Tom McCready (footballer, born 1991)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Richard McCready[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Ellesmere Port, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Everton | |||
| Hibernian | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Altrincham | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Chester | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Airbus (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Limestone College | 36 | (14) |
| 2014–2015 | Morecambe | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Exeter City | 15 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:45, 19 May 2017 (UTC). | |||
Thomas Richard "Tom" McCready (born 7 June 1991) is an English footballer who last played for Exeter City in League Two as a midfielder.
Playing career
Youth
Born in Ellesmere Port, McCready was a Everton youth graduate before joining Hibernian on 12 July 2009.[2]
Altrincham
He moved to Conference Premier side Altrincham on 5 August of the following year without making an appearance for Hibs.[3]
Chester
After appearing in only two matches for the Robins, McCready moved to Chester, but suffered an injury shortly after.[4]
He was later loaned to Welsh Premier League side Airbus where he scored 2 goals in 5 appearances.[5]
Limestone College
After being released by Chester, McCready moved to the United States and accepted a scholarship from Limestone College.[6]
In 2014, he went on a trial at his older brother Chris' club, Morecambe, where he played for the reserves.
Morecambe
On 4 July 2014 McCready returned to the Shrimps, also on trial.[7]
On 23 July 2014, He signed for the club on non-contract terms.[8]
McCready made his debut on 11 October 2014 in a 1–3 loss to Wycombe Wanderers in the League Two.[9]
Exeter City
On 2 February 2015, McCready joined Exeter City on a free transfer from Morecambe. 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".[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 May 2017
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Altrincham | 2010–11[11] | Conference Premier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chester | 2010–11[12] | NPL Division One North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Airbus (loan) | 2010–11[13] | Welsh Premier League | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Morecambe | 2014–15[14] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Exeter City | 2014–15[14] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015–16[15] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[16] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Includes Football League Trophy and Northern Premier League Challenge Cup matches.
- ↑ Northern Premier League Challenge Cup appearance.
References
- ↑ "Birth, marriage, death & parish records". findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "Hibs bring in McCready". Sky Sports. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "Altrincham sign duo Kevin Holsgrove and Tom McCready". BBC Sport. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "Chester FC: ‘Forgotten man’ Tom McCready cannot wait for Blues return". Chester Chronicle. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ↑ "Welsh Premier League: Tom McCready tips Airbus UK Broughton to fly". Chester Chronicle. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "Limestone Alumnus Tom McCready Makes Professional Debut". Limestone College Saints. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "Wilson returns to Morecambe on trial". Lancaster Guardian. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "Tom McCready Signs". Morecambe FC. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "Morecambe 1–3 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "Retained list announced". Exeter City FC. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ "Chester First Team Statistics 2010/11". Steve Mansley. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Tom McCready in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "T. MCCREADY Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Games played by Tom McCready in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Tom McCready in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Tom McCready in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
External links
- Tom McCready at Soccerbase
- Tom McCready at Soccerway