[4] His father was killed on 12 March 1941 in a German air raid on John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank, where he was working the fire watch on the night of his death; Crerand was two years old.

[4] He said in his autobiography that he was a friend of John Hume and he had talked to IRA members, including Martin McGuinness, in an effort to resolve the rent strikes of 1975.

[4] Crerand signed for Celtic, following a spell playing Scottish junior football for Duntocher Hibernian alongside future Australia international Pat Hughes.

[8] After six years at Celtic, making 120 appearances and scoring five goals, he signed for Manchester United on 6 February 1963, the fifth anniversary of the Munich air disaster.

A hard-tackling right half known for his tenacity, he was also an accurate passer, creating chances for attacking players such as Bobby Charlton and George Best.

[9] His pugilistic skills, as well as accurate passing, were much appreciated by his teammate George Best who was frequently the target for some rough treatment by opponents, especially in European matches.

Partridge was unable to respond with conclusive evidence, but nevertheless the International Board changed the Laws of the Game to put spitting on a par with violent conduct and therefore a dismissible offence.

During this visit, MUTV and Crerand provided local fans with the opportunity to form part of the audience for his phone-in show.

Speaking in October 2014, former United captain Roy Keane criticised Crerand and Bryan Robson for being biased towards the club in their media work.

[14][15] On 10 December 2012, Crerand had a hostile reaction during an interview on BBC Radio 5 Live, where he was asked about Rio Ferdinand being struck by a coin from the home crowd during the previous day's Manchester derby.