David McCrae

{{Infobox football biography

| name = David McCrae

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = 23 February 1900

| birth_place = Bridge of Weir, Scotland

| death_date = {{death year and age|1976|1900}}

| death_place = Kilmacolm, Scotland

| height =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Kilmacolm Amateurs

| years1 = 1923–1924

| clubs1 = Beith

| caps1 = 8| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 1924–1934

| years3 = 1934

| years4 = 1934–1935

| clubs2 = St Mirren

| clubs3 = New Brighton

| clubs4 = Queen of the South

| caps2 = 319

| caps3 =

| caps4 = 6

| goals2 = 222

| goals3 = 2

| goals4 = 2

|years5= 1935–1936

|clubs5= Darlington

| caps5 = | goals5 =

| totalcaps = 325

| totalgoals = 231

| nationalyears1 = 1929

| nationalteam1 = Scotland

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

David McCrae (23 February 1900 – 1976) was a Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.{{harv|Smith|2013|p=176}}

After being signed after an impressive Scottish Cup performance as an opposition player with Beith,[http://www.stmirren.info/HoF/daviemccrae.html Hall of Fame | Davie McCrae] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029142326/http://www.stmirren.info/HoF/daviemccrae.html |date=29 October 2019 }}, StMirren.info McCrae played club football for St Mirren, where he was all-time top scorer with 222 league goals and 251 in all competitions{{Cite web |url=http://www.stmirren.info/id45.html |title=St Mirren Records |access-date=27 November 2009 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231012/http://www.stmirren.info/id45.html |url-status=dead }}[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scottops.html Scotland – List of Topscorers], RSSSF and won the Scottish Cup in 1926, scoring in the final.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sZhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2260%2C5550470 St Mirren's Victory | Celtic Lose Scottish Cup at Hampden], The Glasgow Herald, 12 April 1926 McCrae later played club football for New Brighton, Queen of the South and Darlington.{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}

While at St Mirren, McCrae also earned two caps for Scotland in 1929.{{SFA Profile|id=113361}}[http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/davidmccrae.html Scotland player Davie McCrae], London Hearts Supporters Club His brother was fellow player James McCrae.