Gerry Creaney

Football player infobox
playername = Gerry Creaney


fullname = Gerard Creaney
nickname =
height = 5 ft 10 in
dateofbirth = birth date and age|df=yes|1970|4|13
cityofbirth = Coatbridge
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1987-1994
1994-1995
1995-1998
1996
1996
1997
1998
1998-1999
1999
1999
2000
2000
2000
clubs = Celtic
Portsmouth
Manchester City
→ Oldham Athletic (loan)
→ Ipswich Town (loan)
→ Burnley (loan)
→ Chesterfield (loan)
St Mirren
Notts County
Tampere United
Raith Rovers
Queen of the South
Clydebank
caps(goals) = 113 (36)
060 (32)
020 0(4)
009 0(2)
006 0(1)
010 0(8)
004 0(0)
012 0(3)
016 0(3)
006 0(1)
001 0(0)
003 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Scotland under-21
nationalcaps(goals) =
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Gerry Creaney (born 13 April 1970 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker.

Creaney began his career with Celtic F.C., signing from the boys club and making his debut in the first team in 1989. He played 113 times for the club, scoring 36 goals. It was during this time that he was capped for Scotland under-21, for whom he played in the 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. At club level though he never fully established himself as a first choice striker with veteran strikers such as Frank McAvennie and Charlie Nicholas being preferred.

He was transferred to Portsmouth F.C. in 1994. He proved a success at Pompey, scoring 29 times in 57 games and earned himself a move to Manchester City F.C. in 1995, with Paul Walsh moving in the opposite direction. This was Creaney's first opportunity to play Premier League football but he failed to prosper, scoring only four goals in his 21 City appearances. He was loaned out to Oldham, Ipswich, Burnley and Chesterfield whilst at Maine Road. Creaney was released by City in 1999. He had brief spells at St. Mirren, Notts County, Tampere United in Finland, Raith Rovers and Clydebank before retiring in 2001.