33 Legends The football almanac
‹ Northern Ireland's 33

No verified career portrait available.

30 / Northern Ireland · 1976–1990

David McCreery

CDM anchor
Caps · Northern Ireland
67
Goals · Northern Ireland
0
Life
1957
Clubs
Manchester United, Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United
#30
Editorial rank of 33 for Northern Ireland
–
The people's rank, live from duel votes

A tenacious and tireless midfielder, he was a key figure for Northern Ireland, anchoring the midfield at the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. Career record: 67 caps and 0 goals for Northern Ireland; club career at Manchester United, Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q1175594
Vote in Northern Ireland's duels Build your Northern Ireland XI

Career record

1974–1979Manchester United
1979–1981Queens Park Rangers
1981–1982Tulsa Roughnecks
1982–1989Newcastle United
1989–1989GIF Sundsvall
1989–1991Heart of Midlothian
1991–1992Hartlepool United
1992–1992Coleraine
1992–1994Carlisle United
1994–1995Hartlepool United
Northern Ireland67 caps, 0 goals

Sources

Shared the era

Northern Ireland legends whose careers overlapped McCreery's

The world's great CDMs

Around McCreery in the almanac

One rank above: Terry Neill at #29.

One rank below: Kyle Lafferty at #31.

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

Report an error

Page: /legends/nir-david-mccreery

10 to 1,000 characters. Include a source if you can. Keep personal information out of the message.

We store your message, this page and, if provided, your email to review the correction. Email is removed on completion or within 90 days; messages within 365 days. Privacy and deletion.