James Creaney

Last updated

James Creaney
Personal information
Full name James Creaney
Date of birth (1988-10-19) 19 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Kilmarnock
2005–2007 Ayr United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 Ayr United 0 (0)
2006–2007 → Troon (loan)
2007–2009 Stranraer 31 (0)
2009 Dundalk 0 (0)
2010 Galway United 18 (0)
2010–2013 Dumbarton 81 (0)
2013–2014 Alloa Athletic 8 (0)
2014–2015 Stirling Albion 18 (0)
2015–2016 Hurlford United
2016 Cowdenbeath 6 (0)
2017 Kilbirnie Ladeside
2017–2019 Annan Athletic 34 (0)
2019-2024 Stirling Albion 23 (1)
Managerial career
2021 Stirling Albion (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

James Creaney (born 19 October 1988) is a Scottish footballer and coach who is a retired footballer, James played as a left-back for Stirling Albion and became coach there until summer 2024.

Contents

Career

Creaney began his footballing career at Kilmarnock's Academy, and signed with Ayr United in 2005. However, he only played for the club in Cup matches, and two years later (after a spell with Troon in the Junior divisions), he signed with Stranraer. [1]

In August 2009, Creaney moved to Ireland, signing with Dundalk. [2] However, after failing to appear in his new club, he joined Galway United in January 2010. He made his debut for the club on 5 March, in a 0–2 away loss against St Patrick's Athletic. [3]

After being released by Galway in 2010 summer, Creaney signed with Second Division side Dumbarton. [4] In his first season, he was a part of the side who achieved promotion to the First Division; he made his division debut on 11 August 2012, in a 1–4 away defeat against Airdrieonians. [5]

On 30 July 2013, Creaney signed with Alloa Athletic, in the Scottish Championship. [6] In April 2014, he revealed that he had been playing for over a year with a heart condition. [7] On 24 July 2014, Creaney signed for Stirling Albion. [8] After one season with Albion, Creaney signed for Scottish Junior side Hurlford United, spending with year with the club.

In July 2016 Creaney returned to senior football, signing for Scottish League Two side Cowdenbeath on a six-month deal, [9] leaving the club in December 2016 when his contract expired. After a short spell with Kilbirnie Ladeside, Creaney signed for Annan Athletic in July 2017. [10]

Creaney signed for Stirling Albion in 2019, and was made caretaker manager in December 2021 following the resignation of Kevin Rutkiewicz, and until the hiring of Darren Young. [11] [12]

Related Research Articles

Kevin Rutkiewicz is a Scottish football coach and former player. He managed Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion and Lowland League side East Kilbride. Ruthkiewicz played as a defender for Aberdeen, St Johnstone, Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, East Fife and American club Carolina RailHawks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iain Russell</span> Scottish footballer

Iain Thomas Russell is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Andrew Graham is a Scottish professional football player and coach who is currently the player/manager of Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic.

Bryan Prunty is a Scottish former footballer who is currently on the backroom staff at Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians.

David Crawford is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Queen's Park.

Liam Caddis is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Craigmark Burntonians, on loan from Darvel.

The 2011–12 season was Dumbarton's third consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2008–09 season. Dumbarton also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and Scottish Cup.

The 2011–12 season was East Fife's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2007–08 season. East Fife also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Greig Spence is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Stirling Albion.

William Robertson is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Darvel.

The 2014–15 Scottish League Cup was the 69th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition. It is also known as The Scottish League Cup presented by QTS for sponsorship reasons.

The 2013–14 season was Hamilton Academical's first season in the newly formed Scottish Championship and their third consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football. Hamilton also competed in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Challenge Cup.

Carlos Lyon is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Cheshunt. He has previously played for Billericay Town (twice), Southend United, Alloa Athletic, Grays Athletic, Brechin City, Stranraer and Dumbarton (twice) as well as Hayes & Yeading United, Brechin City and Stirling Albion on loan, Recently in 2022 he signed for Lowland League side Cowdenbeath.He was previously known as Isaac Layne.

Season 1989–90 was the 106th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 84th time, the Scottish Cup for the 95th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 43rd time.

Season 1998–99 was the 115th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 93rd time, the Scottish Cup for the 104th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 52nd time.

Season 1999–2000 was the 116th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 94th time, the Scottish Cup for the 105th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 53rd time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the ninth time.

Season 2004–05 was the 121st football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 99th time, the Scottish Cup for the 110th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 58th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 14th time.

Blair Malcolm is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League Two club Forfar Athletic.

The 2014–15 season was Livingston's second season in the Scottish Championship and their fourth consecutive season in the second-tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division during the 2010–11 season. Livingston also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

References

  1. ↑ Dumbarton FC's James Creaney looks forward to life in the First Division; Lennox Herald, 24 August 2012
  2. ↑ Creaney added to ranks; Dundalk FC, 9 August 2009
  3. ↑ St Patrick's Athletic 2–0 Galway United; St Patrick's Athletic FC, 5 March 2010
  4. ↑ "Dumbarton FC complete signing of left back". Lennox Herald. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Airdrieonians 4–1 Dumbarton; SPFL, 11 August 2012
  6. ↑ Alloa keep hold of Tiffoney and sign Creaney; SPFL, 30 July 2013
  7. ↑ Parks, Gordon (1 April 2014). "Alloa Athletic ace James Creaney opens up on injury scare that changed his life". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Creaney signs on". Stirling Albion F.C. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Creaney for Cowden". Cowdenbeath FC. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Carlisle Utd legend Peter Murphy begins competitive managerial career today". News & Star. CN Group. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Admin (9 December 2021). "Club statement - Kevin Rutkiewicz". SAFC. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  12. ↑ Administrator (20 December 2021). "Stirling Albion Appoints New Manager". SAFC. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.