Crease played for Berwick Rangers[1] and Albion Rovers[2] in the Scottish Football League.
Following the resignation of John Coughlin in October 2007, Michael Renwick in April 2008 and Alan McGonigal in November 2008, he acted as caretaker manager.
Following the resignation of McGonigall he said that he would only act as a caretaker but it was announced on 20 December 2008 that he would retain the managers position until the end of the 2008–09 season.
[5] Berwick reached the fourth round of the 2010–11 Scottish Cup, where they lost 2–0 to eventual winners Celtic.
[4] Crease has twice returned to Linlithgow Rose as a caretaker manager, following the sackings of Todd Lumsden in May 2017[7] and Mark Bradley in October 2019.