Chris McCready

Christopher James McCready (born 5 September 1981, Ellesmere Port, England) is an English footballer, currently without a club. He is able to play in right, left and central defence.

Chris McCready
Personal information
Full name Christopher James McCready
Date of birth (1981-09-05) 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)
2001 → Hyde United (loan) 6 (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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:08, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Career

Prior 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. McCready made over 70 appearances for Crewe, as well as making six appearances on loan at Hyde United.

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
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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 1] 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
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy

Personal life

His younger brother Tom is also a professional footballer and has played for a range of clubs, including Exeter City and Chester.[18]

References
  1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 500. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. "Thordarson Wields Axe". The Sentinel. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  3. McCready becomes latest addition Archived 7 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  4. "Tranmere Rovers re-sign Northampton's Chris McCready". BBC Sport. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  5. "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2001/2002 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  6. "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2002/2003 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2003/2004 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  8. "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2004/2005 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  9. "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2005/2006 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  10. "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2006/2007 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  11. "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2007/2008 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  12. "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2008/2009 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  13. "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2009/2010 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  14. "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2010/2011 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  15. "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2011/2012 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  16. "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2012/2013 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  17. "Chris McCready | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2013/2014 | 2000-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  18. "Tom McCready Signs". www.morecambefc.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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