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Eddie McCreadie (Edward Graham McCreadie) was born on 15 April, 1940 in Glasgow, Scotland, is a Scottish footballer and manager. Discover Eddie McCreadie's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?
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Edward Graham McCreadie |
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83 years old |
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Aries |
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15 April, 1940 |
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15 April |
Birthplace |
Glasgow, Scotland |
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Glasgow
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He is a member of famous footballer with the age 83 years old group.
Eddie McCreadie Height, Weight & Measurements
At 83 years old, Eddie McCreadie height is 1.78 m .
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Eddie McCreadie Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Eddie McCreadie worth at the age of 83 years old? Eddie McCreadie’s income source is mostly from being a successful footballer. He is from Glasgow. We have estimated Eddie McCreadie's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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footballer |
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Timeline
Edward Graham McCreadie (born 15 April 1940) is a Scottish former footballer who played at left-back, mainly for Chelsea.
He later became a football manager.
McCreadie started his footballing career with amateur Scottish side Drumchapel before moving to Clydebank Juniors and then East Stirlingshire.
A talented and pacy attacking full-back with impressive timing, McCreadie was a regular starter in the Chelsea sides of the 1960s and 1970s alongside the likes of Bobby Tambling, Peter Osgood and Charlie Cooke.
He was signed by Chelsea in 1962 by manager Tommy Docherty for £5,000 to help the club's push for promotion from the Second Division.
Docherty recounted that he discovered McCreadie by accident.
He had attended an East Stirling match to watch another player named Gourlay, but "this left-back – I thought, "why the hell are you playing here?" He was great in the air, he was quick, his control was magic. I didn't know if he was a left-back or an outside left."
As part of the deal Chelsea also agreed to play two friendly matches against East Stirlingshire.
Chelsea were promoted to the First Division later in 1962 and McCreadie became a fixture in the Chelsea defence for the next decade.
A match was played at Firs Park in 1963, but a return fixture was not scheduled.
Over 50 years later, East Stirlingshire requested that Chelsea complete the agreement.
While he only scored five goals for the club throughout his career, McCreadie scored a memorable winner in the League Cup final of 1965 in which he dribbled 80 yards up the pitch before slotting the ball past Leicester City goalkeeper Gordon Banks to give his side a 3–2 first leg lead, which ultimately won the trophy for his club as the second leg at Filbert Street ended in a 0–0 draw.
He was also a Scotland international, winning 23 caps between 1965 and 1969 after making his debut against England.
After a string of high-league placings and near misses in the cups (including defeat in the 1967 FA Cup final) but no more silverware, McCreadie won the FA Cup with Chelsea in 1970, where a move involving him won the throw-in which created David Webb's winner in the replayed final against Leeds United at Old Trafford.
The side won the Cup Winners' Cup the following season, but McCreadie missed the final in Athens through injury.
He played in Scotland's famous 3–2 win over world champions England at Wembley in 1967, after which the Scots declared themselves the new world champions.
McCreadie left for the North American Soccer League in the late 1970s and was appointed manager of the Memphis Rogues, with whom he played one game in 1979, and later the indoor Cleveland Force before finally retiring from football in 1985.
He continues to live in Tennessee in the United States.
Upon his retirement from playing in 1973, McCreadie joined the coaching staff at Chelsea having made 410 appearances for the club.
In April 1975 he was appointed manager but by this stage the team was in decline with the club heavily in debt and he couldn't prevent relegation to the Second Division.
Nevertheless, McCreadie re-built the side – taking the captaincy from John Hollins and giving it to 18-year-old Ray Wilkins in the process – and with no money to spend, put together a team of youth players and veterans from the club's heyday.
Chelsea were promoted back to the First Division in 1977.
It was then that he lost his job in somewhat bizarre circumstances.
Having won promotion, his request for a company car was rejected by chairman Brian Mears, so he resigned.
Mears then relented and offered him the car but with his sense of pride he did not come back to the club as he had already made his mind up.