Tom_McCready_(footballer,_born_1991)
Tom McCready (footballer, born 1991)
English footballer
Thomas Richard McCready (born 7 June 1991) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Ellesmere Port, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Everton | |||
| Hibernian | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Limestone Saints | 36 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Altrincham | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Chester | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Airbus UK Broughton (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Morecambe | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Exeter City | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | AFC Fylde | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Colwyn Bay (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2018–2020 | Colwyn Bay | 34 | (12) |
| 2020–2021 | Runcorn Linnets | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Colwyn Bay | 75 | (22) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:17, 21 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Youth
Born in Ellesmere Port, McCready was an Everton youth graduate before joining Hibernian on 12 July 2009.[1]
Altrincham
He moved to Conference Premier side Altrincham on 5 August of the following year without making an appearance for Hibs.[2]
Chester
After appearing in only two matches for the Robins, McCready moved to Chester, but suffered an injury shortly after.[3]
He was later loaned to Welsh Premier League side Airbus where he scored 2 goals in 5 appearances.[4]
Limestone College
After being released by Chester, McCready moved to the United States and accepted a scholarship from Limestone College.[5]
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.[6]
On 23 July 2014, he signed for the club on non-contract terms.[7]
McCready made his debut on 11 October 2014 in a 1–3 loss to Wycombe Wanderers in the League Two.[8]
Exeter City
On 2 February 2015, McCready joined Exeter City on a free transfer from Morecambe. He scored his first goal for the club in a League Cup tie against Sunderland.[9] 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]
- As of match played 7 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
| AFC Fylde | 2017–18[17] | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Colwyn Bay | 2018–19[18] | NPL Division One West | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | Cymru North | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | |
| Total | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 | ||
| Runcorn Linnets | 2020–21[19] | NPL Division One NW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Colwyn Bay | 2021–22 | Cymru North | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 |
| 2022–23 | Cymru North | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 31 | 13 | |
| 2023–24 | Cymru Premier | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Total | 65 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 24 | ||
| Colwyn Bay total | 99 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 117 | 38 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 172 | 41 | ||
- Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- Appearances in the FA Trophy
- "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.
- "Sunderland 6-3 Exeter". BBC. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- "Retained list announced". Exeter City FC. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- "Games played by Tom McCready in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- "Chester First Team Statistics 2010/11". Steve Mansley. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- Tom McCready at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- "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.
- "Games played by Tom McCready in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- Tom McCready at Soccerbase
- Tom McCready at Soccerway
- Profile at Limestone
