Andrew McCreadie

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Andrew McCreadie
Personal information
Full name Andrew McCreadie
Date of birth 19 November 1870
Place of birth Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1889–1894 Rangers 89 (10)
1894 Sunderland
International career
1893–1894 Scotland 2 (0)
1893 Scottish Football League XI [1] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew McCreadie (born 19 November 1870 in Girvan) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Rangers, Sunderland and appeared in two international matches for Scotland. [2]

He played as a centre-back despite only measuring five foot, five inches tall. His brother Hugh McCreadie played for Rangers alongside him.

During his career, McCreadie won the Scottish league championship, the English league championship and the Scottish Cup.

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References

  1. "Andrew McCreadie – Scotland Football League Record from 08 Apr 1893 to 08 Apr 1893 clubs – Rangers".
  2. Andrew McCreadie at the Scottish Football Association