Playing position Role Footballer Number 24 Height 1.83 m | Years Team Weight 75 kg Name Tom McCready Siblings Chris McCready | |
Full name Thomas Richard McCready Date of birth (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 24) Place of birth Ellesmere Port, England Current team Exeter City F.C. (#23 / Midfielder) Parents James McCready, Carol McCready | ||
Thomas Richard "Tom" McCready (born 7 June 1991) is an English footballer who last played for Exeter City in League Two as a midfielder.
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Youth
Born in Ellesmere Port, McCready was a Everton youth graduate before joining Hibernian on 12 July 2009.
Altrincham
He moved to Conference Premier side Altrincham on 5 August of the following year without making an appearance for Hibs.
Chester
After appearing in only two matches for the Robins, McCready moved to Chester, but suffered an injury shortly after.
He was later loaned to Welsh Premier League side Airbus where he scored 2 goals in 5 appearances.
Limestone College
After being released by Chester, McCready moved to the United States and accepted a scholarship from Limestone College.
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.
On 23 July 2014, He signed for the club on non-contract terms.
McCready made his debut on 11 October 2014 in a 1–3 loss to Wycombe Wanderers in the League Two.
Exeter City
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. 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".