Portrait of Tom Craddock

Birthday profile

Tom Craddock

Tom Craddock, English footballer

Born
October 14, 1986
Age in 2026
40
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1986

About Tom Craddock

Thomas Craddock is an English retired professional footballer who played for multiple clubs including Spennymoor Town, Middlesbrough, and Portsmouth as a striker. He made his first team debut for the club as a substitute in the final game of the 2005–06 season against Fulham, having already scored 20 goals for the reserve team. On 12 March 2005, Craddock signed his first professional contract with the club. In the 2007–08 season, Craddock made a handful of first team appearance at Middlesbrough following a crisis of striker's injury and made two more league appearances for the club. However, Craddock suffered a hernia injury that resulted him having two operation and upon return, his first team opportunities was further limited.

Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.

Tom Craddock timeline

  1. He made his first team debut for the club as a substitute in the final game of the 2005–06 season against Fulham, having already scored 20 goals for the reserve team.
  2. On 12 March 2005, Craddock signed his first professional contract with the club.
  3. In the 2007–08 season, Craddock made a handful of first team appearance at Middlesbrough following a crisis of striker's injury and made two more league appearances for the club.

The world when Tom Craddock was born

Tom Craddock was born in 1986. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1986

  • #1 song"That's What Friends Are For" – Dionne Warwick & Friends
  • Top moviePlatoon
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookIt – Stephen King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMaradona's "Hand of God" goal at the World Cup
  • Top headlineSpace Shuttle Challenger disaster
  • Technology milestoneChernobyl nuclear disaster in Soviet Ukraine
  • Defining fadTop Gun aviator sunglasses
  • Notable inventionDisposable camera
  • World population4.94 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population240.1M

1986 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tom Craddock's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19862026
Gas$0.93$3.45/gal
Average home$80,300$435,000
Average income$29,458$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.71$11.95
Postage stamp$0.22$0.73
Population240.1M341 million

Sources and editorial standards

This profile combines a biographical source with structured birthday and historical context. Sources recorded for this profile: Wikipedia, Transfermarkt, WorldFootball.net. See our editorial policy for sourcing, corrections, and review standards.

Read the source biography on Wikipedia. Wikipedia text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.