham City]] on 6 December 2003, manager [[Graeme Souness]] labelled Short the "perfect professional" after outplaying City striker [[Christophe Dugarry]], who was sent off for elbowing Short.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11676/2283061/Souness-keen-to-keep-Short |title=Souness keen to keep Short |publisher=Sky Sports |date=1 January 1970|accessdate=20 June 2013}}</ref>

In his final league game for Rovers on 7 May 2005 against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], Short was handed the captain's armband by then manager [[Mark Hughes]]. However, in an out of character incident, he was sent off for violent conduct against Fulham's [[Luis Boa Morte]] after the Portuguese striker dangerously fouled [[Lucas Neill]] and Short pushed Boa Morte in the chest. He did however lead the team out for one final time a few weeks later in [[Tony Parkes]]' [[testimonial match]], who was also leaving the club.

In the summer of 2005 he was allowed to move on to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] and was an important member of United's successful promotion campaign. He signed a one-year contract but only made two [[League Cup]] appearances that season. He was released at the end of the [[2006–07 in English football|2006–07]] season and retired from football.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6668463.stm |title=Gillespie offered new Blades deal |work=BBC News |date=18 May 2007|accessdate=18 May 2007}}</ref>