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Northern Ireland · 1901–1924

Bill McCracken

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Rating
86
Life
1883–1979
Clubs
Newcastle United, Lisburn Distillery
#11
Editorial rank of 33 for Northern Ireland
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

The offside law itself was rewritten in 1925 largely to beat the trap he ran from Newcastle's back line, a scheme Vittorio Pozzo saluted when he named him the master of offside. Three First Division championships between 1905 and 1909 and the 1910 FA Cup mark his two decades at St James' Park. Career record: club career at Newcastle United, Lisburn Distillery.

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Career record

1904–1924Newcastle United
—Lisburn Distillery

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Around McCracken in the almanac

One rank above: Peter McParland at #10.

One rank below: Billy Bingham at #12.

Northern Ireland's editorial top five: George Best · Danny Blanchflower · Pat Jennings · Peter Doherty · Aaron Hughes.