David McCrae | |
Birth Date: | 23 February 1900 |
Birth Place: | Bridge of Weir, Scotland |
Death Place: | Kilmacolm, Scotland |
Position: | Striker |
Youthclubs1: | Kilmacolm Amateurs |
Years1: | 1923–1924 |
Clubs1: | Beith |
Caps1: | 8 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Years2: | 1924–1934 |
Years3: | 1934 |
Years4: | 1934–1935 |
Clubs2: | St Mirren |
Clubs3: | New Brighton |
Clubs4: | Queen of the South |
Caps2: | 319 |
Caps4: | 6 |
Goals2: | 222 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 1935–1936 |
Clubs5: | Darlington |
Totalcaps: | 325 |
Totalgoals: | 231 |
Nationalyears1: | 1929 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
David McCrae (23 February 1900 – 1976) was a Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.
After being signed after an impressive Scottish Cup performance as an opposition player with Beith,[1] McCrae played club football for St Mirren, where he was all-time top scorer with 222 league goals and 251 in all competitions[2] [3] and won the Scottish Cup in 1926, scoring in the final.[4] McCrae later played club football for New Brighton, Queen of the South and Darlington.[5]
While at St Mirren, McCrae also earned two caps for Scotland in 1929.[6] His brother was fellow player James McCrae.