Craig George Liddle (born 21 October 1971 in Chester-le-Street, County Durham)[2] is an English former professional footballer, who played in central defence.

During his time with Darlington, Liddle showed his professional skills as a footballer and was a popular club captain.

His 300th appearance for Darlington on 1 May 2004 was marked by a commemorative beer brewed by the Darwen Brewery – Liddle's Best, as well as specially printed T-shirts going on sale.

[3] With the appointment of Colin Todd as the new manager on 20 May, Liddle remained at the club as the head of youth coach.

[5] Liddle ruled himself out of taking the permanent management role, saying he did not have the experience needed to run a club.

[7] On 21 March 2010, he joined Maddison as caretaker once again, following the dismissal of Staunton,[8] before Simon Davey was appointed manager on 1 April.

[13] Following the departure of Garry Monk, on 23 December 2017, Liddle was appointed caretaker manager, dealing with the first-team affairs until a permanent replacement was found.