David McCreery

David McCreery
Personal information
David McCreery of Sabah FA
Date of birth	(1957-09-16) 16 September 1957
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1974–1979	Manchester United	97	(7)
1979–1981	Queens Park Rangers	57	(4)
1981–1982	Tulsa Roughnecks	45	(0)
1981–1982	Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor)	16	(2)
1982–1989	Newcastle United	272	(2)
1989	Tulsa Roughnecks (NASL)	23	(4)
1989	GIF Sundsvall	5	(0)
1989–1991	Heart of Midlothian	44	(0)
1991–1992	Hartlepool United	30	(0)
1992	Coleraine	2	(0)
1992–1994	Carlisle United	39	(0)
1994–1995	Hartlepool United	9	(0)
Total		639	(19)
National team
1976–1990	Northern Ireland	67	(0)
Teams managed
1992–1994	Carlisle United
1994–1997	Hartlepool United
2010–2012	Magway
2012–2013	Sabah
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

David McCreery (born 16 September 1957) is a Northern Irish former international footballer who played professionally for Newcastle United and many other clubs during his long career.

He mostly played in midfield, but was very versatile, and during his career played in every position bar goalkeeper. McCreery made 67 appearances for the Northern Ireland national football team,^[1] and played in the World Cup finals of 1982 Spain and 1986 Mexico. David was named in the All Star Select XI at the World Cup 1982 for his continuous high quality performances.

McCreery started his career with Manchester United, where he was a used substitute as they won the 1977 FA Cup. After scoring eight goals for the club, he transferred to Queens Park Rangers for £200,000 in 1979. In 1981, he joined Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League playing both the 1981 and 1982 summer seasons in the United States. He also played in the 1981-82 winter indoor league for Tulsa, netting two goals.

In 1982, he was transferred to Newcastle United where he gained promotion in the 1983–84 season, before shorter spells at Heart of Midlothian and Hartlepool United.

He would later manage Carlisle United and Hartlepool, in the English Division 2. His greatest success at these clubs came in 1993–94, when he guided Carlisle to a place in the Division Three playoffs, where they were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winners Wycombe Wanderers. He won Manager of the Month Award twice within his tenure at the club. He then joined Hartlepool United but was unable to win promotion and resigned after one season to initiate Major League Soccer in America. Within the MLS role, McCreery worked with Bruce Arena, Dave Sarachan and Rinus Michels, coaching and then selecting suitable players to raise the profile of the MLS in its inaugural season and beyond.

His knowledge of global soccer and networks led McCreery to join a United States-based soccer management company, then he became European Consultant for Boca Juniors and scouted for a number of Premier and Championship League clubs in England.

McCreery was named head coach of Myanmar National League club Magway FC in late 2010. Straight away, he established a strong youth development programme at the club, and this resulted in five squad players being called up to the Myanmar U22 squad. After two years in Burma, McCreery moved to Malaysia to take charge of the Sabah state team in the Malaysian Premier League.^[2] After leading the club to a Malaysia Cup Playoff Spot, he resigned from the role in July 2013.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Northern Ireland's Most Capped Players". IFA. Retrieved 2011.
↑ "McCreery set to coach Sabahawks". New Sabah Times. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
↑ http://www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/mccreery-parts-company-with-sabah-1.304420
↑ http://borneoinsider.com/2013/06/19/illness-forces-mccreery-to-quit-sabahawks/

External links

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World Football profile
Northern Ireland Footballing Greats profile

Newcastle United F.C. Player of the Year

1987: Jackson 1989: McCreery 1990: Quinn 1991: Quinn 1992: Clark 1994: Cole 1996: Ferdinand 2004: Shearer 2005: Given 2006: Given 2007: Milner 2008: Beye 2009: Taylor 2010: José Enrique 2011: Tioté 2012: Coloccini 2013: Krul 2014: Ben Arfa 2015: Janmaat & Ayoze

Northern Ireland squads

Northern Ireland squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup

1 Jennings 2 J. Nicholl 3 Donaghy 4 McCreery 5 C. Nicholl 6 J. O'Neill 7 Brotherston 8 M. O'Neill (c) 9 Armstrong 10 McIlroy 11 Hamilton 12 McClelland 13 Nelson 14 Cassidy 15 Finney 16 Whiteside 17 Platt 18 Jameson 19 Healy 20 Cleary 21 Campbell 22 Dunlop Coach: Bingham

Northern Ireland squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup

1 Jennings 2 Nicholl 3 Donaghy 4 O'Neill 5 McDonald 6 McCreery 7 Penney 8 McIlroy (c) 9 Quinn 10 Whiteside 11 Stewart 12 Platt 13 Hughes 14 Armstrong 15 Worthington 16 Ramsey 17 Clarke 18 McClelland 19 Hamilton 20 McNally 21 Campbell 22 Caughey Coach: Bingham

David McCreery managerial positions

Carlisle United F.C. – managers

Kirkbride (1904–05^s)
McCumiskey (1905–06^s)
Houston (1906–08^s)
Stansfield (1908–10)
Houston (1910–12)
Graham (1912–13)
Bistow (1913–30)
Hampson (1930–33)
Clarke (1933–35)
Kelly (1935–36)
Westgarth (1936–38)
Taylor (1938–40)
Harkness (1940–45)
Clarke (1945–46^s)
Broadis (1946–49)
Shankly (1949–51)
Emery (1951–58)
Beattie (1958–60)
Powell (1960–63)
Ashman (1963–67)
T. Ward (1967–68)
Stokoe (1968–70)
MacFarlane (1970–72)
Ashhman (1972–75)
Young (1975–76)
Moncur (1976–80)
Harvey (1980)
Stokoe (1980–85)
Robson (1985)
Stokoe (1985–86)
Gregg (1986–87)
Middlemass (1987–91)
McCaffery (1991–92)
McCreery (1992–93)
Wadsworth (1993–96^d)
Day (1996–97)
Wilkes (1997)
Wilkes & Halpin (1997–98^d)
Knighton (1997–98)
Pearson (1998–99)
Mincher (1999)
Wilkinson (1999–2000)
Atkins (2000–01)
Collins (2001–02)
Barr (2002^c)
Collins (2002–03)
Simpson (2003–06)
McDonald (2006–07)
Abbott (2007^c)
J. Ward (2007–08)
Abbott (2008–13)
Kavanagh (2013–14)
Curle (2014–)

Hartlepool United F.C. – managers

Priest (1908–12)
Humphreys (1912–13)
Manners (1913–20)
Potter (1920–22)
Gordon (1922–24)
Manners (1924–27)
Norman (1927–31)
Carr (1932–35)
Hamilton (1935–40)
Westgarth (1943–57)
Middleton (1957–59)
Robinson (1959–62)
Chilton (1962–63)
Gurney (1963–64)
Williams (1964–65)
Twentyman (1965)
Clough (1965–67)
McLean (1967–70)
Simpson (1970–71)
Ashurst (1971–74)
Hale (1974–76)
Horner (1976–83)
Duncan (1983)
Docherty (1983)
Horner (1983–86)
Bird (1986–88)
Moncur (1988–89)
Knowles (1989–91)
A. Murray (1991–93)
Busby (1993)
MacPhail (1993–94)
McCreery (1994–95)
Houchen (1995–96)
Tait (1996–99)
Baker and Honour (1999)
Turner (1999–2002)
Newell (2002–03)
N. Cooper (2003–05)
Scott (2005–06)
Stephenson (2006)
Wilson (2006–08)
Turner (2008–10)
Wadsworth (2010–11)
Barron (2011)
N. Cooper (2011–12)
Barron (2012)
Hughes (2012–13)
C. Cooper (2013–14)
P. Murray (2014)
Moore (2014–16)
Hignett (2016–)

Blyth Spartans A.F.C. – managers

Hoffman (1933–37)
Hogg (1937–38)
Lawton (1938–39)
Lawton (1946–48)
Wilson (1948–50)
Blenkinsopp (1953–54)
Wright (1954–57)
Turney (1957–67)
Knox (1967)
Marks (1967–70)
Jones (1970–72)
Bell (1972–73)
Alder & Fenwick (1973–74)
O'Neill (1974–77)
Slane (1977–78)
Marks (1978–81)
Elwell (1981–82)
Connolly (1982–83)
Dagless (1983–84)
Feenan (1984–85)
Pearson (1985–88)
Clarke (1988)
Dixon (1988–90)
Walton (1990–92)
Walton & Walker (1992)
Walton (1992–93)
Feenan (1993)
Dunn (1994–95)
Lowery & McCreery (1995)
Harrison (1995–97)
Burridge (1997–98)
Shoulder (1998)
Gamble (1998–99)
Tait (1999–2000)
Charlton (2000–02)
Baker (2002–04)
Dunn (2004–09)
Tait (2009–11)
Cuggy (2011)
Cassidy (2011–12)
Atkinson (2012–13)
Wade (2013–)

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