Eddie McCreadie
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward Graham McCreadie[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 April 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1962 | East Stirlingshire | 29 | (1) |
1962–1973 | Chelsea | 331 | (4) |
1979 | Memphis Rogues | 1 | (0) |
Total | 361 | (5) | |
International career | |||
1965–1969 | Scotland | 23 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1975–1977 | Chelsea | ||
1978–1979 | Memphis Rogues | ||
1979–1982 | Cleveland Force | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward Graham McCreadie (born 15 April 1940) is a Scottish former footballer who played at left-back, mainly for Chelsea. He later became a football manager.
Career
McCreadie started his footballing career with
A talented and pacy attacking full-back with impressive timing, McCreadie was a regular starter in the Chelsea sides of the 1960s and 1970s alongside the likes of
After a string of high-league placings and near misses in the cups (including defeat in the 1967
He was also a Scotland international, winning 23 caps between 1965 and 1969 after making his debut against England. He played in Scotland's famous 3–2 win over world champions England at Wembley in 1967, after which the Scots declared themselves the new world champions.
Upon his retirement from playing in 1973, McCreadie joined the coaching staff at Chelsea having made 410 appearances for the club. In April 1975 he was appointed manager but by this stage the team was in decline with the club heavily in
McCreadie left for the
References
- ^ "Eddie McCreadie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Eddie McCreadie (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-7553-1466-9.
- ^ a b Chelsea owe East Stirlingshire friendly from 1962 deal, BBC News
- ^ NASL Stats