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Chelsea were promoted to the First Division later in 1962 and McCreadie became a fixture in the Chelsea defence for the next decade. 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.
The club sold many young players to larger clubs, including defender Eddie McCreadie to Chelsea in 1962 who earned 23 international caps for Scotland and is tenth in Chelsea's all-time appearance list with 410.
Former left-back Eddie McCreadie became manager shortly before Chelsea's relegation in 1975 and, after a year of consolidation in 1975–76, led the side to promotion again in 1976–77 with a team composed of youth players, most notably Ray Wilkins and 24-goal striker Steve Finnieston, and veterans from more successful times like Cooke, Harris ...
She was nominated for "Best Actress" at the 1997 BAFTA Scotland Awards for her role in the 1992 film Upstate.. In 2017, Cadzow received the Lord Provost of Glasgow Award for Performing Arts and for her work at Glasgow Caledonian University, where she is a Cultural Fellow.
McCreadie is a Scottish surname; along with MacCready and McCredie it is a variant of the Irish McCready. It is uncommon as a given name. People with the surname include: [1] Andrew McCreadie (1863–1936), Scottish footballer; Drew McCreadie (born 1967), Canadian actor, playwright and improviser; Eddie McCreadie (born 1940), Scottish ...
A team with a proud history, they have been the start for many players who would turn professional such as George McLean, Jim Forrest, Alex Willoughby, Alex Ferguson, Walter Smith, David Moyes, Andy Gray, Archie Gemmill, John Wark, Kenny McDowall, Asa Hartford, Eddie McCreadie, John Robertson and Paul Wilson. [3] [4] [5]
Suart in turn was succeeded by former Chelsea left-back Eddie McCreadie in April 1975. The club were relegated at the end of the season, bringing to an end a 12-year spell in the top-flight. The club were relegated at the end of the season, bringing to an end a 12-year spell in the top-flight.
After the retirement of Eddie McCreadie, he played at left back for a considerable time and was used as cover at right back when injuries left the financially struggling Chelsea short of cover. In the closing stages of his career, he also played as a holding midfielder in a role similar to Claude Makélélé , providing a screen for a defence ...