Northampton Town signed central defender Chris McCready on a two year contract in June 2009. The former Tranmere Rovers left Crewe Alexandra at the end of the 2008/2009 season, his second spell at Gresty Road. Prior to joining Tranmere in 2006, McCready had spent his entire professional career at Crewe, joining the club as a schoolboy and graduating through the youth system. At the age of 14 McCready went to the FA national school at Lilleshall where he played with peers including Joe Cole, he also represented England schoolboys through to under 17 level. McCready made over 70 appearances for Crewe, as well as making 4 appearances on loan at Hyde United. He rejected the offer of a new contract at the end of the 2005/06 season following the club's relegation from the Championship, and joined Tranmere on a one-year contract for 2006/07 after impressing on trial. McCready established himself as a regular in the Rovers defence, playing in all but four of Tranmere's league games. He re-joined Crewe on a two year contract in June 2007 and had a loan spell at Tranmere Rovers in the first half of 2010.

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