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Bill McCracken, Northern Ireland footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Bill McCracken
Bill McCracken
Northern Ireland
29 January 1883
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Bill McCracken was an Irish footballer who played as a defender. He is famous for inventing the offside trap. He was a cousin of Robert McCracken who also had a career as a professional footballer.

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📋 Profile & Career

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⚽ Personal information:
Full name: William McCracken
Date of birth: (1883-01-29)29 January 1883
Place of birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death: 20 January 1979(1979-01-20) (aged 95)
Place of death: Kingston upon Hull, England
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s): Defender
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1900–1904: Distillery
1904–1923: Newcastle United 377 (6)
⚽ International career:
1902–1923: Ireland (IFA) 16 (1)
1902–1903: Irish League XI 2 (0)
1918: England (wartime) 2 (0)
1919: Ireland (wartime) 2 (0)
⚽ Managerial career:
1923–1931: Hull City
1932–1933: Gateshead
1933–1936: Millwall
1937–1950: Aldershot
: * Club domestic league appearances and goals

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📰 Google News (RSS)

William "Bill" McCracken Obituary (2025) - Pinetop, AZ - Silver Creek Mortuary - Pinetop - Legacy.com

The offside law, Bill McCracken and, a century on, the decision that changed football forever - The New York Times

McCracken County Commissioner Bill Bartleman to run for reelection - WPSD Local 6

William Russell McCracken Obituary | Citrus Heights, CA | Price Funeral Chapel, Inc. - Tribute Archive

Bill McCracken Obituary (2025) - Weslaco, TX - Brownsville Herald - Legacy.com

Bill Dunn, McCracken County PVA v. Solomon Foundation, et al. | Kentucky Supreme Court Coverage - KET > Kentucky Educational Television

Billy E. McCracken Obituary | Lancaster, PA - Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory

Through The Years: 1929-1934 - Hull City AFC

William McCracken Obituary (1930 - 2016) - Harrisburg, PA - PennLive.com

Claudia McCracken Obituary March 18, 2017 - Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors

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