Tom McCready (footballer, born 1991)

Tom McCready

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Richard McCready[1]
Date of birth	7 June 1991
Place of birth	Ellesmere Port, England
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Exeter City
Number	24
Youth career
	Everton
	Hibernian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2010	Altrincham	2	(0)
2010–2011	Chester	4	(0)
2011	→ Airbus (loan)	5	(2)
2011–2013	Limestone College	36	(14)
2014–2015	Morecambe	7	(0)
2015–	Exeter City	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07::00, 3 December 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Thomas 'Tom' Richard McCready (born 7 June 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Exeter City in League Two

Playing career

Youth

Born in Ellesmere Port, McCready was a Everton youth graduate before joining Hibernian on 12 July 2009.^[2]

Altrincham

He moved to Conference Premier side Altrincham on 5 August of the following year without making an appearance for Hibs.^[3]

Chester

After appearing in only two matches for the Robins, McCready moved to Chester, but suffered an injury shortly after.^[4]

He was later loaned to Welsh Premier League side Airbus where he scored 2 goals in 5 appearances.^[5]

Limestone College

After being released by Chester, McCready moved to the United States and accepted a scholarship from Limestone College.^[6]

In 2014, he went on a trial at his older brother Chris' club, Morecambe, where he played for the reserves.

Morecambe

On 4 July 2014 McCready returned to the Shrimps, also on trial.^[7]

On 23 July 2014, He signed for the club on non-contract terms.^[8]

McCready made his debut on 11 October 2014 in a 1–3 loss to Wycombe Wanderers in the League Two.^[9]

Exeter City

On 2 February 2015, McCready joined Exeter City on a free transfer from Morecambe.

Career statistics

As of match played 31 October 2015

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other[lower-alpha 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Altrincham	2010–11[10]	Conference Premier	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Chester	2010–11[11]	NPL Division One North	4	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	5	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Airbus (loan)	2010–11[12]	Welsh Premier League	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Morecambe	2014–15[13]	League Two	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
Exeter City	2014–15[13]	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2015–16[14]	League Two	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	6	1
	Total		6	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	9	1
Career total			27	2	0	0	1	1	4	0	32	3

1. Includes Football League Trophy and Northern Premier League Challenge Cup matches.
2. Northern Premier League Challenge Cup appearance.

References

1. "Birth, marriage, death & parish records". findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
2. "Hibs bring in McCready". Sky Sports. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
3. "Altrincham sign duo Kevin Holsgrove and Tom McCready". BBC Sport. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
4. "Chester FC: ‘Forgotten man’ Tom McCready cannot wait for Blues return". Chester Chronicle. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
5. "Welsh Premier League: Tom McCready tips Airbus UK Broughton to fly". Chester Chronicle. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
6. "Limestone Alumnus Tom McCready Makes Professional Debut". Limestone College Saints. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
7. "Wilson returns to Morecambe on trial". Lancaster Guardian. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
8. "Tom McCready Signs". Morecambe FC. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
9. "Morecambe 1–3 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
10. "Chester First Team Statistics 2010/11". Steve Mansley. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
11. "Games played by Tom McCready in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
12. "T. MCCREADY Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
13. "Games played by Tom McCready in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
14. "Games played by Tom McCready in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

External links

• Tom McCready career statistics at Soccerbase
• Tom McCready profile at Soccerway