David McCracken

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David McCracken

Full name	David McCracken
Date of birth	October 16, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	6' 2"
Position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Dundee United
Number	3
Youth clubs
	Dundee United
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2000-present	Dundee United	160 (7)
National team**
Unknown	Scotland under-21	5 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:26, 13 December 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of 14:25, 11 September 2006 (UTC).

David McCracken (born October 16, 1981 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays in central defence for Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League.

McCracken is a central defender whose main strengths are pace and ability in the air. He made his competitive SPL debut in the match against Celtic on 2 May 2000. In the 2000-01 season, he made nine appearances mostly at full back, in a gradual programme of exposure to first team action. He also netted his first goal that term, in the 2000-01 opening day defeat to Celtic at Tannadice.

After a string of impressive early season performances, David made his debut for Scotland's under-21s in a 1-0 win over Latvia. By the end of another season of excellent progress, David had played 22 times for the first team during 2001-02.

2002-03 was the season David made a real breakthrough into the first team with 30 appearances and in 2003-04 he was part of the United rearguard for all but seven games to bring his total appearances to 99, during which he has scored three times. As part of a solid back three, David was a crucial element of the side that reached fifth in the league to give United their best finish since 1996-97.

David had missed only two matches during the 2004-05 season, helping the side reach the semi-finals of the CIS League Cup, when injury struck in the Scottish Cup tie against Queen of the South. He only managed another two games before the end of the season, but was rewarded for some steady performances with a new two-year contract in July 2005.^[1]

McCracken missed just five matches in the whole of the 2005-06 season, taking his total of appearances for United to 165, as United finished in 9th place in the SPL for the second consecutive season.

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^ BBC Sport website - 'McCracken extends Tannadice stay'

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Dundee United FC - Current Squad
1 Stillie \| 2 Kalvenes \| 3 McCracken \| 4 Wilkie \| 5 Mair \| 6 Archibald \| 7 Kerr \| 10 Hunt \| 11 Robson \| 12 Duff \| 14 Robb \| 15 Conway \| 17 Cameron \| 18 Kenneth \| 19 Gardiner \| 20 Samuel \| 21 McLean \| 23 Easton \| 25 Robertson \| 26 Goodwillie \| 27 Burnett \| 28 Proctor \| 30 Smith \| Manager: Levein