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David McCreery

Position: midfielder

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PWDLFA

HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 51 30 13 8 86 43 +43 58.82
A 55 13 14 28 72 107 -35 23.64
N 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 50.00
TOTALS 110 45 28 37 162 152 +10 40.91

Name: David McCreery
Birthdate: 16-09-1957
Age: 68
Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height: 5' 7" (1.70m)
Weight: 10st 8lbs (67.13kg)
Years at Club: 1974-1979
Signing Info: Signed Trainee: 11/1972. Signed Professional: 04/1974
Previous Clubs:
Debut: 15/10/1974 v Portsmouth (A) 0-0 (League Division Two)
Farewell: Transferred to Queens Park Rangers, 08/1979, £200,000
Passed Away:

Biography

 
Season Goals Season Apps
League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals
Season
Apps
1. 1974-1975 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2. 1975-1976 4 28 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 32
3. 1976-1977 2 25 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 37
4. 1977-1978 1 17 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 23
5. 1978-1979 0 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
TOTALS 7 87 1 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 110

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No MUFC Managers Count
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 85
2. League Cup 8
3. FA Cup 7
4. Europa League 4
5. Cup Winners Cup 3
6. League Division Two 2
7. Charity Shield 1
No Opponent Count
1. Ipswich Town 6
2. Manchester City 6
3. Arsenal 6
4. Birmingham City 5
5. Derby County 5
6. Liverpool 5
7. Aston Villa 5
8. Norwich City 5
9. Everton 5
10. Leicester City 4
11. Coventry City 4
12. Leeds United 4
13. Sunderland 4
14. West Bromwich Albion 4
15. Queens Park Rangers 4
16. West Ham United 3
17. Tottenham Hotspur 3
18. Middlesbrough 3
19. Stoke City 3
20. Nottingham Forest 3
21. Newcastle United 2
22. Burnley 2
23. Southampton 2
24. Ajax Amsterdam 2
25. Juventus 2
26. Chelsea 2
27. Porto 2
28. Portsmouth 1
29. Blackpool 1
30. Sheffield United 1
31. Tranmere Rovers 1
32. Bristol City 1
33. Saint Etienne 1
34. Carlisle United 1
35. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
36. Watford 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 103
2. Holland 2
3. Italy 2
4. Portugal 2
5. France 1
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
1. 01-05-1976 Southampton L 0-1 FA Cup
2. 21-05-1977 Liverpool W 2-1 FA Cup
3. 13-08-1977 Liverpool D 0-0 Charity Shield
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played

No Date ▲ Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 15-10-1974 Div 2 Portsmouth Draw 0-0 A 0
2. 19-10-1974 Div 2 Blackpool Win 3-0 A 0 Alex Forsyth 22', Lou Macari 60', Jim McCalliog 72'
3. 19-08-1975 Div 1 Birmingham City Win 2-0 A 0 Sammy McIlroy 47', 82'
4. 20-09-1975 Div 1 Ipswich Town Win 1-0 H 0 Stewart Houston 28'
5. 24-09-1975 Div 1 Derby County Loss 1-2 A 0 Gerry Daly 82' Charlie George 31', 85'
6. 27-09-1975 Div 1 Manchester City Draw 2-2 A 1 David McCreery 29', Lou Macari 31' Jimmy Nicholl 21' (o.g.), Joe Royle 31'
7. 04-10-1975 Div 1 Leicester City Draw 0-0 H 0
8. 25-10-1975 Div 1 West Ham United Loss 1-2 A 0 Lou Macari 55' Alan Taylor 6', Bobby Gould 69'
9. 08-11-1975 Div 1 Liverpool Loss 1-3 A 0 Steve Coppell 52' Steve Heighway 12', John Toshack 46', Kevin Keegan 78'
10. 12-11-1975 LC Manchester City Loss 0-4 A 0 Dennis Tueart 1', 28', Joe Royle 14', Asa Hartford 78'
11. 15-11-1975 Div 1 Aston Villa Win 2-0 H 0 Steve Coppell 15', Sammy McIlroy 55'
12. 22-11-1975 Div 1 Arsenal Loss 1-3 A 0 Stuart Pearson 58' Alan Ball 1', Brian Greenhoff 25' (o.g.), George Armstrong 90'
13. 29-11-1975 Div 1 Newcastle United Win 1-0 H 0 Gerry Daly 68'
14. 13-12-1975 Div 1 Sheffield United Win 4-1 A 0 Stuart Pearson 3', 74' , Gordon Hill 31', Lou Macari 87' Bill Dearden 52'
15. 27-12-1975 Div 1 Burnley Win 2-1 H 0 Sammy McIlroy 51', Lou Macari 80' Ray Hankin 34'
16. 17-01-1976 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Draw 1-1 A 0 Gordon Hill 4' John Duncan 63'
17. 31-01-1976 Div 1 Birmingham City Win 3-1 H 0 Alex Forsyth 36', Lou Macari 43', Sammy McIlroy 88' Peter Withe 60'
18. 07-02-1976 Div 1 Coventry City Draw 1-1 A 0 Lou Macari 82' Leslie Cartwright 39'
19. 14-02-1976 FAC Leicester City Win 2-1 A 0 Lou Macari 8', Gerry Daly 33' Robert Lee 60'
20. 18-02-1976 Div 1 Liverpool Draw 0-0 H 0
21. 25-02-1976 Div 1 Derby County Draw 1-1 H 0 Stuart Pearson 27' Bruce Rioch 57'
22. 28-02-1976 Div 1 West Ham United Win 4-0 H 1 Alex Forsyth 49', Lou Macari 56', David McCreery 76', Stuart Pearson 88'
23. 13-03-1976 Div 1 Leeds United Win 3-2 H 0 Stewart Houston 3', Stuart Pearson 42', Gerry Daly 61' Trevor Cherry 87', Billy Bremner 88'
24. 16-03-1976 Div 1 Norwich City Draw 1-1 A 0 Gordon Hill 9' Phil Boyer 63'
25. 20-03-1976 Div 1 Newcastle United Win 4-3 A 0 Stuart Pearson 12', 58', John Bird 15' (o.g.), Pat Howard 49' (o.g.) Mickey Burns 17', Malcolm McDonald 27', *Alan Gowling 41'
26. 27-03-1976 Div 1 Middlesbrough Win 3-0 H 1 Gerry Daly 60' (pen), David McCreery 65', Gordon Hill 70'
27. 03-04-1976 FAC Derby County Win 2-0 N 0 Gordon Hill 12', 84'
28. 10-04-1976 Div 1 Ipswich Town Loss 0-3 A 0 Mick Lambert 35', Trevor Whymark 79', Dave Johnson 84'
29. 17-04-1976 Div 1 Everton Win 2-1 H 1 Roger Kenyon 56' (o.g.) , David McCreery 69' George Telfer 20'
30. 19-04-1976 Div 1 Burnley Win 1-0 A 0 Lou Macari 57'
31. 21-04-1976 Div 1 Stoke City Loss 0-1 H 0 Alan Bloor 87'
32. 24-04-1976 Div 1 Leicester City Loss 1-2 A 0 Peter Coyne 57' Robert Lee 26', Chris Garland 47'
33. 01-05-1976 FAC Southampton Loss 0-1 N 0 Bobby Stokes 83'
34. 04-05-1976 Div 1 Manchester City Win 2-0 H 0 Gordon Hill 48', Sammy McIlroy 52'
35. 01-09-1976 LC Tranmere Rovers Win 5-0 H 0 Gerry Daly 52' 83', Lou Macari 53', Stuart Pearson 61', Gordon Hill 78'
36. 04-09-1976 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Loss 2-3 H 0 Steve Coppell 16', Stuart Pearson 22' Ralph Coates 55', Ian Moores 60', John Pratt 78'
37. 15-09-1976 EL Ajax Amsterdam Loss 0-1 A 0 Ruud Krol 42'
38. 22-09-1976 LC Sunderland Draw 2-2 H 0 Stuart Pearson 16', Jeff Clarke 87' (o.g.) Ray Train 6', Tony Towers 80'
39. 25-09-1976 Div 1 Manchester City Win 3-1 A 1 Steve Coppell 15', David McCreery 26', Gerry Daly 69' Dennis Tueart 7'
40. 29-09-1976 EL Ajax Amsterdam Win 2-0 H 0 Lou Macari 42', Sammy McIlroy 65'
41. 02-10-1976 Div 1 Leeds United Win 2-0 A 0 Gerry Daly 6', Steve Coppell 9'
42. 04-10-1976 LC Sunderland Draw 2-2 A 0 Brian Greenhoff 46', Gerry Daly 89' (pen) Tony Towers 7' (pen), Ray Train 87'
43. 06-10-1976 LC Sunderland Win 1-0 H 0 Brian Greenhoff 75'
44. 16-10-1976 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Loss 0-4 A 0 *Johnny Giles 6', Tony Brown 35', Len Cantello 50', Ray Treacy 78'
45. 20-10-1976 EL Juventus Win 1-0 H 0 Gordon Hill 32'
46. 30-10-1976 Div 1 Ipswich Town Loss 0-1 H 0 Clive Woods 2'
47. 03-11-1976 EL Juventus Loss 0-3 A 0 Roberto Boninsegna 29' 63', Romeo Benetti 85'
48. 01-12-1976 LC Everton Loss 0-3 H 0 Martin Dobson 33', Andy King 37', 50'
49. 18-12-1976 Div 1 Arsenal Loss 1-3 A 0 Sammy McIlroy 6' Malcolm Macdonald 5', 52', Liam Brady 45'+2
50. 27-12-1976 Div 1 Everton Win 4-0 H 0 Stuart Pearson 47', Jimmy Greenhoff 61', Gordon Hill 71', Lou Macari 85'
51. 01-01-1977 Div 1 Aston Villa Win 2-0 H 0 Stuart Pearson 16', 23'
52. 03-01-1977 Div 1 Ipswich Town Loss 1-2 A 0 Stuart Pearson 1' Brian Greenhoff 79' (o.g.), Clive Woods 83'
53. 15-01-1977 Div 1 Coventry City Win 2-0 H 0 Lou Macari 8', 19'
54. 26-02-1977 FAC Southampton Draw 2-2 A 0 Lou Macari 12', Gordon Hill 40' David Peach 28' (pen), Nick Holmes 43'
55. 05-03-1977 Div 1 Manchester City Win 3-1 H 0 Stuart Pearson 24', Gordon Hill 31', Steve Coppell 54' Joe Royle 61'
56. 12-03-1977 Div 1 Leeds United Win 1-0 H 0 Trevor Cherry 12' (o.g.)
57. 19-03-1977 FAC Aston Villa Win 2-1 H 0 Stewart Houston 26', Lou Macari 76' Brian Little 2'
58. 23-03-1977 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Draw 2-2 H 0 Gordon Hill 43' (pen), Steve Coppell 90' David Cross 18', *Bryan Robson 35'
59. 02-04-1977 Div 1 Norwich City Loss 1-2 A 0 Tony Powell 57' (o.g.) Colin Suggett 7', Kevin Reeves 33'
60. 05-04-1977 Div 1 Everton Win 2-1 A 0 Gordon Hill 1', 20' Martin Dobson 73'
61. 09-04-1977 Div 1 Stoke City Win 3-0 H 0 Stewart Houston 51', Lou Macari 60', Stuart Pearson 81'
62. 11-04-1977 Div 1 Sunderland Loss 1-2 A 0 Gordon Hill 15' (pen) Kevin Arnott 3', Tony Towers 19' (pen)
63. 16-04-1977 Div 1 Leicester City Draw 1-1 H 0 Jimmy Greenhoff 75' Steve Earle 46'
64. 19-04-1977 Div 1 QPR Loss 0-4 A 0 *Don Givens 1', Eddie Kelly 22', Peter Eastoe 46', 60'
65. 30-04-1977 Div 1 QPR Win 1-0 H 0 Lou Macari 82'
66. 03-05-1977 Div 1 Liverpool Loss 0-1 A 0 Kevin Keegan 15'
67. 07-05-1977 Div 1 Bristol City Draw 1-1 A 0 Jimmy Greenhoff 50' (pen) Chris Garland 5'
68. 11-05-1977 Div 1 Stoke City Draw 3-3 A 1 Gordon Hill 21', 60', David McCreery 22' *Garth Crooks 41' 49', Alan Bloor 66'
69. 14-05-1977 Div 1 Arsenal Win 3-2 H 0 Jimmy Greenhoff 11', Lou Macari 36', Gordon Hill 53' Liam Brady 51', *Frank Stapleton 79'
70. 16-05-1977 Div 1 West Ham United Loss 2-4 A 0 Gordon Hill 1', Stuart Pearson 65' Frank Lampard Snr 30', Geoff Pike 52', Bryan "Pop" Robson 60', 75'
71. 21-05-1977 FAC Liverpool Win 2-1 N 0 Stuart Pearson 50', Jimmy Greenhoff 55' Jimmy Case 52'
72. 13-08-1977 CS Liverpool Draw 0-0 N 0
73. 20-08-1977 Div 1 Birmingham City Win 4-1 A 0 Lou Macari 5' 22', 83', Gordon Hill 75' Terry Hibbit 53'
74. 24-08-1977 Div 1 Coventry City Win 2-1 H 1 Gordon Hill 8' (pen), David McCreery 74' Ian Wallace 27'
75. 27-08-1977 Div 1 Ipswich Town Draw 0-0 H 0
76. 30-08-1977 LC Arsenal Loss 2-3 A 1 David McCreery 45', Stuart Pearson 86' Malcolm MacDonald 40',74', Liam Brady 46'
77. 03-09-1977 Div 1 Derby County Win 1-0 A 0 Lou Macari 30'
78. 10-09-1977 Div 1 Manchester City Loss 1-3 A 0 Jimmy Nicholl 87' *Brian Kidd 14', 48', Mick Channon 78'
79. 14-09-1977 CWC Saint Etienne Draw 1-1 A 0 Gordon Hill 78' Christian Synaeghel 80'
80. 17-09-1977 Div 1 Chelsea Loss 0-1 H 0 Bill Garner 2'
81. 08-10-1977 Div 1 Middlesbrough Loss 1-2 A 0 Steve Coppell 35' David Mills 39', Billy Ashcroft 56'
82. 19-10-1977 CWC Porto Loss 0-4 A 0 Duda 8', 24', 54', Oliveira 60'
83. 22-10-1977 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Loss 0-4 A 0 John Wile 28', David Cross 34', 44' *Laurie Cunningham 44'
84. 29-10-1977 Div 1 Aston Villa Loss 1-2 A 0 Jimmy Nicholl 83' Andy Gray 30', Alex Cropley 41'
85. 02-11-1977 CWC Porto Win 5-2 H 0 Steve Coppell 8', 65', Murca 39' (o.g.), 90' (o.g.), Jimmy Nicholl 44' Seninho 29', 85'
86. 05-11-1977 Div 1 Arsenal Loss 1-2 H 0 Gordon Hill 66' Malcolm MacDonald 71', *Frank Stapleton 85'
87. 12-11-1977 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Loss 1-2 A 0 Stuart Pearson 5' Kenny Burns 49', Archie Gemmill 72'
88. 19-11-1977 Div 1 Norwich City Win 1-0 H 0 Stuart Pearson 73'
89. 07-01-1978 FAC Carlisle United Draw 1-1 A 0 Lou Macari 2' Ian McDonald 8'
90. 29-03-1978 Div 1 Aston Villa Draw 1-1 H 0 Sammy McIlroy 52' John Deehan 50'
91. 01-04-1978 Div 1 Arsenal Loss 1-3 A 0 Joe Jordan 37' Malcolm MacDonald 36', 83', Liam Brady 69'
92. 08-04-1978 Div 1 QPR Win 3-1 H 0 Stuart Pearson 42', 82' (pen), Ashley Grimes 57' Stan Bowles 76' (pen)
93. 15-04-1978 Div 1 Norwich City Win 3-1 A 0 Joe Jordan 67', Sammy McIlroy 69', Steve Coppell 78' Phil Lythgoe 24'
94. 29-04-1978 Div 1 Wolves Loss 1-2 A 0 Brian Greenhoff 37' Martin Patching 47', Melvyn Eves 76'
95. 19-08-1978 Div 1 Birmingham City Win 1-0 H 0 Joe Jordan 70'
96. 23-08-1978 Div 1 Leeds United Win 3-2 A 0 Gordon McQueen 12', Sammy McIlroy 37', Lou Macari 82' Paul Hart 20', Frankie Gray 48' (pen)
97. 26-08-1978 Div 1 Ipswich Town Loss 0-3 A 0 Paul Mariner 16', 67', Brian Talbot 69'
98. 02-09-1978 Div 1 Everton Draw 1-1 H 0 Martin Buchan 90' Andy King 6'
99. 09-09-1978 Div 1 QPR Draw 1-1 A 0 Jimmy Greenhoff 87' Ian Gillard 5'
100. 16-09-1978 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Draw 1-1 H 0 Jimmy Greenhoff 66' Ian Bowyer 6'
101. 04-10-1978 LC Watford Loss 1-2 H 0 Joe Jordan 40' Luther Blissett 46', 71'
102. 07-10-1978 Div 1 Middlesbrough Win 3-2 H 0 Lou Macari 3', 30', Joe Jordan 76' David Mills 26', Mickey Burns 66'
103. 11-11-1978 Div 1 Birmingham City Loss 1-5 A 0 Joe Jordan 13' Kevin Dillon 23', Alan Buckley 32' 36', Don Givens 51', Jimmy Calderwood 90'
104. 30-12-1978 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Loss 3-5 H 0 Brian Greenhoff 21', Gordon McQueen 30', Sammy McIlroy 32' Tony Brown 27', 45', Len Cantello 28', *Laurie Cunningham 76', Cyrille Regis 84'
105. 16-04-1979 Div 1 Coventry City Draw 0-0 H 0
106. 18-04-1979 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Draw 1-1 A 0 Joe Jordan 47' Trevor Francis 86'
107. 21-04-1979 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Draw 1-1 A 0 Gordon McQueen 14' Chris Jones 71'
108. 25-04-1979 Div 1 Norwich City Win 1-0 H 0 Lou Macari 88'
109. 28-04-1979 Div 1 Derby County Draw 0-0 H 0
110. 16-05-1979 Div 1 Chelsea Draw 1-1 H 0 Steve Coppell 7' Gary Johnson 21'
 

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