John McReady

York City McReady signed a two-year contract with newly promoted League Two club York City on 29 June 2012. The club had tried to sign him in the January transfer window. York paid Darlington a small fee to sign him, with discussions being protracted as a result of Darlington's financial problems. McReady made his debut as a 69th-minute substitute in a 3–1 defeat at home to Wycombe Wanderers on 18 August 2012, He dislocated his shoulder after entering York's 0–0 home draw with Cheltenham Town on 22 September 2012 as a substitute, and following an operation he was expected to be out injured until the Christmas period. McReady returned from injury in a reserve-team match in the North Riding Senior Cup, scoring twice in a 3–0 home win over Northallerton Town on 8 January 2013. He made only one more first-team appearance that season, as a substitute in a 4–1 home defeat to Morecambe on 2 February 2013, thus finishing the season with four appearances for York. and signed for Conference Premier club FC Halifax Town on 30 August 2013. McReady made his debut the following day in a 3–1 away defeat to Salisbury City, entering the match as an 86th-minute substitute for Matty Pearson. He was released by the club at the end of 2015–16 before signing for Northern Football Alliance Division Two club Whitburn Athletic in July 2016.

Style of play McReady is an attacking midfielder and has described his style of play as such: "I'm a ball player. I like to attack and get at players – try and create and score goals. I play out wide or in the middle, anywhere across midfield". League Two

2009–10 League Two

2010–11 Conference Premier

2011–12 Conference Premier

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2012–13 League Two

2013–14 League Two

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