# David McCrae

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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name     = David McCrae
| image          = 
| caption        = 
| fullname       = 
| birth_date    = 23 February 1900
| birth_place = [Bridge of Weir](/source/Bridge_of_Weir), Scotland
| death_date    = {{death year and age|1976|1900}}
| death_place = [Kilmacolm](/source/Kilmacolm), Scotland<ref name=hof/>
| height         = 
| position       = [Striker](/source/Forward_(association_football))
| youthyears1  = 
| youthclubs1 = Kilmacolm Amateurs
| years1  = 1923–1924
| clubs1 = [Beith](/source/Beith_F.C.)
| caps1 = 8| goals1 = 5
| years2         = 1924–1934
| years3         = 1934
| years4         = 1934–1935
| clubs2         = [St Mirren](/source/St_Mirren_F.C.)
| clubs3         = [New Brighton](/source/New_Brighton_A.F.C.)
| clubs4         = [Queen of the South](/source/Queen_of_the_South_F.C.)
| caps2          = 319
| caps3          = 
| caps4          = 6
| goals2         = 222
| goals3        = 2
| goals4         = 2
|years5= 1935–1936
|clubs5= [Darlington](/source/Darlington_F.C.)
| caps5 =  | goals5 = 
| totalcaps      = 325
| totalgoals     = 231
| nationalyears1 = 1929
| nationalteam1  = [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps1  = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
'''David McCrae''' (23 February 1900 – 1976) was a Scottish [footballer](/source/association_football) who played at both professional and international levels as a [striker](/source/Forward_(association_football)).<ref name = "smith">{{harv|Smith|2013|p=176}}</ref>

After being signed after an impressive [Scottish Cup](/source/Scottish_Cup) performance as an opposition player with [Beith](/source/Beith_F.C.),<ref name=hof>[http://www.stmirren.info/HoF/daviemccrae.html Hall of Fame | Davie McCrae] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029142326/http://www.stmirren.info/HoF/daviemccrae.html |date=29 October 2019 }}, StMirren.info</ref> McCrae played club football for [St Mirren](/source/St_Mirren_F.C.), where he was all-time top scorer with 222 league goals and 251 in all competitions<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stmirren.info/id45.html |title=St Mirren Records |access-date=27 November 2009 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231012/http://www.stmirren.info/id45.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scottops.html Scotland – List of Topscorers], [RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)</ref> and won the [Scottish Cup](/source/Scottish_Cup) in [1926](/source/1926_Scottish_Cup_Final), scoring in the final.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sZhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2260%2C5550470 St Mirren's Victory | Celtic Lose Scottish Cup at Hampden], The Glasgow Herald, 12 April 1926</ref> McCrae later played club football for [New Brighton](/source/New_Brighton_A.F.C.), [Queen of the South](/source/Queen_of_the_South_F.C.) and [Darlington](/source/Darlington_F.C.).<ref name=litsterprewar>{{cite magazine|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|first=John|last=Litster|work=Scottish Football Historian|date=October 2012}}</ref>

While at St Mirren, McCrae also earned two caps for [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_football_team) in 1929.<ref>{{SFA Profile|id=113361}}</ref><ref>[http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/davidmccrae.html Scotland player Davie McCrae], London Hearts Supporters Club</ref> His brother was fellow player [James McCrae](/source/James_McCrae_(footballer)).

==See also==
*[List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals](/source/List_of_footballers_in_Scotland_by_number_of_league_goals) (200+)
*[List of Scottish football families](/source/List_of_Scottish_football_families)

==Sources==
*{{cite book | last=Smith | first=Paul |title=Scotland Who's Who | publisher=Pitch Publishing | year=2013 | isbn=9781909178847 }}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{St Mirren F.C. Hall of Fame}}
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Category:1900 births
Category:1976 deaths
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Scotland men's international footballers
Category:Beith F.C. players
Category:St Mirren F.C. players
Category:Queen of the South F.C. players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:New Brighton A.F.C. players
Category:Darlington F.C. players
Category:Date of death missing
Category:Footballers from Renfrewshire
Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen

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