Chris McCready

English footballer

Chris McCready

Personal information
Full name	Christopher James McCready
Date of birth	(1981-09-05) 5 September 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Ellesmere Port, England[1]
Position	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 as of 06:08, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Christopher James McCready (born 5 September 1981) is an English former footballer. He played in right, left and central defence.

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.^{[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]

On 27 July 2010 he signed a for Morecambe on a two-year deal.^[5]

In September 2013, he fractured his collarbone in a match against Plymouth Argyle.^[6] In May 2014, it was announced that he wasn't to be offered a new contract by Morecambe, and would be released at the end of the season.^[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	2001–02[8]	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2002–03[9]	Second Division	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	2003–04[10]	First Division	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	23	0
	2004–05[11]	Championship	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
	2005–06[12]	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[13]	League One	42	1	2	0	1	0	2[a]	0	47	1
Crewe Alexandra	2007–08[14]	League One	34	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	37	2
	2008–09[15]	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[16]	League Two	14	0	0	0	1	0	3[a]	0	18	0
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2009–10[16]	League One	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Morecambe	2010–11[17]	League Two	36	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	39	4
	2011–12[18]	League Two	46	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	48	0
	2012–13[19]	League Two	40	2	2	0	1	0	2[a]	0	45	2
	2013–14[20]	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. He has three children.^[21]

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. "Morecambe complete double signing". 27 July 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
6. "Morecambe defender Chris McCready out injured for three months". BBC Sport. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
7. "Morecambe: Chris McCready one of four players released". BBC Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
8. "Games played by Chris McCready in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
9. "Games played by Chris McCready in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
10. "Games played by Chris McCready in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
11. "Games played by Chris McCready in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
12. "Games played by Chris McCready in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
13. "Games played by Chris McCready in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
14. "Games played by Chris McCready in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
15. "Games played by Chris McCready in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
16. "Games played by Chris McCready in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
17. "Games played by Chris McCready in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
18. "Games played by Chris McCready in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
19. "Games played by Chris McCready in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
20. "Games played by Chris McCready in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
21. "Tom McCready Signs". www.morecambefc.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

External links

• Chris McCready player profile at ntfc.co.uk
• Chris McCready at Soccerbase

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