Christopher James McCready (born 5 September 1981) is an English former footballer. He played in right, left and central defence.
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.McCready becomes latest addition ntfc.co.uk. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
In January 2010 he rejoined Tranmere Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 27 July 2010 he signed a for Morecambe on a two-year deal.
In September 2013, he fractured his collarbone in a match against Plymouth Argyle. In May 2014, it was announced that he wasn't to be offered a new contract by Morecambe, and would be released at the end of the season.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCrewe Alexandra2001–02First Division10000000102002–03Second Division80001000902003–04First Division2200010002302004–05Championship2001000002102005–06Championship250100000260Total760202000800Tranmere Rovers2006–07League One42120102Appearances in the Football League Trophy0471Crewe Alexandra2007–08League One3412110003722008–09League One5100100061Total392212000433Northampton Town2009–10League Two140001030180Tranmere Rovers (loan)2009–10League One8000000080Morecambe2010–11League Two3641020003942011–12League Two4601010004802012–13League Two4022010204522013–14League Two220100000230Total14465040201556Career total3239111907035010 Notes
Personal life His younger brother Tom is also a professional footballer and has played for a range of clubs, including Exeter City and Chester. He has three children.
References
External links Chris McCready player profile at ntfc.co.uk