Tom McCready (footballer, born 1991)

Tom McCready
Personal information
Full name Thomas Richard McCready[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Ellesmere Port, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Everton
Hibernian
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Limestone Saints 36 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Altrincham 2 (0)
2010–2011 Chester 4 (0)
2011 → Airbus UK Broughton (loan) 5 (2)
2014–2015 Morecambe 7 (0)
2015–2017 Exeter City 15 (0)
2017–2018 AFC Fylde 9 (0)
2018 → Colwyn Bay (loan) ? (?)
2018–2020 Colwyn Bay 34 (12)
2020–2021 Runcorn Linnets 3 (0)
2021–2024 Colwyn Bay 75 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:17, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Thomas Richard McCready (born 7 June 1991) was an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

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Youth

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Born in Ellesmere Port, McCready was an Everton youth graduate before joining Hibernian on 12 July 2009.[3]

Altrincham

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He moved to Conference Premier side Altrincham on 5 August of the following year without making an appearance for Hibs.[4]

Chester

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After appearing in only two matches for the Robins, McCready moved to Chester, but suffered an injury shortly after.[5]

He was later loaned to Welsh Premier League side Airbus where he scored 2 goals in 5 appearances.[6]

Limestone College

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After being released by Chester, McCready moved to the United States and accepted a scholarship from Limestone College.[7]

In 2014, he went on a trial at his older brother Chris' club, Morecambe, where he played for the reserves.

Morecambe

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On 4 July 2014 McCready returned to the Shrimps, also on trial.[8]

On 23 July 2014, he signed for the club on non-contract terms.[9]

McCready made his debut on 11 October 2014 in a 1–3 loss to Wycombe Wanderers in the League Two.[10]

Exeter City

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On 2 February 2015, McCready joined Exeter City on a free transfer from Morecambe. He scored his first goal for the club in a League Cup tie against Sunderland.[11] He made very few appearances for City and was released at the end of the 2016–17 season, with manager Paul Tisdale commenting that McCready "sadly had a wretched year with injury".[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 11 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Altrincham 2010–11[13] Conference Premier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Chester 2010–11[14] NPL Division One North 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Airbus (loan) 2010–11[15] Welsh Premier League 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Morecambe 2014–15[16] League Two 7 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 8 0
Exeter City 2014–15[16] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2015–16[17] League Two 10 0 0 0 1 1 2[a] 0 13 1
2016–17[18] League Two 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 15 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 19 1
AFC Fylde 2017–18[19] National League 9 0 0 0 — 1 0 10 0
Colwyn Bay 2018–19[20] NPL Division One West 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4
2019–20 Cymru North 21 8 4 2 1 0 0 0 26 10
Total 34 12 4 2 1 0 0 0 39 14
Runcorn Linnets 2020–21[21] NPL Division One NW 3 0 0 0 — 3[b] 0 6 0
Colwyn Bay 2021–22 Cymru North 26 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 32 9
2022–23 Cymru North 27 12 1 0 1 0 2[c] 1 31 13
2023–24 Cymru Premier 22 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 25 3
Total 75 24 8 0 3 0 2 1 88 25
Colwyn Bay total 109 36 12 2 0 0 2 1 127 39
Career total 154 38 12 2 7 1 9 1 182 42
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in the Welsh Tier 2 Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Tom McCready". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ Anderson, John (2016). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017. London: Headline. p. 452. ISBN 978-1-4722-3394-3.
  3. ^ "Hibs bring in McCready". Sky Sports. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Altrincham sign duo Kevin Holsgrove and Tom McCready". BBC Sport. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Chester FC: 'Forgotten man' Tom McCready cannot wait for Blues return". Chester Chronicle. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Welsh Premier League: Tom McCready tips Airbus UK Broughton to fly". Chester Chronicle. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Limestone Alumnus Tom McCready Makes Professional Debut". Limestone College Saints. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Wilson returns to Morecambe on trial". Lancaster Guardian. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Tom McCready Signs". Morecambe FC. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Morecambe 1–3 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Sunderland 6-3 Exeter". BBC. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Retained list announced". Exeter City FC. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Games played by Tom McCready in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Chester First Team Statistics 2010/11". Steve Mansley. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  15. ^ Tom McCready at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Tom McCready in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Tom McCready in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Tom McCready in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Tom McCready in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Colwyn Bay | Appearances | Thomas McCready | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages".
  21. ^ "Runcorn Linnets | Appearances | Tom McCready | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages".
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