David McCrae was a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a Striker. His brother was fellow player James McCrae

James McCrae (footballer)

James Clark Fulton McCrae was a Scottish football player and manager. His brother was Scottish international player David McCrae.-Playing career:...

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McCrae played club football for St. Mirren

St. Mirren F.C.

St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...

, where he was all time top scorer with 222 league goals and 251 in all competitions. While at St. Mirren, McCrae earned two caps for Scotland

Scotland national football team

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 in 1929. McCrae later played club football for Queen of the South

Queen of the South F.C.

Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...

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