Cruickshank appeared 30 times in league games for the
Hampden Park football club
Queen's Park between 1958 and 1960. He joined Hearts in 1960 and left the club in 1977 after 17 years of service. He made 528 appearances for the first team and turned out 394 times in league matches. After leaving Hearts he joined
Dumbarton, where he featured in three league matches before retiring from the game. He made nine appearances for the
Scotland national football team, and was on the losing side only once. Cruickshank made three appearances during a 1967 overseas tour that the
Scottish Football Association decided in October 2021 to reclassify as full internationals, which increased his cap tally from six to nine. == Death ==