Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Harvey McCreadie | ||
Date of birth | (1942-10-01)1 October 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Glenluce, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 30 September 2008(2008-09-30) (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 |
William Harvey McCreadie (1 October 1942 – 30 September 2008) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
Career
Starting out at Scottish club Stranraer, McCreadie would move to English Accrington Stanley in 1959.
In 1960 he would move to Luton Town, however he would only make one appearance before moving to Wrexham
He would then move to English non-league club Mossley, where he would score 36 goals in 44 games for the club.
His form at Mossley would earn him a move to Scottish First Division team Hibernian for a fee of £1,000 in 1962. He would only make 9 appearances there however before moving to Altrincham. His time with Altrincham was interrupted by poor behaviour and his contract was cancelled. Following his release, McCreadie retired aged 22.
References
- ^ "Harvey McCreadie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Harvey McCreadie". Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Players who progressed". Mossley. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- "Altrincham FC Legends".
- 1942 births
- 2008 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Stranraer F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Mossley A.F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Altrincham F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Footballers from Dumfries and Galloway
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen