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James McCrae

James McCrae

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Playing career

Born in Bridge of Weir, McCrae signed professional forms with Clyde in 1912, but his playing career was interrupted by the First World War. During the War, McCrae joined the Grenadier Guards, playing for their football team, as well as guesting for Clyde, Rangers, and West Ham United. McCrae joined West Ham United permanently in June 1919, playing in their first ever League game. McCrae also played for Bury, Wigan Borough, New Brighton, Manchester United and Watford. He made a total of 187 appearances in the Football League. McCrae later played in Scotland for Third Lanark and his first club, Clyde, before retiring in 1928.

Coaching career

McCrae coached Egypt at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, and also managed İstanbulspor in Turkey and Fram of Iceland.

Club
Bury F.C. (1920–1923)
Club
Manchester United F.C. (1925–1926)
Club
Third Lanark A.C. (1927–1927)
Club
Clyde F.C. (1912–1919)
Club
Rangers F.C. (1916–1916)
Club
West Ham United F.C. (1919–1920)
Club
Wigan Borough F.C. (1923–1924)
Club
New Brighton A.F.C. (1924–1925)
Club
Watford F.C. (1926–1927)
Club
Clyde F.C. (1927–1928)
National team
Scotland

Legacy

Honours

Fran Icelandic League: 1946, 1947

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Scottish footballer and manager (1894-1974)

Position

wing half

Extract from Wikipedia

James Clark Fulton McCrae was a Scottish football player and manager. His brother was Scottish international player David McCrae.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
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