Steven Craig: Former Wycombe Wanderers striker joins as Gillingham’s new assistant manager
02.06.26, 15:00 Updated 22.07.26, 01:42
Simon Head
Gareth Ainsworth has turned to one of his former players to take on the role of assistant manager ahead of the new campaign.
Steven Craig, a 45-year-old former striker who plied his trade for a host of clubs in Scotland, also made 70 appearances for Wycombe Wanderers during Ainsworth’s time at the helm.
Ainsworth clearly viewed Craig, who had been a part of the management team at Gala Fairydean Rovers in the fifth tier of Scottish football, as the right fit for his management team at Priestfield, and after reaching out, the deal was done to bring Craig down to ME7.
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Simon Head is the founding editor of Gills 365. A veteran sports journalist and editor with more than 25 years in the industry, he has written for major news outlets, broadcasters and sports organisations around the world. Simon is a longtime Gillingham season ticket holder, and has been a regular at Priestfield since the mid-1990s.