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David McCrae

David McCrae

Scottish footballer

David McCrae (23 February 1900 – 1976) was a Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.[2]

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After being signed after an impressive Scottish Cup performance as an opposition player with Beith,[1] McCrae played club football for St Mirren, where he was all-time top scorer with 222 league goals and 251 in all competitions[3][4] and won the Scottish Cup in 1926, scoring in the final.[5] McCrae later played club football for New Brighton, Queen of the South and Darlington.[6]

While at St Mirren, McCrae also earned two caps for Scotland in 1929.[7][8] His brother was fellow player James McCrae.

See also

Sources

  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.

References

  1. [1]
    Hall of Fame | Davie McCrae Archived 29 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine, StMirren.info
  2. [2]
    (Smith 2013, p. 176)
  3. [3]
    "St Mirren Records". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  4. [4]
    Scotland – List of Topscorers, RSSSF
  5. [5]
    St Mirren's Victory | Celtic Lose Scottish Cup at Hampden, The Glasgow Herald, 12 April 1926
  6. [6]
    John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. [7]
    David McCrae at the Scottish Football Association
  8. [8]
    Scotland player Davie McCrae, London Hearts Supporters Club


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