David McCracken
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David McCracken | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Dundee United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2007 | Dundee United | 179 | (8) |
| 2007–2009 | Wycombe Wanderers | 76 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | 41 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | St Johnstone | 44 | (1) |
| 2013–2017 | Falkirk | 94 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2003 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:46, 22 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2007 |
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David McCracken (born 16 October 1981) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a central defender. He is a former Scotland under-21 internationalist, having made five appearances at that level between 2001 and 2003. McCracken started his career with Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League and was a first team player there for seven years before leaving in May 2007. He subsequently played in England for Football League clubs Wycombe Wanderers, Milton Keynes Dons and Brentford before returning to Scotland with St Johnstone in 2011. He joined Falkirk in August 2013, playing with the club for four seasons.
McCracken made his competitive senior debut in a Scottish Premier League (SPL) match against Celtic on 2 May 2000. In the 2000–01 season, he made nine appearances, mostly at full back, and scored his first goal in the opening day defeat to Celtic at Tannadice. McCracken made his debut for Scotland under-21s in a 1–0 win over Latvia. He played 22 times for the first team during season 2001–02.
The 2002–03 season saw McCracken make 30 appearances and in 2003–04 he was part of the first team for all but seven games, to bring his total appearances to 99, during which he scored three times. He was then part of the side that finished fifth in the league to give Dundee United their best finish since 1996–97.
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