# Tom McCready (footballer, born 1991)

Thomas Richard McCready (born 7 June 1991) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.

## Playing career
### Youth

Born in Ellesmere Port, McCready was an 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".

## Career statistics

    As of match played 11 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 | 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 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Exeter City | 2014–15 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Exeter City | 2015–16 | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Exeter City | 2016–17 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Exeter City | Total | 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 | NPL Division One West | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Colwyn Bay | 2019–20 | Cymru North | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 |
| Colwyn Bay | Total | Total | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 |
| Runcorn Linnets | 2020–21 | NPL Division One NW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Colwyn Bay | 2021–22 | Cymru North | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 |
| Colwyn Bay | 2022–23 | Cymru North | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 13 |
| Colwyn Bay | 2023–24 | Cymru Premier | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| Colwyn Bay | Total | Total | 75 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 25 |
| Colwyn Bay total | Colwyn Bay total | Colwyn Bay total | 109 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 127 | 39 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 154 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 182 | 42 |
* 1 2 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
* ↑ Appearances in the FA Trophy
* ↑ Appearances in the Welsh Tier 2 Cup