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Chelsea FC Profile: Eddie McCreadie

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Full Name: Edward Graham McCreadie

Born: Monday, 15th April 1940 (age: 83)
Place of birth: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Height: 5' 9 1/2"

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1962 to 1974
Manager from 1975 to 1977


Playing Career:


Drumchapel Amateurs (A)
Clydebank Juniors
East Stirling
Chelsea (May 1962 to Nov 1974) - cost: £5,000

* (A) = Amateur

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 18th August 1962, Rotherham United 0 - 1 Chelsea

Age on debut: 22 years 4 months 3 days

100th Appearance: Saturday, 2nd January 1965, Chelsea 4 - 1 Leicester City

200th Appearance: Saturday, 1st April 1967, Leeds United 1 - 0 Chelsea

300th Appearance: Wednesday, 20th August 1969, Chelsea 0 - 0 West Ham United

400th Appearance: Saturday, 14th April 1973, Norwich City 1 - 0 Chelsea

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 20th October 1973, Newcastle United 2 - 0 Chelsea

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1962 / 63 32200034
1963 / 64 35310039
1964 / 65 34250041
1965 / 66 30509044
1966 / 67 38720047
1967 / 68 36510042
1968 / 69 38534050
1969 / 70 30 (1)820040 (1)
1970 / 71 14 (1)002016 (1)
1971 / 72 712 (1)1011 (1)
1972 / 73 31360040
1973 / 74 6 (2)00006 (2)
Total331 (4)4122 (1)160410 (5)

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1963 / 64 100001
1964 / 65 101002
1966 / 67 100001
1972 / 73 100001
Total401005


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Eddie McCreadie made 410 appearances for Chelsea, of which 5 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League18th Aug 1962Rotherham United01Chelsea11,268 match won
League22nd Aug 1962Chelsea30Scunthorpe United18,377 match won
League25th Aug 1962Chelsea50Charlton Athletic24,683 match won
League28th Aug 1962Scunthorpe United30Chelsea11,196 match lost
League1st Sep 1962Stoke City00Chelsea19,470 match drawn
League8th Sep 1962Chelsea10Sunderland32,901 match won
League10th Sep 1962Chelsea20Southampton18,890 match won
League15th Sep 1962Leeds United20Chelsea27,620 match lost
League19th Sep 1962Southampton21Chelsea18,717 match lost
League22nd Sep 1962Chelsea22Swansea Town22,693 match drawn
League29th Sep 1962Portsmouth02Chelsea22,627 match won
League6th Oct 1962Chelsea60Cardiff City25,434 match won
League13th Oct 1962Huddersfield Town10Chelsea23,936 match lost
League20th Oct 1962Chelsea32Middlesbrough32,551 match won
League9th Feb 1963Swansea Town20Chelsea13,359 match lost
League23rd Feb 1963Cardiff City10Chelsea16,108 match lost
League2nd Mar 1963Chelsea12Huddersfield Town32,427 match lost
F.A. Cup6th Mar 1963Charlton Athletic03Chelsea37,522 match won
League9th Mar 1963Middlesbrough10Chelsea24,781 match lost
F.A. Cup16th Mar 1963Manchester United21Chelsea48,298 match lost
League23rd Mar 1963Newcastle United20Chelsea39,418 match lost
League27th Mar 1963Chelsea31Derby County19,553 match won
League30th Mar 1963Chelsea01Walsall19,625 match lost
League1st Apr 1963Chelsea31Luton Town21,211 match won
League6th Apr 1963Norwich City41Chelsea20,205 match lost
League12th Apr 1963Chelsea20Bury45,069 match won
League13th Apr 1963Chelsea21Grimsby Town21,768 match won
League16th Apr 1963Bury20Chelsea11,936 match lost
League20th Apr 1963Plymouth Argyle21Chelsea17,027 match lost
League27th Apr 1963Chelsea20Preston North End23,770 match won
League30th Apr 1963Chelsea22Leeds United24,387 match drawn
League11th May 1963Chelsea01Stoke City66,199 match lost
League18th May 1963Sunderland01Chelsea47,918 match won
League21st May 1963Chelsea70Portsmouth54,558 match won
League24th Aug 1963Chelsea00West Ham United46,298 match drawn
League27th Aug 1963Burnley00Chelsea19,674 match drawn
League31st Aug 1963Sheffield United11Chelsea18,125 match drawn
League4th Sep 1963Chelsea20Burnley31,881 match won
League7th Sep 1963Chelsea13Liverpool38,202 match lost
League11th Sep 1963Chelsea10Blackburn Rovers27,384 match won
League14th Sep 1963Aston Villa20Chelsea23,720 match lost
League16th Sep 1963Blackburn Rovers22Chelsea23,217 match drawn
League21st Sep 1963Chelsea03Tottenham Hotspur57,401 match lost
League Cup25th Sep 1963Swindon Town30Chelsea17,916 match lost
League28th Sep 1963Wolverhampton Wanderers41Chelsea20,762 match lost
League2nd Oct 1963Chelsea11Manchester United45,351 match drawn
League5th Oct 1963Chelsea33Stoke City29,204 match drawn
League12th Oct 1963Ipswich Town13Chelsea15,703 match won
League19th Oct 1963Chelsea12Sheffield Wednesday31,948 match lost
League26th Oct 1963Fulham01Chelsea32,945 match won
League2nd Nov 1963Chelsea23Birmingham City22,974 match lost
League9th Nov 1963West Bromwich Albion11Chelsea16,267 match drawn
League16th Nov 1963Chelsea31Arsenal47,050 match won
League23rd Nov 1963Leicester City24Chelsea23,315 match won
League30th Nov 1963Chelsea40Bolton Wanderers19,969 match won
League7th Dec 1963Everton11Chelsea39,538 match drawn
League14th Dec 1963West Ham United22Chelsea21,950 match drawn
League21st Dec 1963Chelsea32Sheffield United19,505 match won
League26th Dec 1963Blackpool15Chelsea17,563 match won booked
League28th Dec 1963Chelsea10Blackpool34,380 match won
F.A. Cup4th Jan 1964Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea49,382 match drawn
F.A. Cup8th Jan 1964Chelsea20Tottenham Hotspur70,123 match won
F.A. Cup25th Jan 1964Chelsea12Huddersfield Town39,036 match lost
League1st Feb 1964Tottenham Hotspur12Chelsea51,007 match won
League8th Feb 1964Chelsea23Wolverhampton Wanderers26,131 match lost
League14th Mar 1964Arsenal24Chelsea25,513 match won
League21st Mar 1964Chelsea31West Bromwich Albion19,434 match won scored 1 goal
League23rd Mar 1964Manchester United11Chelsea43,172 match drawn
League28th Mar 1964Birmingham City34Chelsea14,485 match won
League30th Mar 1964Chelsea10Nottingham Forest26,086 match won
League6th Apr 1964Chelsea10Leicester City25,315 match won
League11th Apr 1964Bolton Wanderers10Chelsea18,868 match lost
League18th Apr 1964Chelsea10Everton37,963 match won
League22nd Aug 1964Wolverhampton Wanderers03Chelsea25,181 match won
League26th Aug 1964Chelsea21Aston Villa30,389 match won
League29th Aug 1964Chelsea31Sunderland46,710 match won
League31st Aug 1964Aston Villa22Chelsea19,740 match drawn
League5th Sep 1964Leicester City11Chelsea22,186 match drawn
League9th Sep 1964Chelsea11Sheffield Wednesday31,973 match drawn
League12th Sep 1964Chelsea10Fulham41,472 match won
League16th Sep 1964Sheffield Wednesday23Chelsea18,176 match won
League19th Sep 1964Chelsea20Leeds United38,006 match won
League Cup23rd Sep 1964Birmingham City03Chelsea15,300 match won
League26th Sep 1964Arsenal13Chelsea54,936 match won
League30th Sep 1964Chelsea02Manchester United60,769 match lost
League3rd Oct 1964Chelsea51Blackburn Rovers34,913 match won
League17th Oct 1964Chelsea40Stoke City28,650 match won
League24th Oct 1964Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea52,927 match drawn
League31st Oct 1964Chelsea01Burnley29,040 match lost
League7th Nov 1964Sheffield United02Chelsea23,505 match won
League14th Nov 1964Chelsea51Everton30,716 match won
League21st Nov 1964Birmingham City16Chelsea19,803 match won
League Cup25th Nov 1964Workington22Chelsea18,000 match drawn
League28th Nov 1964Chelsea03West Ham United44,204 match lost
League5th Dec 1964West Bromwich Albion02Chelsea15,518 match won
League12th Dec 1964Chelsea21Wolverhampton Wanderers20,952 match won
League Cup16th Dec 1964Chelsea20Workington7,936 match won
League19th Dec 1964Sunderland30Chelsea41,236 match lost
League26th Dec 1964Chelsea20Blackpool30,581 match won
League2nd Jan 1965Chelsea41Leicester City28,344 match won scored 1 goal
League16th Jan 1965Fulham12Chelsea26,400 match won
League6th Feb 1965Chelsea21Arsenal46,798 match won
F.A. Cup20th Feb 1965Chelsea10Tottenham Hotspur63,205 match won
League22nd Feb 1965Chelsea01Nottingham Forest29,038 match lost
League10th Mar 1965Chelsea31Tottenham Hotspur51,390 match won
League13th Mar 1965Manchester United40Chelsea56,261 match lost
League Cup15th Mar 1965Chelsea32Leicester City20,690 match won scored 1 goal
League22nd Mar 1965Chelsea30Sheffield United31,837 match won
F.A. Cup27th Mar 1965Liverpool20Chelsea67,686 match lost
League31st Mar 1965Everton11Chelsea40,384 match drawn
League3rd Apr 1965Chelsea31Birmingham City28,975 match won
League Cup5th Apr 1965Leicester City00Chelsea26,957 match drawn
League16th Apr 1965Chelsea40Liverpool62,587 match won
League19th Apr 1965Liverpool20Chelsea41,847 match lost
League28th Aug 1965Fulham03Chelsea34,027 match won
League1st Sep 1965Chelsea12Stoke City25,071 match lost
League4th Sep 1965Arsenal13Chelsea45,456 match won
League11th Sep 1965Chelsea31Everton29,816 match won
League15th Sep 1965Chelsea11Sheffield Wednesday26,183 match drawn
League18th Sep 1965Manchester United41Chelsea37,917 match lost
Europe22nd Sep 1965Chelsea41Roma32,753 match won sent off
League25th Sep 1965Chelsea11Newcastle United30,856 match drawn
Europe6th Oct 1965Roma00Chelsea40,000 match drawn
League9th Oct 1965Chelsea01Blackpool28,022 match lost
League16th Oct 1965Blackburn Rovers01Chelsea16,167 match won
League23rd Oct 1965Chelsea02Leicester City30,400 match lost
Europe17th Nov 1965Wiener Sportklub10Chelsea4,000 match lost booked
League27th Nov 1965Aston Villa24Chelsea16,335 match won
Europe1st Dec 1965Chelsea20Wiener Sportklub28,254 match won
League4th Dec 1965Chelsea01Liverpool36,839 match lost
League11th Dec 1965Tottenham Hotspur42Chelsea42,299 match lost
League27th Dec 1965Northampton Town23Chelsea23,325 match won
League28th Dec 1965Chelsea10Northampton Town17,635 match won
League1st Jan 1966Blackpool12Chelsea14,065 match won
League8th Jan 1966Chelsea21Tottenham Hotspur48,529 match won
F.A. Cup22nd Jan 1966Liverpool12Chelsea54,097 match won
League29th Jan 1966Burnley12Chelsea23,825 match won
League5th Feb 1966Chelsea21Fulham34,247 match won
Europe9th Feb 1966A.C. Milan21Chelsea11,411 match lost
F.A. Cup12th Feb 1966Chelsea10Leeds United57,847 match won
Europe16th Feb 1966Chelsea21A.C. Milan59,541 match won
League19th Feb 1966Chelsea00Arsenal48,641 match drawn
League22nd Feb 1966Chelsea32Sunderland20,828 match won
League26th Feb 1966Everton21Chelsea52,752 match lost
Europe2nd Mar 1966A.C. Milan11Chelsea30,620 match drawn
F.A. Cup5th Mar 1966Chelsea32Shrewsbury Town51,144 match won
League12th Mar 1966Chelsea20Manchester United60,269 match won
Europe15th Mar 1966T.S.V. Munich 186022Chelsea11,000 match drawn
League19th Mar 1966Newcastle United01Chelsea35,118 match won
League21st Mar 1966Leicester City11Chelsea25,363 match drawn
F.A. Cup26th Mar 1966Chelsea22Hull City46,924 match drawn
Europe29th Mar 1966Chelsea10T.S.V. Munich 186042,224 match won
F.A. Cup31st Mar 1966Hull City13Chelsea45,328 match won
League9th Apr 1966Chelsea62West Ham United35,958 match won
League11th Apr 1966Chelsea10Nottingham Forest39,380 match won
League12th Apr 1966Nottingham Forest12Chelsea29,569 match won
League16th Apr 1966Sunderland20Chelsea32,880 match lost Sub on 33 mins
League16th May 1966Chelsea02Aston Villa16,232 match lost Sub off
League20th Aug 1966West Ham United12Chelsea36,122 match won
League24th Aug 1966Chelsea21Nottingham Forest27,501 match won
League27th Aug 1966Chelsea00Sheffield Wednesday33,489 match drawn
League30th Aug 1966Nottingham Forest00Chelsea22,199 match drawn
League3rd Sep 1966Southampton03Chelsea29,497 match won
League7th Sep 1966Chelsea22Leicester City29,760 match drawn
League10th Sep 1966Chelsea11Sunderland31,766 match drawn
League Cup14th Sep 1966Chelsea52Charlton Athletic14,262 match won
League17th Sep 1966Aston Villa26Chelsea18,233 match won
League24th Sep 1966Chelsea31Arsenal48,001 match won
League1st Oct 1966Manchester City14Chelsea31,989 match won
League Cup5th Oct 1966Blackpool11Chelsea13,520 match drawn
League8th Oct 1966Chelsea13Burnley42,573 match lost
League15th Oct 1966Manchester United11Chelsea56,789 match drawn Sub on 57 mins
League26th Oct 1966Chelsea30Tottenham Hotspur54,191 match won
League29th Oct 1966Fulham13Chelsea42,159 match won
League5th Nov 1966Chelsea13Manchester United55,958 match lost
League12th Nov 1966West Bromwich Albion01Chelsea28,151 match won
League19th Nov 1966Chelsea11Sheffield United25,976 match drawn
League26th Nov 1966Stoke City11Chelsea28,447 match drawn
League3rd Dec 1966Chelsea11Everton35,495 match drawn
League10th Dec 1966Newcastle United22Chelsea32,529 match drawn
League17th Dec 1966Chelsea55West Ham United47,805 match drawn
League24th Dec 1966Chelsea12Liverpool36,921 match lost
League26th Dec 1966Liverpool21Chelsea51,920 match lost
League31st Dec 1966Sheffield Wednesday61Chelsea31,032 match lost
League7th Jan 1967Chelsea41Southampton27,719 match won
League14th Jan 1967Sunderland20Chelsea35,839 match lost
League21st Jan 1967Chelsea31Aston Villa30,922 match won
F.A. Cup28th Jan 1967Huddersfield Town12Chelsea36,407 match won
League4th Feb 1967Arsenal21Chelsea52,467 match lost
League11th Feb 1967Chelsea00Manchester City28,633 match drawn booked
F.A. Cup18th Feb 1967Brighton And Hove Albion11Chelsea35,000 match drawn
F.A. Cup22nd Feb 1967Chelsea40Brighton And Hove Albion54,852 match won
League25th Feb 1967Burnley12Chelsea20,379 match won
League4th Mar 1967Chelsea00Fulham46,784 match drawn
F.A. Cup11th Mar 1967Chelsea20Sheffield United40,730 match won
League18th Mar 1967Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea49,553 match drawn
League24th Mar 1967Chelsea02Blackpool37,852 match lost
League25th Mar 1967Chelsea21Newcastle United26,388 match won
League27th Mar 1967Blackpool02Chelsea16,186 match won
League1st Apr 1967Leeds United10Chelsea39,728 match lost
F.A. Cup8th Apr 1967Chelsea10Sheffield Wednesday52,481 match won
League19th Apr 1967Everton31Chelsea39,316 match lost
F.A. Cup29th Apr 1967Leeds United01Chelsea62,378 match won booked
League6th May 1967Chelsea22Leeds United35,882 match drawn scored 1 goal
F.A. Cup20th May 1967Tottenham Hotspur21Chelsea100,000 match lost
League2nd Sep 1967Chelsea26Southampton32,726 match lost
League6th Sep 1967Chelsea42Sheffield United22,742 match won
League9th Sep 1967Liverpool31Chelsea53,839 match lost
League Cup13th Sep 1967Middlesbrough21Chelsea30,425 match lost
League16th Sep 1967Chelsea22Stoke City26,614 match drawn
League23rd Sep 1967Nottingham Forest30Chelsea34,871 match lost
League30th Sep 1967Chelsea11Coventry City29,800 match drawn
League7th Oct 1967Leeds United70Chelsea40,460 match lost
League14th Oct 1967Chelsea11Everton34,206 match drawn
League25th Oct 1967Leicester City22Chelsea24,171 match drawn
League28th Oct 1967Chelsea13West Ham United40,303 match lost
League4th Nov 1967Burnley11Chelsea17,651 match drawn
League11th Nov 1967Chelsea30Sheffield Wednesday29,569 match won
League18th Nov 1967Tottenham Hotspur20Chelsea53,981 match lost
League25th Nov 1967Chelsea11Manchester United54,712 match drawn
League2nd Dec 1967Sunderland23Chelsea26,574 match won
League16th Dec 1967Chelsea03West Bromwich Albion27,739 match lost
League23rd Dec 1967Fulham22Chelsea33,492 match drawn
League26th Dec 1967Chelsea21Arsenal51,672 match won
League30th Dec 1967Arsenal11Chelsea47,157 match drawn
League6th Jan 1968Southampton35Chelsea27,132 match won
League20th Jan 1968Stoke City01Chelsea21,861 match won
F.A. Cup27th Jan 1968Chelsea30Ipswich Town42,986 match won
League3rd Feb 1968Chelsea10Nottingham Forest33,483 match won
League10th Feb 1968Coventry City21Chelsea36,646 match lost
League12th Feb 1968Chelsea31Liverpool40,670 match won
F.A. Cup17th Feb 1968Chelsea10Norwich City57,987 match won
F.A. Cup9th Mar 1968Sheffield Wednesday22Chelsea49,186 match drawn
F.A. Cup12th Mar 1968Chelsea20Sheffield Wednesday55,013 match won
League16th Mar 1968Chelsea41Leicester City35,990 match won
League20th Mar 1968Chelsea00Leeds United47,470 match drawn
League23rd Mar 1968West Ham United01Chelsea36,301 match won
F.A. Cup30th Mar 1968Birmingham City10Chelsea52,500 match lost
League6th Apr 1968Sheffield Wednesday22Chelsea26,773 match drawn
League13th Apr 1968Chelsea20Tottenham Hotspur53,049 match won
League16th Apr 1968Chelsea10Manchester City36,466 match won
League20th Apr 1968Everton21Chelsea47,370 match lost
League22nd Apr 1968Chelsea21Burnley23,494 match won
League27th Apr 1968Chelsea10Sunderland33,086 match won
League29th Apr 1968Chelsea10Wolverhampton Wanderers29,730 match won
League4th May 1968Wolverhampton Wanderers30Chelsea35,600 match lost
League11th May 1968Sheffield United12Chelsea28,680 match won
League14th Aug 1968Chelsea11Nottingham Forest36,515 match drawn
League17th Aug 1968Chelsea31West Bromwich Albion33,766 match won
League21st Aug 1968Newcastle United32Chelsea39,048 match lost
League24th Aug 1968Manchester United04Chelsea55,114 match won
League28th Aug 1968Chelsea10Sheffield Wednesday33,402 match won
League31st Aug 1968Chelsea22Tottenham Hotspur48,472 match drawn
League Cup3rd Sep 1968Birmingham City01Chelsea31,560 match won
League7th Sep 1968Chelsea11Everton42,017 match drawn Captain
League10th Sep 1968Coventry City01Chelsea36,217 match won Captain
League14th Sep 1968Queens Park Rangers04Chelsea26,358 match won
Europe18th Sep 1968Chelsea50Greenock Morton28,736 match won
League21st Sep 1968Chelsea11West Ham United58,062 match drawn
League Cup25th Sep 1968Chelsea00Derby County26,975 match drawn
League28th Sep 1968Burnley21Chelsea14,762 match lost
Europe30th Sep 1968Greenock Morton34Chelsea8,000 match won
League Cup2nd Oct 1968Derby County31Chelsea34,346 match lost
League5th Oct 1968Chelsea31Ipswich Town31,625 match won
League9th Oct 1968Sheffield Wednesday11Chelsea30,445 match drawn
League12th Oct 1968Wolverhampton Wanderers11Chelsea27,810 match drawn
League19th Oct 1968Chelsea30Leicester City33,462 match won
Europe23rd Oct 1968Chelsea00D.W.S. Amsterdam28,428 match drawn
League26th Oct 1968Stoke City20Chelsea16,799 match lost
Europe30th Oct 1968D.W.S. Amsterdam00Chelsea14,000 match drawn
League2nd Nov 1968Chelsea20Manchester City40,700 match won
League9th Nov 1968Liverpool21Chelsea47,248 match lost
League16th Nov 1968Chelsea23Southampton31,325 match lost Sub on 30 mins
League30th Nov 1968Chelsea11Leeds United43,286 match drawn
League7th Dec 1968Sunderland32Chelsea21,976 match lost
League14th Dec 1968Chelsea11Wolverhampton Wanderers26,194 match drawn
League21st Dec 1968Leicester City14Chelsea23,597 match won
F.A. Cup4th Jan 1969Chelsea20Carlisle United37,322 match won
League11th Jan 1969Manchester City41Chelsea35,605 match lost
League18th Jan 1969Chelsea12Liverpool52,295 match lost
F.A. Cup25th Jan 1969Preston North End00Chelsea31,875 match drawn
League1st Feb 1969Southampton50Chelsea28,147 match lost
F.A. Cup3rd Feb 1969Chelsea21Preston North End36,522 match won
F.A. Cup12th Feb 1969Chelsea32Stoke City39,191 match won
League22nd Feb 1969Chelsea51Sunderland29,381 match won
F.A. Cup1st Mar 1969Chelsea12West Bromwich Albion52,285 match lost Sub on 90 mins
League5th Mar 1969Chelsea10Stoke City19,856 match won
League8th Mar 1969West Bromwich Albion03Chelsea25,137 match won
League10th Mar 1969Chelsea21Coventry City17,639 match won
League15th Mar 1969Chelsea32Manchester United60,436 match won
League22nd Mar 1969Tottenham Hotspur10Chelsea47,349 match lost
League29th Mar 1969Everton12Chelsea42,190 match won
League4th Apr 1969Chelsea11Newcastle United42,078 match drawn
League5th Apr 1969Chelsea23Burnley30,266 match lost
League8th Apr 1969Nottingham Forest12Chelsea30,413 match won
League12th Apr 1969West Ham United00Chelsea32,332 match drawn
League19th Apr 1969Chelsea21Queens Park Rangers41,263 match won
League11th Aug 1969West Ham United20Chelsea39,003 match lost
League16th Aug 1969Chelsea10Ipswich Town29,613 match won Captain
League20th Aug 1969Chelsea00West Ham United43,346 match drawn Captain
League23rd Aug 1969Southampton22Chelsea25,935 match drawn Captain
League27th Aug 1969Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea47,395 match drawn Captain
League30th Aug 1969Chelsea11Crystal Palace41,908 match drawn Captain
League Cup2nd Sep 1969Coventry City01Chelsea24,790 match won
League6th Sep 1969Manchester City00Chelsea35,995 match drawn
League13th Sep 1969Chelsea22Wolverhampton Wanderers38,599 match drawn
League17th Sep 1969Chelsea20Burnley24,904 match won
League20th Sep 1969Leeds United20Chelsea33,130 match lost
League Cup24th Sep 1969Leeds United11Chelsea21,933 match drawn
League27th Sep 1969Chelsea30Arsenal46,370 match won Captain
League4th Oct 1969Sunderland00Chelsea24,216 match drawn
League18th Oct 1969Chelsea20West Bromwich Albion34,810 match won
League25th Oct 1969Newcastle United01Chelsea40,088 match won
League1st Nov 1969Chelsea10Coventry City38,899 match won
League22nd Nov 1969Nottingham Forest11Chelsea23,808 match drawn Sub on 46 mins
League6th Dec 1969Manchester United02Chelsea49,344 match won
League13th Dec 1969Wolverhampton Wanderers30Chelsea26,775 match lost
League20th Dec 1969Chelsea31Manchester City34,791 match won
League26th Dec 1969Chelsea31Southampton41,489 match won
League27th Dec 1969Crystal Palace15Chelsea49,498 match won
F.A. Cup3rd Jan 1970Chelsea30Birmingham City45,088 match won
League10th Jan 1970Chelsea25Leeds United57,221 match lost
League17th Jan 1970Arsenal03Chelsea51,338 match won
F.A. Cup24th Jan 1970Chelsea22Burnley42,282 match drawn
F.A. Cup27th Jan 1970Burnley13Chelsea32,000 match won booked
League31st Jan 1970Chelsea31Sunderland38,775 match won booked
F.A. Cup7th Feb 1970Crystal Palace14Chelsea48,479 match won
League11th Feb 1970Derby County22Chelsea35,109 match drawn
F.A. Cup21st Feb 1970Queens Park Rangers24Chelsea33,572 match won
League25th Feb 1970Chelsea00Newcastle United35,341 match drawn
F.A. Cup14th Mar 1970Watford15Chelsea55,209 match won
League30th Mar 1970West Bromwich Albion31Chelsea31,207 match lost
League4th Apr 1970Chelsea10Tottenham Hotspur44,925 match won
F.A. Cup11th Apr 1970Leeds United22Chelsea100,000 match drawn
League15th Apr 1970Burnley31Chelsea12,030 match lost
League18th Apr 1970Chelsea21Liverpool36,521 match won
F.A. Cup29th Apr 1970Leeds United12Chelsea62,078 match won
League30th Jan 1971Chelsea41West Bromwich Albion26,874 match won
League6th Feb 1971Newcastle United01Chelsea34,366 match won
League13th Feb 1971Wolverhampton Wanderers10Chelsea34,110 match lost
League17th Feb 1971Chelsea20Nottingham Forest19,339 match won
League20th Feb 1971Stoke City12Chelsea26,959 match won
League27th Feb 1971Southampton00Chelsea29,937 match drawn booked
League6th Mar 1971Chelsea20Blackpool26,530 match won
Europe10th Mar 1971Club Brugge20Chelsea23,000 match lost
League13th Mar 1971Tottenham Hotspur21Chelsea49,292 match lost
League20th Mar 1971Chelsea00Huddersfield Town28,207 match drawn
Europe24th Mar 1971Chelsea40Club Brugge45,558 match won
League27th Mar 1971Chelsea31Leeds United58,452 match won
League3rd Apr 1971Arsenal20Chelsea62,087 match lost
League17th Apr 1971Manchester City11Chelsea26,120 match drawn
League24th Apr 1971Chelsea21Coventry City27,517 match won Sub on 46 mins
League26th Apr 1971Chelsea01Burnley14,356 match lost
League14th Aug 1971Arsenal30Chelsea49,174 match lost
League18th Aug 1971Chelsea23Manchester United54,763 match lost
League21st Aug 1971Chelsea22Manchester City38,425 match drawn booked
League24th Aug 1971Everton20Chelsea38,997 match lost Sub on 33 mins
League Cup6th Oct 1971Nottingham Forest11Chelsea16,811 match drawn
League Cup11th Oct 1971Chelsea21Nottingham Forest24,817 match won Sub on 64 mins
Europe20th Oct 1971Atvidabergs00Chelsea10,212 match drawn Sub on 50 mins
League8th Jan 1972Chelsea22Huddersfield Town30,801 match drawn
F.A. Cup5th Feb 1972Chelsea30Bolton Wanderers38,066 match won
League19th Feb 1972Chelsea21Leicester City38,783 match won
League1st May 1972Leeds United20Chelsea46,565 match lost
League12th Aug 1972Chelsea40Leeds United51,102 match won Captain
League16th Aug 1972Leicester City11Chelsea22,873 match drawn Captain
League19th Aug 1972Derby County12Chelsea31,868 match won Captain
League23rd Aug 1972Chelsea12Liverpool35,375 match lost Captain
League26th Aug 1972Chelsea21Manchester City30,845 match won Captain
League30th Aug 1972Manchester United00Chelsea44,482 match drawn Captain Sub off
League2nd Sep 1972Arsenal11Chelsea46,675 match drawn Captain booked
League Cup6th Sep 1972Southend United01Chelsea24,160 match won Captain
League9th Sep 1972Chelsea13West Ham United34,392 match lost Captain
League16th Sep 1972Sheffield United21Chelsea24,458 match lost Captain
League23rd Sep 1972Chelsea20Ipswich Town29,647 match won Captain
League30th Sep 1972Coventry City13Chelsea20,058 match won Captain
League Cup4th Oct 1972Derby County00Chelsea28,065 match drawn Captain
League7th Oct 1972Birmingham City22Chelsea38,756 match drawn Captain
League Cup9th Oct 1972Chelsea32Derby County26,395 match won Captain
League14th Oct 1972Chelsea31West Bromwich Albion28,998 match won Captain
League21st Oct 1972Tottenham Hotspur01Chelsea47,429 match won Captain
League28th Oct 1972Chelsea11Newcastle United35,273 match drawn Captainscored 1 goal
League Cup31st Oct 1972Bury01Chelsea16,226 match won Captain
League4th Nov 1972Liverpool31Chelsea48,932 match lost Captain
League11th Nov 1972Chelsea11Leicester City28,456 match drawn Captain
League18th Nov 1972Southampton31Chelsea24,164 match lost Captain
League Cup22nd Nov 1972Chelsea31Notts County22,580 match won
League25th Nov 1972Chelsea00Crystal Palace36,608 match drawn Captain
League2nd Dec 1972Stoke City11Chelsea21,274 match drawn Captain
League9th Dec 1972Chelsea31Norwich City29,998 match won Captain
League Cup13th Dec 1972Chelsea02Norwich City34,316 match lost Captain
F.A. Cup24th Feb 1973Sheffield Wednesday12Chelsea46,910 match won Captain booked
F.A. Cup17th Mar 1973Chelsea22Arsenal37,685 match drawn Captain
F.A. Cup20th Mar 1973Arsenal21Chelsea62,642 match lost Captain
League24th Mar 1973Newcastle United11Chelsea21,729 match drawn Captain
League27th Mar 1973Manchester City01Chelsea23,973 match won Captain
League31st Mar 1973Crystal Palace20Chelsea39,325 match lost Captain
League3rd Apr 1973Chelsea01Tottenham Hotspur25,536 match lost Captain
League7th Apr 1973Chelsea13Stoke City19,706 match lost Captain
League14th Apr 1973Norwich City10Chelsea24,753 match lost Captain
League17th Apr 1973Everton10Chelsea24,999 match lost Captain
League21st Apr 1973Chelsea21Southampton19,699 match won Captain
League23rd Apr 1973Chelsea20Coventry City18,279 match won Captain
League28th Apr 1973Chelsea10Manchester United44,184 match won Captain
League25th Aug 1973Derby County10Chelsea30,666 match lost Captain
League28th Aug 1973Burnley10Chelsea23,818 match lost Captain
League1st Sep 1973Chelsea12Sheffield United27,972 match lost Captain
League11th Sep 1973Birmingham City24Chelsea30,252 match won Sub on booked
League13th Oct 1973Chelsea23Ipswich Town25,111 match lost Sub on 46 mins
League20th Oct 1973Newcastle United20Chelsea32,154 match lost Captain

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1965 / 66 7
Total7

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Eddie McCreadie made 7 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly27th Jul 1965VFB Stuttgart11Chelsea34,000 match drawn
Friendly30th Jul 1965Hamburg SV02Chelsea30,000 match won
Friendly1st Aug 1965Gothenburg Alliance42Chelsea15,000 match lost Sub off
Friendly3rd Aug 1965Orebro SK08Chelsea20,000 match won
Friendly5th Aug 1965Malmo / IFK Norrkoping Select10Chelsea15,000 match lost
Friendly8th Aug 1965AGF Aarhus00Chelsea15,000 match drawn
Friendly17th Aug 1965West Germany XI32Chelsea40,000 match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1972 / 73 1
Total1

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Eddie McCreadie made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly14th Mar 1973British Police11Chelsea0 match drawn

Chelsea Manager Career Summary


Manager from: April, 1975
Manager until: July, 1977

PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin %Goals / Game
League8733312312811137.93%1.47
F.A. Cup62227833.33%1.17
League Cup42026450%1.50
Total9737332714112338.14%1.45

Players In

DateNameAmount
Nov 1975Trevor AylottFrom Juniors
Jan 1976David StrideFrom Juniors
Jul 1976Lee FrostFrom Juniors
Dec 1976John BumsteadFrom Juniors

Players Out

DateName
May 1975Peter Houseman
May 1975John Sissons
Jun 1975John Hollins
Jul 1975Steve Kember
Jun 1976Marvin Hinton
Jun 1976Ian Hutchinson
Nov 1976Teddy Maybank
Nov 1976Steve Sherwood
Jan 1977Brian Bason


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Chelsea FC Player Eddie McCreadie

Games Won: 197
Win Percentage: 48.05%
Starts as Captain: 51
Total Bookings: 11
Times Sent Off: 1

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 410 appearances, Eddie McCreadie played alongside the following 69 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Tommy Baldwin (149)
Jim Barron (1)
Brian Bason (4)
Alan Birchenall (88)
Frank Blunstone (68)
Peter Bonetti (358)
John Boyle (174)
Barry Bridges (131)
Ian Britton (11)
Mike Brolly (7)
Dennis Brown (12)
Dennis Butler (1)
Geoff Butler (9)
Charlie Cooke (175)
John Dempsey (79)
Micky Droy (22)
John Dunn (10)
Joe Fascione (25)
Peter Feely (5)
Chris Garland (33)
Bill Garner (18)
George Graham (79)
Chico Hamilton (3)
Tommy Harmer (7)
Allan Harris (24)
Ron Harris (351)
Mike Harrison (1)
Tony Hateley (31)
Marvin Hinton (224)
John Hollins (319)
Peter Houseman (176)
Stewart Houston (11)
Alan Hudson (73)
Tommy Hughes (8)
Ian Hutchinson (52)
Steve Kember (44)
Derek Kevan (7)
Joe Kirkup (54)
Tommy Knox (18)
Barry Lloyd (5)
Gary Locke (17)
Jim McCalliog (8)
Paul McMillan (1)
Errol McNally (1)
Graham Moore (44)
John Mortimore (98)
James Mulholland (7)
Paddy Mulligan (15)
Bert Murray (121)
John O'Rourke (1)
Tommy Ord (3)
Peter Osgood (225)
John Phillips (28)
Tony Potrac (1)
Tommy Robson (3)
Ken Shellito (70)
Steve Sherwood (3)
Derek Smethurst (11)
Dennis Sorrell (3)
Alex Stepney (1)
Bobby Tambling (245)
Jim Thomson (36)
Frank Upton (57)
Terry Venables (147)
Colin Waldron (6)
Ian Watson (7)
David Webb (153)
Keith Weller (14)
Allan Young (12)


Chelsea FC manager Eddie McCreadie