Christopher James McCready (born 5 September 1981, Ellesmere Port, England) is an English former footballer. He played in right, left and central defence.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher James McCready | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Ellesmere Port, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2006 | Crewe Alexandra | 76 | (0) |
| 2000-2001 | → Hyde United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Crewe Alexandra | 39 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Northampton Town | 14 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Morecambe | 142 | (6) |
| Total | 327 | (9) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:08, 30 January 2017 (UTC) | |||
Career
editPrior to joining Tranmere in 2006, McCready had spent his entire professional career at Crewe, joining the club as a schoolboy and graduating through its prolific youth system. At the age of 14, McCready went to the FA national school at Lilleshall where he played with peers including Joe Cole, he also represented England schoolboys through to under 17 level.[citation needed] McCready made over 70 appearances for Crewe, as well as making eight appearances on loan at Hyde United over two separate spells.
He rejected the offer of a new contract at the end of the 2005–06 season following the club's relegation from the Championship, and joined Tranmere on a one-year contract for 2006–07, after impressing on trial.
McCready established himself as a regular in the Rovers defence, playing in all but four of Tranmere's league games. He re-joined Crewe on a two-year contract on 7 June 2007. At the end of that two-year spell, he was told that he would not be offered a new contract at Crewe, so was released by the club.[2] He joined Northampton on 3 August, after a successful trial.[3]
In January 2010 he rejoined Tranmere Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season.[4]
In July 2010 he signed a 2-year deal with Morecambe.
On 6 May 2014 it was announced that he wasn't to be offered a new contract by Morecambe.
Career statistics
edit- As of 20 September 2019
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2001–02[5] | Division One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002–03[6] | Division Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2003–04[7] | Division One | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2004–05[8] | Championship | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2005–06[9] | Championship | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2006–07[10] | League One | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2007–08[11] | League One | 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| 2008–09[12] | League One | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Northampton Town | 2009–10[13] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2009–10[13] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Morecambe | 2010–11[14] | League Two | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| 2011–12[15] | League Two | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[16] | League Two | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| 2013–14[17] | League Two | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 144 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 155 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 323 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 350 | 10 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Football League Trophy
Personal life
editHis younger brother Tom is also a professional footballer and has played for a range of clubs, including Exeter City and Chester. He has three children.[18]
References
edit- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 500. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ^ "Thordarson Wields Axe". The Sentinel. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ McCready becomes latest addition Archived 7 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ "Tranmere Rovers re-sign Northampton's Chris McCready". BBC Sport. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2001/2002 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2002/2003 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2003/2004 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2004/2005 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2005/2006 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2006/2007 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2007/2008 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2008/2009 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2009/2010 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2010/2011 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2011/2012 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2012/2013 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2013/2014 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Tom McCready Signs". www.morecambefc.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
External links
edit- Chris McCready player profile at ntfc.co.uk
- Chris McCready at Soccerbase
