David McCrae

David McCrae (23 February 1900 – 1976) was a Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.^[2]

David McCrae

Personal information
Date of birth	23 February 1900
Place of birth	Bridge of Weir, Scotland
Date of death	1976 (aged 75–76)
Place of death	Kilmacolm, Scotland[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Kilmacolm Amateurs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1924	Beith	8	(5)
1924–1934	St Mirren	319	(222)
1934	New Brighton		(2)
1934–1935	Queen of the South	6	(2)
1935–1936	Darlington
Total		325	(231)
International career
1929	Scotland	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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^[3][4] and won the Scottish Cup in 1926, scoring in the final.^[5] McCrae later played club football for New Brighton, Queen of the South and Darlington.^[6]

While at St Mirren, McCrae also earned two caps for Scotland in 1929.^[7][8] His brother was fellow player James McCrae.

See also

• List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals (200+)
• List of Scottish football families

Sources

• Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.