Christopher James McCready (born 5 September 1981, Ellesmere Port, England) is an English former

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. He played in right, left and central

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Career

Prior to joining Tranmere in 2006, McCready had spent his entire professional career at Crewe, joining the club as a schoolboy and graduating through its prolific youth system. At the age of 14, McCready went to the FA national school at Lilleshall where he played with peers including Joe Cole, he also represented England schoolboys through to under 17 level. McCready made over 70 appearances for Crewe, as well as making eight appearances on loan at Hyde United over two separate spells. He rejected the offer of a new contract at the end of the 2005–06 season following the club's relegation from the Championship, and joined Tranmere on a one-year contract for 2006–07, after impressing on trial. McCready established himself as a regular in the Rovers defence, playing in all but four of Tranmere's league games. He re-joined Crewe on a two-year contract on 7 June 2007. At the end of that two-year spell, he was told that he would not be offered a new contract at Crewe, so was released by the club. He joined Northampton on 3 August, after a successful trial. In January 2010 he rejoined Tranmere Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season. In July 2010 he signed a 2-year deal with Morecambe. On 6 May 2014 it was announced that he wasn't to be offered a new contract by Morecambe.

Career statistics

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Personal life

His younger brother

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is also a professional footballer and has played for a range of clubs, including Exeter City and

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. He has three children.

References

External links

Chris McCready player profile
at ntfc.co.uk * {{DEFAULTSORT:McCready, Chris 1981 births Living people Footballers from Ellesmere Port English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players English Football League players