Hugh McCreadie

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Hugh McCreadie
Personal information
Full name Hugh McCreadie
Date of birth 2 January 1874
Place of birth Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1890–1896 Rangers 77 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh McCreadie (born 2 January 1874 in Girvan) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Rangers. His brother Andrew McCreadie played for Rangers alongside him. [1]

During his career McCreadie, a forward, won the Scottish league championship and the Scottish Cup, making 95 appearances in both for Rangers, scoring 32 goals. [2]

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