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FINLEY CRASKE
Full Name: Finley Thomas Craske
Born: 27 January 2003
Came from: Trainee Went to: Released
First game: 10 November 2020 Last game: 21 December 2022
Appearances: 9 (4/5) Goals: 0
Craske began his Home Park journey at the age of ten, after progressing from the Bodmin Advanced Development Centre. Already making his way through the Pilgrim's youth system was his older brother, Billy, who left Home Park in August 2018 as an academy graduate but without reaching the senior side.
Originally from Wadebridge, Finley attended Ivybridge Community College and played for Plymouth Schoolboys at under-14 and under-15 levels. He was described as an energetic right-back who was also comfortable playing as a more advanced wing-back.
After an injury-hit season, the 16-year-old was relieved in June 2019 to sign a full-time apprenticeship at the club. His first senior appearance came as a 76th minute substitute in an EFL Trophy match at home to Newport County in November 2020. Three apprentices made their debuts that night, one of whom was Craske's Ivybridge schoolmate, Scott Crocker. On the final day of the season, Craske made his full Football League debut as an 88th minute substitute at Gillingham.
In May 2021, after the considerable disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Craske's two-year apprenticeship was extended for a further year. In November 2021 he began a one-month work experience loan with Plymouth Parkway, which was later extended until the end of the season in which Parkway won promotion to the Southern League Premier Division. Back at Home Park, his progress was rewarded in June 2022 when he signed his first professional contract for the Pilgrims, and two months later he began the next stage of his development: a season-long loan at Yeovil Town. However that loan was cut short as he only played two games and he was recalled and sent out on loan to to Truro City on loan until the end of that season. Having played 21 times for the White Tigers, he was released by Argyle at the end of the 2022–23 season.
For the start of the 2023-34 season he signed with National League South side Torquay United.
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APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]
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