| Tom McCready | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Richard McCready |
| Birth Date: | 7 June 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Ellesmere Port, England |
| Height: | 6ft 0in[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Everton |
| Youthclubs2: | Hibernian |
| Collegeyears1: | 2011–2013 |
| College1: | Limestone Saints |
| Collegecaps1: | 36 |
| Collegegoals1: | 14 |
| Years1: | 2010 |
| Clubs1: | Altrincham |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs2: | Chester |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2011 |
| Clubs3: | → Airbus UK Broughton (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Morecambe |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Exeter City |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs6: | AFC Fylde |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Clubs7: | → Colwyn Bay (loan) |
| Caps7: | ? |
| Goals7: | ? |
| Years8: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs8: | Colwyn Bay |
| Caps8: | 34 |
| Goals8: | 12 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs9: | Runcorn Linnets |
| Caps9: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs10: | Colwyn Bay |
| Caps10: | 75 |
| Goals10: | 24 |
| Club-Update: | 21:17, 21 April 2024 (UTC) |
Thomas Richard McCready (born 7 June 1991) was an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in Ellesmere Port, McCready was an Everton youth graduate before joining Hibernian on 12 July 2009.[2]
He moved to Conference Premier side Altrincham on 5 August of the following year without making an appearance for Hibs.[3]
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]
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.
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]
On 2 February 2015, McCready joined Exeter City on a free transfer from Morecambe. He scored his first goal for the club in a League Cup tie against Sunderland.[10] He made very few appearances for City and was released at the end of the 2016–17 season, with manager Paul Tisdale commenting that McCready "sadly had a wretched year with injury".[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Altrincham | 2010–11 | Conference Premier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Chester | 2010–11[12] | NPL Division One North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Airbus (loan) | 2010–11 | Welsh Premier League | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Morecambe | 2014–15 | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[13] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Exeter City | 2014–15 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| AFC Fylde | 2017–18 | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Colwyn Bay | 2018–19[14] | NPL Division One West | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | Cymru North | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | ||
| Total | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 | |||
| Runcorn Linnets | 2020–21[15] | NPL Division One NW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[16] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Colwyn Bay | 2021–22 | Cymru North | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | |
| 2022–23 | Cymru North | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[17] | 1 | 31 | 13 | ||
| 2023–24 | Cymru Premier | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 75 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 25 | |||
| Colwyn Bay total | 109 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 127 | 39 | |||
| Career total | 154 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 182 | 42 | |||