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David McCracken

David McCracken

Defender - Centre-Back  at Retired
Age44
CitizenshipScotland
Height1.88 m
Footright
BornOctober 16, 1981
👕500+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Dundee United FC
top club · 183 apps

Career highs

€450k
peak value · 2005
€175k
top transfer fee · 10/11
5
best season · 14/15
5 / 0
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Balázs Czeglédi
Midfield - Central Midfield · Retired

Shares 1981-10-16 · 1 player total

536Appearances
26Goals
8Assists
59Yellow cards
4Red cards
284Full matches (90′)
Full nameDavid McCracken
Date of birth1981-10-16 (44 yrs)
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
CitizenshipScotland
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height188.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2019-07-01
Contract expires—
Jul 2019
Transfer: Peterhead → Retired
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Peterhead FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Falkirk → Peterhead
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Peterhead FC
40 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Falkirk FC
18 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Falkirk FC
28 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Falkirk FC
41 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2013
Transfer: St. Johnstone → Falkirk
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Falkirk FC
29 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2012
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — St. Johnstone FC
22 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — St. Johnstone FC
32 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Brentford → St. Johnstone
11/12 · Transfer
Feb 2011
Transfer: Bristol Rovers → Brentford
10/11 · Return from loan
Jan 2011
Transfer: Brentford → Bristol Rovers
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
Transfer: MK Dons → Brentford
10/11 · Transfer · €175k
Jul 2010
10/11 — Brentford FC, Bristol Rovers
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Wycombe → MK Dons
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Milton Keynes Dons
48 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Wycombe Wanderers
42 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Wycombe Wanderers
40 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Dundee United → Wycombe
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Dundee United FC
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Dundee United FC
36 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Dundee United FC
27 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Dundee United FC
31 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Dundee United FC
28 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Dundee United FC
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Dundee United FC
9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Dundee Utd U20 → Dundee United
00/01 · Transfer
Jul 1999
99/00 — Dundee United FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1998
Transfer: Queen's Park U1 → Dundee Utd U20
98/99 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €450k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
25,544 min
Minutes played by club
Dundee United FC 33.0%
Peterhead FC 5.7%
Falkirk FC 11.9%
St. Johnstone FC 10.3%
Brentford FC 0.0%
Bristol Rovers 0.0%
Milton Keynes Dons 13.7%
Wycombe Wanderers 25.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Dundee United FC 8 00/01 99/00 183 8 1 8,418
Peterhead FC 2 17/18 18/19 40 3 1 1,454
Falkirk FC 4 13/14 16/17 116 10 3 3,041
St. Johnstone FC 2 11/12 12/13 54 2 1 2,632
Brentford FC 1 10/11 10/11 3 0 0 0
Bristol Rovers 1 10/11 10/11 10 0 1 0
Milton Keynes Dons 1 09/10 09/10 48 1 0 3,490
Wycombe Wanderers 2 07/08 08/09 82 2 1 6,509

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€113K3€225K4€338K5€450K00/01 — 1 goals (Dundee United FC)100/0101/02 — 1 assists101/0202/03 — 1 goals (Dundee United FC)102/0303/04 — 1 goals (Dundee United FC)103/0404/05 — 2 goals (Dundee United FC)204/0505/06 — 2 goals (Dundee United FC)205/0606/07 — 1 goals (Dundee United FC)106/0707/08 — 1 goals (Wycombe Wanderers)107/0808/09 — 1 goals (Wycombe Wanderers)08/09 — 1 assists208/0909/10 — 1 goals (Milton Keynes Dons)109/1010/11 — 1 assists110/1111/12 — 1 goals (St. Johnstone FC)111/1212/13 — 1 goals (St. Johnstone FC)12/13 — 1 assists212/1313/14 — 2 goals (Falkirk FC)213/1414/15 — 5 goals (Falkirk FC)514/1515/16 — 2 goals (Falkirk FC)15/16 — 1 assists315/1616/17 — 1 goals (Falkirk FC)16/17 — 2 assists316/1717/18 — 3 goals (Peterhead FC)17/18 — 1 assists417/1804/05 — €50K05/06 — €450K11/12 — €300K12/13 — €350K13/14 — €325K14/15 — €225K15/16 — €200K16/17 — €150KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 1100/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 1102/0303/04: 1103/0404/05: 2204/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 0018/1999/00: 0099/00

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 1101/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Premiership Dundee United FC 2 0 0 0 1 0
18/19 Betfred Cup Peterhead FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Irn-Bru Cup Peterhead FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 League Two Peterhead FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 SFA Cup Peterhead FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Betfred Cup Peterhead FC 3 1 0 0 0 239
17/18 Irn-Bru Cup Peterhead FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League Two Peterhead FC 29 2 1 1 0 1,215
17/18 Scottish League One Play-offs Peterhead FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 SFA Cup Peterhead FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Betfred Cup Falkirk FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Championship Falkirk FC 16 0 2 1 0 0
16/17 Irn-Bru Cup Falkirk FC 1 1 0 0 0 90
16/17 SFA Cup Falkirk FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Falkirk FC 22 2 0 1 0 874
15/16 Petrofac Tr. Cup Falkirk FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premiership Play-offs Falkirk FC 4 0 1 1 0 0
15/16 SCL by Utilita Falkirk FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 SFA Cup Falkirk FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Championship Falkirk FC 32 4 0 6 0 720
14/15 League Cup Falkirk FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Petrofac Tr. Cup Falkirk FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 SFA Cup Falkirk FC 4 1 0 0 0 360
13/14 Championship Falkirk FC 25 2 0 2 0 997
13/14 League Cup Falkirk FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premiership Play-offs Falkirk FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 SFA Cup Falkirk FC 1 0 0 0 1 0
12/13 Europa League Qualifying St. Johnstone FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 16 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 Scot. League Cup St. Johnstone FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 2 1 0 0 0 180
11/12 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 28 1 0 4 0 2,452
11/12 Scot. League Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 EFL Trophy Brentford FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Brentford FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League One Bristol Rovers 10 0 1 0 1 0
10/11 League One Brentford FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 EFL Trophy Milton Keynes Dons 4 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Milton Keynes Dons 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League One Milton Keynes Dons 41 1 0 10 1 3,490
08/09 EFL Trophy Wycombe Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Wycombe Wanderers 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Two Wycombe Wanderers 39 1 1 3 0 3,390
07/08 EFL Trophy Wycombe Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 FA Cup Wycombe Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Wycombe Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Two Wycombe Wanderers 37 1 0 9 0 3,119
07/08 League Two Play-Offs Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Premiership Dundee United FC 28 1 0 3 0 2,486
06/07 SFA Cup Dundee United FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 CIS Insur. Cup Dundee United FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Premiership Dundee United FC 34 2 0 8 0 1,530
05/06 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Dundee United FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 CIS Insur. Cup Dundee United FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Premiership Dundee United FC 25 2 0 1 0 900
04/05 SFA Cup Dundee United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 CIS Insur. Cup Dundee United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Premiership Dundee United FC 31 1 0 2 0 2,773
02/03 CIS Insur. Cup Dundee United FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
02/03 Premiership Dundee United FC 22 0 0 2 0 0
02/03 Premiership Relegation Dundee United FC 3 1 0 1 0 225
02/03 SFA Cup Dundee United FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 CIS Insur. Cup Dundee United FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Premiership Dundee United FC 13 0 1 1 0 0
01/02 Premiership Relegation Dundee United FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 SFA Cup Dundee United FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 CIS Insur. Cup Dundee United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Premiership Dundee United FC 9 1 0 0 0 504
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
98/99 1998-07-01 Queen's Park U1 Dundee Utd U20 Transfer 0 —
00/01 2000-07-01 Dundee Utd U20 Dundee United Transfer 0 —
07/08 2007-07-01 Dundee United Wycombe Transfer 450000 —
09/10 2009-07-25 Wycombe MK Dons Transfer 450000 —
10/11 2010-07-02 MK Dons Brentford Transfer 450000 €175k
10/11 2011-01-17 Brentford Bristol Rovers Loan 450000 —
10/11 2011-02-01 Bristol Rovers Brentford Return from loan 450000 —
11/12 2011-07-01 Brentford St. Johnstone Transfer 450000 —
13/14 2013-08-15 St. Johnstone Falkirk Transfer 325000 —
17/18 2017-07-02 Falkirk Peterhead Transfer 150000 —
19/20 2019-07-01 Peterhead Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
12/13 Broken cheekbone 2012-11-10 2012-12-15 36 7
16/17 surgery 2016-07-01 2016-08-05 36 4
Current—
Peak€450k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
—€113k€225k€338k€450k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €225k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #16868 — 5 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Craig Sibbald 2 0 0
Will Vaulks 2 0 0
Luke Leahy 2 1 0
Craig Woodman 2 0 0
John Baird 2 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
14/15 Championship Falkirk FC 4 32
13/14 Championship Falkirk FC 2 25
04/05 Premiership Dundee United FC 2 25

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
16/17 Championship Falkirk FC 2 16
01/02 Premiership Dundee United FC 1 13
08/09 League Two Wycombe Wanderers 1 39

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
10/11 2011-02-01 Bristol Rovers Brentford Return from loan — €450k
10/11 2011-01-17 Brentford Bristol Rovers Loan — €450k

Teams faced most often by David McCracken's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Notts County 30 15 8 7 50 31 +19 50%
Hartlepool United 28 17 5 6 49 26 +23 61%
Walsall FC 28 7 10 11 29 31 -2 25%
Bury FC 28 13 8 7 48 27 +21 46%
Rochdale AFC 28 12 5 11 39 41 -2 43%
Shrewsbury Town 24 11 11 2 32 19 +13 46%
Colchester United 24 12 7 5 39 20 +19 50%
Chesterfield FC 24 11 6 7 32 31 +1 46%
Oldham Athletic 24 10 6 8 46 33 +13 42%
Brentford FC 24 5 8 11 30 38 -8 21%
Swindon Town 24 9 8 7 33 27 +6 38%
Carlisle United 24 7 8 9 36 40 -4 29%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 2 0 0 0 1 0
17/18 40 1,454 2 1 0 0.19
16/17 18 90 1 0 0 1
15/16 28 874 2 0 0 0.21
14/15 41 1,080 6 0 0 0.5
13/14 29 997 2 0 1 0.27
11/12 32 2,452 4 0 0 0.15
10/11 13 0 0 0 1 0
09/10 48 3,490 11 0 1 0.31
08/09 42 3,390 3 0 0 0.08
07/08 40 3,119 9 0 0 0.26
06/07 29 2,486 3 0 0 0.11
05/06 36 1,530 8 0 0 0.47
04/05 27 900 1 0 0 0.1
03/04 31 2,773 2 0 0 0.06
02/03 28 225 4 0 0 1.6
01/02 21 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
95 apps
8 G
2 A
Premiership
208 apps
8 G
2 A
League Two
29 apps
2 G
1 A
League Two
76 apps
2 G
1 A
SFA Cup
19 apps
2 G
0 A
League One
53 apps
1 G
1 A
Petrofac Tr. Cup
7 apps
1 G
0 A
Scot. League Cup
14 apps
1 G
0 A
Premiership Relegation
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Premiership Play-offs
7 apps
0 G
1 A

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Who is David McCracken?

David McCracken is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.

How old is David McCracken?

David McCracken is 44 years old. He was born on October 16, 1981 in Glasgow.

What position does David McCracken play?

David McCracken plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does David McCracken play for?

David McCracken currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has David McCracken scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, David McCracken has scored 26 goals in 536 appearances.