David McCreery
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David McCreery (born September 16, 1957 in Belfast) was a Northern Ireland football player. He played mostly in midfield but was very versatile, and during his career played in every position bar goalkeeper.
David started his career with Manchester United, where he was the un-used substitute as they won the 1977 FA Cup. After scoring eight goals for the club, he transferred to Queens Park Rangers in 1979. In 1982, he was transferred to Newcastle United, before shorter spells at Heart of Midlothian and Hartlepool United in the late 1980s. He would later briefly manage Hartlepool.
Northern Ireland squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup | ||
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1 Jennings | 2 J. Nicholl | 3 Donaghy | 4 McCreery | 5 C. Nicholl | 6 J. O'Neill | 7 Brotherston | 8 M. O'Neill | 9 Armstrong | 10 McIlroy | 11 Hamilton | 12 McClelland | 13 Nelson | 14 Cassidy | 15 Finney | 16 Whiteside | 17 Platt | 18 Jameson | 19 Healy | 20 Cleary | 21 Campbell | 22 Dunlop | Coach: Bingham |
Northern Ireland squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup | ||
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1 Jennings | 2 Nicholl | 3 Donaghy | 4 O'Neill | 5 McDonald | 6 McCreery | 7 Penney | 8 McIlroy | 9 Quinn | 10 Whiteside | 11 Stewart | 12 Platt | 13 Hughes | 14 Armstrong | 15 Worthington | 16 Ramsey | 17 Clarke | 18 McClelland | 19 Hamilton | 20 McNally | 21 Campbell | 22 Caughey | Coach: Bingham |
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