William Harvey McCreadie (1 October 1942 – 30 September 2008) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Harvey McCreadie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Glenluce, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 30 September 2008 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Stranraer | |||
| 1959–1960 | Accrington Stanley | 28 | (10) |
| 1960 | Luton Town | 1 | (0) |
| 1960–1961 | Wrexham | 10 | (2) |
| 1961–1962 | Mossley | 44 | (36) |
| 1962–1963 | Hibernian | 9 | (3) |
| 1963-1964 | Sankey's of Wellington | ||
| 1964 | Altrincham | 19 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editStarting out at Scottish club Stranraer,[1] McCreadie would move to English Accrington Stanley in 1959.[2]
In 1960 he would move to Luton Town, however he would only make one appearance before moving to Wrexham[2]
He would then move to English non-league club Mossley, where he would score 36 goals in 44 games for the club.[3]
His form at Mossley would earn him a move to Scottish First Division team Hibernian for a fee of £1,000 in 1962.[3] He would only make 9 appearances there however before moving to Altrincham.[2] His time with Altrincham was interrupted by poor behaviour and his contract was cancelled. Following his release, McCreadie retired aged 22.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Harvey McCreadie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Harvey McCreadie". Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Players who progressed". Mossley. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Altrincham FC Legends".