Craig Hinchcliffe is a professional Scottish

Scotland

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 footballer who is currently with Partick Thistle

Partick Thistle F.C.

Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908...

 in a player-coach role.

Having played a number of seasons at a then Highland League Elgin City

Elgin City F.C.

Elgin City Football Club are a semi-professional football team based in Elgin, Moray. They currently compete in the Scottish Third Division....

, Hinchcliffe began his senior career late with Arbroath

Arbroath F.C.

Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide...

 in 1995, making nearly 200 appearances for the club. In the summer of 2003 he transferred to St Mirren

St. Mirren F.C.

St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...

 and made 70 appearances, including several in their promotion season in 2005–06

2005-06 in Scottish football

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. In the 2006–07 season

2006-07 in Scottish football

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, he played a handful of games for Queen of the South

Queen of the South F.C.

Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...

 after a loan spell at the Dumfries

Dumfries

Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...

 club. At the end of that season he signed for Partick Thistle as goalkeeper and goalkeeper coach. Thistle's manager, Ian McCall

Ian McCall

Ian Holland McCall is a Scottish former footballer and is currently without a job having resigned as the manager of First Division side Partick Thistle.-Playing career:...

, had also signed Hinchcliffe (on loan) for Queen of the South. He was released at the end of the 2009/10 season but rejoined in a player-coach role in time for the next season.

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