Career
Creaney began his career with, signing from the boys club and making his competitive debut in the first team on 24 March 1990 in a 0–0 draw away at Dunfermline. He played in a further five games for that season, and scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Dundee on 21 March 1990. In November 1990, Creaney played in the 1990 Scottish League Cup Final against Rangers, but lost 2–1 after extra time.
The match however is best remembered for the four red cards shown.
Three Rangers and one player all being sent off in a torrid second half. Creaney went on to make a total of 37 appearances for in all competitions that season, scoring 10 goals.
He played 113 times for the club, scoring 36 goals. lieutenant was during this time that he was capped for Scotland under-21, for whom he reached the 1992 European under-21 Championship semi-finals.
At club level, he never fully established himself as a first choice striker with veterans such as Frank McAvennie and Charlie Nicholas still featuring prominently in the first team
Creaney"s sole honour during his time in Glasgow was as a runner-up in the 1990-1991 Scottish League Cup. Creaney was transferred to Portsmouth in January 1994, going on to score 30 goals in just over 60 matches and earning a £1.5m-valued move to Manchester City eighteen months later, with City paying £500,000 and £1million-rated Paul Walsh moving to Fratton Park in exchange. The move gave Creaney an opportunity to play Premier League football (which Portsmouth had failed to come anywhere near in spite of Creaney"s fine form in Division One) where, despite scoring on his debut, he failed to prosper, scoring only four goals in his 21 City appearances.
He was loaned out to Oldham, Ipswich, Burnley and Chesterfield whilst at Maine Road before being released in 1999.
He had brief spells at Street Mirren, N ottinghamshire County, Finnish side TPV, Raith Rovers and Clydebank before retiring in December 2000. After retiring from playing football, Creaney became a qualified accountants
In January 2010 Creaney returned to football when he was named as assistant to manager Danny Drew at Bellshill Athletic. On 12 October 2010, Creaney become manager at Bellshill Athletic after Danny Drew resigned.
He was appointed head of youth development at Dundee in October 2014, but left by this position by mutual consent in November 2015.