Tom McCready (footballer, born 1943)
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Full name | Thomas McCready | ||
Date of birth | 19 October 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Johnstone, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 19 July 2016 | (aged 72)||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1963 | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
1963–1964 | Watford[1] | 1 | (0) |
1965–1974 | Wimbledon | 355 | (21) |
1974–1975 | Dulwich Hamlet | ? | (?) |
1975–1976 | Staines Town | ? | (?) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas "Tom" McCready (19 October 1943 – 19 July 2016) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League as a left back. He joined Wimbledon from Watford (for whom he made just one appearance).[2] He played over 400 matches for the Dons, scoring 25 goals. McCready left at the end of the 1973/74 season and retired after short spells at Dulwich Hamlet and Staines Town.
McCready was one of many former Wimbledon players who supported the phoenix club AFC Wimbledon, and regularly attended matches. In July 2016 he died after an illness.[3]
References
- ^ "WATFORD : 1946/47 - 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Tommy McCready".
- ^ "Tommy McCready".
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- 1943 births
- 2016 deaths
- Footballers from Johnstone
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Wimbledon F.C. players
- Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players
- Staines Town F.C. players
- English Football League players