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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Clark Fulton McCrae | ||
| Date of birth | (1894-09-02)2 September 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Bridge of Weir, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 3 September 1974(1974-09-03) (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Position | Left half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Port Glasgow Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1919 | Clyde | 27 | (2) |
| 1914–1918 | →Grenadier Guards (wartime) | ||
| 1916 | →Rangers (war guest) | 3 | (0) |
| 1917 | →St Mirren (war guest) | 1 | (0) |
| →West Ham United (war guest) | |||
| 1919–1920 | West Ham United | 54 | (3) |
| 1920–1923 | Bury | 84 | (10) |
| 1923–1924 | Wigan Borough | 32 | (6) |
| 1924–1925 | New Brighton | 6 | (0) |
| 1925–1926 | Manchester United | 9 | (0) |
| 1926–1927 | Watford | 2 | (0) |
| 1927 | →Third Lanark (loan) | ||
| 1927–1928 | Clyde | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 221 | (21) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1934–1936 | Egypt | ||
| 1941 | İstanbulspor | ||
| 1946–1948 | Fram | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Clark Fulton McCrae (also speltMcRae,McRea,McCray andMcCabe; 2 September 1894 – 3 September 1974) was a Scottishfootball player and manager. His brother was Scottish international playerDavid McCrae.
Born inBridge of Weir, McCrae signed professional forms withClyde in 1912,[1] but hisplaying career was interrupted by theFirst World War. During the War, McCrae joined theGrenadier Guards, playing for their football team, as well as guesting for Clyde,Rangers,[2] andWest Ham United. McCrae joined West Ham United permanently in June 1919, playing in their first everLeague game.[3] McCrae also played forBury,Wigan Borough,New Brighton,Manchester United[4] andWatford. He made a total of 187 appearances inthe Football League. McCrae later played in Scotland forThird Lanark and his first club, Clyde, before retiring in 1928.
McCrae coachedEgypt at the1934 FIFA World Cup, and also managedİstanbulspor in Turkey andFram of Iceland.
