Croft had hoped to return to the team despite being ruled out for 6 weeks. On 16 April 2012, Croft was told that he was allowed to leave Derby in the summer, despite having a year left on his contract with St Johnstone expressing an interest to extend Croft's stay McDiarmid Park. Derby manager Nigel Clough, Croft was looking at his options for the 2012–13 season and was formally transfer listed on 22 May 2012. Oldham Athletic (loan) and departure from Derby On 3 July 2012, Croft joined former club Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season. Croft featured 35 times during his second loan spell at Latics with 34 start, which made him an ever-present however his loan spell was ended on 31 January 2013, when Derby County terminated Croft's contract five months early. Croft's last appearance during this spell was in a 3–2 win against Liverpool in the FA Cup 4th round. Oldham Athletic Croft re-signed for Oldham Athletic on 1 February 2013, on a contract until the end of the 2012–13 season. On 24 May 2013, it was announced that Croft was to leave Latics having rejected a contract offered by the club. This was at the end of a successful season-long spell which resulted in Croft winning the Fans Player of the Season award and playing in 53 out of Oldham's 54 games in all competitions. St Johnstone In November 2013, Croft signed a contract with St Johnstone to the end of the 2013–14 season. He came on as a substitute as they won the 2014 Scottish Cup Final. Oldham Athletic Croft rejoined Oldham Athletic on a one-year contract on 1 July 2015. On 17 July 2016, manager Steve Robinson confirmed that Croft remained with the club on a monthly contract. Southport In September 2017 he joined Southport on a short-term contract. International career Croft has represented England at Under-16, Under-17, Under-18, Under-19 and Under-20 youth international levels, including captaining the Under-18 team. He played in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, making two appearances for England Under-20 as they finished bottom of Group D. Personal life On 14 October 2012, Croft was the subject of a police investigation after he was accused of racially abusing a black ball boy. He admitted he "spoke inappropriately" to the boy and apologised. However it quickly transpired that "there was no accusation whatsoever from the