Harvey McCreadie

Harvey McCreadie
Personal information
Full name William Harvey McCreadie[1]
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,[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

  1. ^ a b "Harvey McCreadie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Harvey McCreadie". Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Players who progressed". Mossley. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Altrincham FC Legends".