Norrie McCredie

• Norrie McCredie, 1953 (HA)

Norman James McCredie was born on Thursday, 17th May, 1928, in Glasgow.

The 5' 8 (10st 10lbs) forward signed for Davie Meiklejohn's Thistle on Monday, 28th June, 1948, having most recently been with Yoker Athletic.

Aged 20, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 30th October, 1948, in a 3-1 defeat at home to Third Lanark in the SFL First Division.

Norrie scored his first goal for Thistle on Wednesday, 13th April, 1949, in a 3-0 win at home to St Mirren in the SFL First Division.

He scored the last of his 19 goals on Saturday, 13th February, 1954, in a 9-1 win away to Tarff Rovers in the Scottish Cup.

He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 2nd October, 1954, in a 1-1 draw at home to Raith Rovers in the SFL First Division, having appeared as a Jag on 66 occasions.

His club-list included Yoker Athletic, Partick Thistle, Third Lanark, Accrington Stanley, Southport, Barrow and Bacup Borough.

Norrie died on Thursday, 8th June, 2006, in Accrington, Lancashire, aged 78.

Norrie McCredie's Summary Totals


League	36	16	10	10	8
Competitive	61	28	12	21	12
All Games	66	32	13	21	19

A product of the Whe Ho, this full back played for several years in Davie Meiklejohn's hugely succesful teams from the late-40s to the mid-50s. As such, Norrie had to be content with a squad player's role, but still racked up some decent stats all the same, doing well to score so many goals as a defensive player. The 20-year-old notched his first goal for the Jags In October 1948. A penalty, it helped Thistle on to a 3-0 League win over St Mirren in front of 15,000 at Firhill. Willie Sharp got two for the Jags, and Johnny MacKenzie's brilliance at outside right had the papers raving. Norrie was keeping some fine company! He was regarded as a bit of a penalty expert, and converted all 5 of his spot-kicks in competitive action. Norrie's one of a rare group to have scored two penalties on one day, doing so in a 4-1 Glasgow Cup win over Third Lanark in September 1950.

Frustrated as his game time further decreased in 1954, Norrie won a transfer to Second Division Third Lanark early in 1955. They were looking to stimulate their fading promotion hopes, but fell well short in the end. He played 13 League games for the Hi-Hi before opting for a complete change of scenery in 1955-56, signing with Accrington Stanley of Division 3 North. With the Accy, he was now playing first team football nearly every week, and did so for two seasons before switching to Southport in 1958-59, where he was also a near ever-present. Moved to Barrow for season 1958-59, before finishing his playing career with Bacup Borough in the Lancashire Combination Division 1, as the decade turned.

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(age) 1948-49

1. (20y, 5m, 13d) #11 Sat-30-Oct-1948 [h] L1-3 Third Lanark (SFL Division A - game 8)

2. (20y, 9m, 16d) #10 Sat-05-Mar-1949 [a] L0-4 Rangers (Scottish Cup Quarter Final)

3. (20y, 10m, 27d) #11 Wed-13-Apr-1949 [h] W3-0 St Mirren (SFL Division A - game 28)

4. (20y, 11m, 13d) #11 Sat-30-Apr-1949 [h] W3-1 Clyde (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final)

5. (20y, 11m, 17d) #11 Wed-04-May-1949 [a] W1-0 Rangers (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final)

6. (20y, 11m, 20d) #11 Sat-07-May-1949 [n] W2-1 Celtic (Glasgow Charity Cup Final) aet

(age) 1949-50

7. (21y, 3m, 7d) #11 Wed-24-Aug-1949 [a] L2-4 Third Lanark (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final)

8. (21y, 3m, 14d) #11 Wed-31-Aug-1949 [h] W3-1 Clyde (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 5)

9. (21y, 3m, 17d) #11 Sat-03-Sep-1949 [h] W4-2 Dundee (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 6)

10. (21y, 4m, 14d) #11 Sat-01-Oct-1949 [h] W4-1 Stirling Albion (SFL Division A - game 3)

11. (21y, 6m, 9d) #6 Sat-26-Nov-1949 [a] D1-1 East Fife (SFL Division A - game 11)

12. (21y, 10m, 1d) #3 Sat-18-Mar-1950 [a] W7-2 Third Lanark (SFL Division A - game 25)

13. (21y, 10m, 8d) #3 Sat-25-Mar-1950 [h] W3-1 Falkirk (SFL Division A - game 26)

14. (21y, 10m, 15d) #3 Sat-01-Apr-1950 [n] L1-2 East Fife (Scottish Cup Semi Final)

15. (21y, 10m, 22d) #3 Sat-08-Apr-1950 [h] W5-2 Queen of the South (SFL Division A - game 27)

16. (21y, 10m, 24d) #3 Mon-10-Apr-1950 [h] W1-0 Celtic (SFL Division A - game 28)

17. (21y, 11m, 12d) #3 Sat-29-Apr-1950 [a] L1-2 Stirling Albion (SFL Division A - game 30)

18. (21y, 11m, 14d) #3 Mon-01-May-1950 [h] W4-0 Queen's Park (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final)

(age) 1950-51

19. (22y, 3m, 2d) #3 Sat-19-Aug-1950 [a] L1-2 Motherwell (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 3)

20. (22y, 3m, 20d) #3 Wed-06-Sep-1950 [h] W4-1 Third Lanark (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final replay)

21. (22y, 3m, 23d) #3 Sat-09-Sep-1950 [h] W5-2 Raith Rovers (SFL Division A - game 1)

22. (22y, 3m, 26d) #11 Tue-12-Sep-1950 [a] D2-2 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)

23. (22y, 6m, 29d) #11 Sat-16-Dec-1950 [h] W1-0 Third Lanark (SFL Division A - game 13)

24. (22y, 7m, 6d) #11 Sat-23-Dec-1950 [a] D2-2 Raith Rovers (SFL Division A - game 14)

25. (22y, 7m, 15d) #11 Mon-01-Jan-1951 [a] L0-1 Clyde (SFL Division A - game 15)

26. (22y, 7m, 20d) #11 Sat-06-Jan-1951 [a] W3-1 Rangers (SFL Division A - game 16)

27. (22y, 8m, 3d) #11 Sat-20-Jan-1951 [a] D1-1 Hibernian (SFL Division A - game 17)

28. (22y, 9m, 0d) #11 Sat-17-Feb-1951 [a] L1-4 Aberdeen (SFL Division A - game 18)

29. (22y, 9m, 7d) #11 Sat-24-Feb-1951 [h] D1-1 St Mirren (SFL Division A - game 19)

30. (22y, 9m, 14d) #11 Sat-03-Mar-1951 [a] D1-1 East Fife (SFL Division A - game 20)

31. (22y, 11m, 11d) #6 Sat-28-Apr-1951 [h] D1-1 Dundee (SFL Division A - game 30)

32. (22y, 11m, 17d) #6 Fri-04-May-1951 [n] W1-0 Clyde (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final)

33. (22y, 11m, 20d) #11 Mon-07-May-1951 [n] L0-2 Rangers (Glasgow Charity Cup Final)

34. (23y, 0m, 9d) #11 Sat-26-May-1951 [n] W2-1 Third Lanark (Friendly)

(age) 1951-52

35. (23y, 1m, 8d) #11 Mon-25-Jun-1951 [a] W3-0 Clachnacuddin (Friendly)

36. (23y, 1m, 10d) #11 Wed-27-Jun-1951 [a] D2-2 Inverness Thistle (Friendly)

37. (23y, 1m, 11d) #11 Thu-28-Jun-1951 [a] W4-0 Peterhead (Friendly)

38. (23y, 1m, 13d) #11 Sat-30-Jun-1951 [a] W9-3 Deveronvale (Friendly)

39. (23y, 3m, 8d) #11 Sat-25-Aug-1951 [a] L1-5 Hibernian (League Cup Division A, Section B - game 4)

40. (23y, 3m, 22d) #11 Sat-08-Sep-1951 [a] L1-4 Rangers (SFL Division A - game 1)

41. (23y, 4m, 5d) #11 Sat-22-Sep-1951 [a] D0-0 Third Lanark (SFL Division A - game 3)

42. (23y, 4m, 26d) #11 Sat-13-Oct-1951 [h] W2-1 Stirling Albion (SFL Division A - game 6)

43. (23y, 7m, 8d) #3 Tue-25-Dec-1951 [h] L1-3 Dundee (SFL Division A - game 16)

44. (23y, 8m, 9d) #3 Sat-26-Jan-1952 [h] L0-1 Hamilton Academical (Scottish Cup 1st Round)

45. (23y, 8m, 27d) #3 Wed-13-Feb-1952 [a] W2-1 Heart of Midlothian (SFL Division A - game 23)

46. (23y, 8m, 30d) #3 Sat-16-Feb-1952 [h] L1-4 Aberdeen (SFL Division A - game 24)

47. (23y, 9m, 20d) #11 Sat-08-Mar-1952 [h] L2-4 Celtic (SFL Division A - game 27)

48. (23y, 9m, 27d) #3 Sat-15-Mar-1952 [a] D2-2 Airdrieonians (SFL Division A - game 28)

49. (23y, 10m, 5d) #3 Sat-22-Mar-1952 [h] W3-0 Queen of the South (SFL Division A - game 29)

(age) 1952-53

50. (24y, 2m, 30d) #3 Sat-16-Aug-1952 [a] L1-5 St Mirren (League Cup Division A, Section A - game 3)

51. (24y, 3m, 6d) #3 Sat-23-Aug-1952 [a] L1-3 Hibernian (League Cup Division A, Section A - game 4)

52. (24y, 3m, 10d) #3 Wed-27-Aug-1952 [h] L0-1 Celtic (League Cup Division A, Section A - game 5)

53. (24y, 3m, 13d) #3 Sat-30-Aug-1952 [h] D2-2 St Mirren (League Cup Division A, Section A - game 6)

54. (24y, 3m, 20d) #3 Sat-06-Sep-1952 [h] D1-1 Aberdeen (SFL Division A - game 1)

55. (24y, 3m, 24d) #3 Wed-10-Sep-1952 [h] W4-2 Third Lanark (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)

56. (24y, 3m, 27d) #3 Sat-13-Sep-1952 [a] W4-0 Falkirk (SFL Division A - game 2)

57. (24y, 9m, 4d) #11 Sat-21-Feb-1953 [h] W5-3 St Mirren (SFL Division A - game 22)

58. (24y, 9m, 11d) #11 Sat-28-Feb-1953 [a] W3-2 East Fife (SFL Division A - game 23)

59. (24y, 10m, 11d) #11 Sat-28-Mar-1953 [h] L0-3 Dundee (SFL Division A - game 26)

(age) 1953-54

60. (25y, 3m, 26d) #3 Sat-12-Sep-1953 [a] L3-4 Kilmarnock (League Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg)

61. (25y, 4m, 9d) #3 Sat-26-Sep-1953 [h] L1-2 Queen of the South (SFL Division A - game 3)

62. (25y, 8m, 20d) #6 Sat-06-Feb-1954 [a] W3-1 Hamilton Academical (SFL Division A - game 20)

63. (25y, 8m, 27d) #6 Sat-13-Feb-1954 [a] W9-1 Tarff Rovers (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)

(age) 1954-55

64. (26y, 2m, 28d) #11 Sat-14-Aug-1954 [h] W3-2 Clyde (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 1)

65. (26y, 4m, 10d) #11 Mon-27-Sep-1954 [n] W2-0 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Final)

66. (26y, 4m, 15d) #11 Sat-02-Oct-1954 [h] D1-1 Raith Rovers (SFL Division A - game 4)


20y, 10m, 27d		13.04.1949 St Mirren [h] W3-0 (SFL Division A - game 28)
21y, 3m, 17d		03.09.1949 Dundee [h] W4-2 (League Cup Division A, Section C - game 6)
21y, 4m, 14d		01.10.1949 Stirling Albion [h] W4-1 (SFL Division A - game 3)
22y, 3m, 20d		06.09.1950 Third Lanark [h] W4-1 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final replay)
22y, 7m, 6d		23.12.1950 Raith Rovers [a] D2-2 (SFL Division A - game 14)
22y, 11m, 11d		28.04.1951 Dundee [h] D1-1 (SFL Division A - game 30)
23y, 0m, 9d		26.05.1951 Third Lanark [n] W2-1 (Friendly)
23y, 1m, 8d		25.06.1951 Clachnacuddin [a] W3-0 (Friendly)
23y, 1m, 10d		27.06.1951 Inverness Thistle [a] D2-2 (Friendly)
23y, 1m, 11d		28.06.1951 Peterhead [a] W4-0 (Friendly)
23y, 1m, 13d		30.06.1951 Deveronvale [a] W9-3 (Friendly)
23y, 4m, 26d		13.10.1951 Stirling Albion [h] W2-1 (SFL Division A - game 6)
23y, 9m, 20d		08.03.1952 Celtic [h] L2-4 (SFL Division A - game 27)
24y, 9m, 4d		21.02.1953 St Mirren [h] W5-3 (SFL Division A - game 22)
24y, 9m, 11d		28.02.1953 East Fife [a] W3-2 (SFL Division A - game 23)
25y, 8m, 27d		13.02.1954 Tarff Rovers [a] W9-1 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)

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1	20y, 10m, 27d	13.04.1949 St Mirren [h] W3-0 (SFL Division A - game 28)	2-0, pen 74 mins
2	21y, 4m, 14d	01.10.1949 Stirling Albion [h] W4-1 (SFL Division A - game 3)	2-1, pen 68 mins
3	22y, 3m, 20d	06.09.1950 Third Lanark [h] W4-1 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final replay)	3-1, pen 51 mins
4	22y, 3m, 20d	06.09.1950 Third Lanark [h] W4-1 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final replay)	4-1, pen 61 mins
5	22y, 11m, 11d	28.04.1951 Dundee [h] D1-1 (SFL Division A - game 30)	1-1, pen 22 mins
6	23y, 1m, 10d	27.06.1951 Inverness Thistle [a] D2-2 (Friendly)	missed target @ 0-1, 8 mins

Norrie McCredie
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	1949 - GLASGOW CHARITY CUP Winner
	1951 - GLASGOW CUP Winner
	1951 - GLASGOW CHARITY CUP Runner-up
	1952 - GLASGOW CUP Winner
	1953 - LEAGUE CUP Runner-up
	1954 - LEAGUE (1st tier) Third place
	1954 - GLASGOW CUP Winner

the decisive games…

1949 - GLASGOW CHARITY CUP

Sat-07-May-1949 [n] W2-1* Celtic (Glasgow Charity Cup Final)

* after extra-time (1-1, 90 mins)

Hampden. Howitt opened the scoring (17) when he guided a shot blocked by the keeper into the net. Celtic equalised (28) and it remained 1-1 into extra time. Walker raced on to a MacKenzie cross, beat a defender and scored (97). Thistle were the better team, their young players unphased by the occasion.

Davie Meiklejohn

1951 - GLASGOW CUP

Mon-26-Mar-1951 [n] W3-2 Celtic (Glasgow Cup Final replay)

Hampden. 51,300 braved wind, rain and sleet and saw a 1st-time shot by Walker from a corner put Thistle ahead (2). Celtic equalised then they went ahead. With Crawford limping on the wing, Forsyth scored with his only goal and pen for the club (hotly disputed, 80) then Walker got the winner from a Sharp pass (88).

Davie Meiklejohn

1951 - GLASGOW CHARITY CUP

Mon-07-May-1951 [n] L0-2 Rangers (Glasgow Charity Cup Final)

Hampden. Thistle survived a double scare in the first minute. Rangers were far from impressive but they scored (19) with a lob that deceived Ledgerwood. A Howitt free-kick went just over. The game was “shockingly bad” (GH) but Rangers headed in (56). Apart from MacKenzie, the forwards were poor.

Davie Meiklejohn

1952 - GLASGOW CUP

Mon-29-Sep-1952 [n] W3-1 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Final)

Hampden. Thistle were the more skilful side and Howitt was the best forward on view. Rangers scored (21) but Howitt levelled (43) then he dummied a defender and shot from the edge of the box to make it 2-1 (67). Rangers hit the bar (85) before MacKenzie picked his spot (89) with the Rangers' defence AWOL.

Davie Meiklejohn

1953 - LEAGUE CUP

Sat-24-Oct-1953 [n] L2-3 East Fife (League Cup Final)

Hampden. A freak shot from the goal line (3) and a trundler following the break of the ball (7) shocked Thistle until h-t. MacKenzie played one of his best ever games and Walker shot home his cross (47). MacKenzie himself crashed home the equaliser (74) but a fine 20-yard shot (87) - one of the few East Fife had - won it.

Davie Meiklejohn

1954 - SFL DIVISION A

Sat-24-Apr-1954 [h] W5-1 Falkirk (SFL Division A - game 30)

A pen (23) cancelled out Wright's header (16). In the 2nd half Thistle hit the woodwork 4 times. McInnes scored direct from a corner (71), Kerr (pen, 75), Wright (77) and Sharp scored just on the final whistle for an easy win. 3rd place confirmed 2 days later after Rangers v Hibs 2-2 draw. Thistle finished top (yes, top!) scorers with 76 goals.

Davie Meiklejohn

1954 - GLASGOW CUP

Mon-27-Sep-1954 [n] W2-0 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Final)

Hampden. After the equivalent of 17 games in 45 days, and against the odds, Thistle were “overwhelmingly superior” (GH) yet they were without the injured Bell for most of the 2nd half. They should have been 2-up before McParland's glorious 18-yard drive (18). Harvey's 25-yarder (81) made sure for the young JAGS side.

Davie Meiklejohn

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