Robert McCracken (footballer)

Robert McCracken
Personal information
Date of birth (1890-06-25)25 June 1890[1]
Place of birth Dromore, County Down, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender / Wing half
Youth career
Dromore United ?–1910
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1920 Distillery ? (?)
1920–1926 Crystal Palace 175 (1)
1926–? Portadown ? (?)
International career
1920–1922 Ireland (IFA) 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert McCracken (25 June 1890 – unknown), also known as Roy McCracken,[1] was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a defender or as a wing half. He was a cousin of Billy McCracken who also had a career as a professional footballer.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference NIF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The lure of promotion. Crystal Palace". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.