Andrew Finlay

For the St Mirren player, see Andrew Findlay.

Andrew Finlay
Personal information
Full name Andrew Finlay[1]
Date of birth 10 February 1901[2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Shawfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Port Vale 1 (0)
1922 Airdrieonians 3 (0)
1923 Manchester City 0 (0)
1923–1924 Crewe Alexandra 12 (3)
1924–1925 Third Lanark 28 (5)
1925–1926 Dundee United 13 (1)
1926–1929 Hibernian 60 (7)
Total 114 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Finlay (born 10 February 1901; date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward for Port Vale, Airdrieonians, Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra, Third Lanark, Dundee United and Hibernian in the 1920s.

Career

Finlay played for Glasgow-based junior club Shawfield before joining English Second Division side Port Vale in September 1921.[1] His only appearance at The Old Recreation Ground was at outside-left in a 1–1 draw against South Shields on 22 October, and he was released at the end of the 1921–22 season.[1] He later played for Airdrieonians, Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra, Third Lanark, and Dundee United,[4] before joining Hibernian midway through the 1926–27 season.[1] He scored three goals in 19 First Division games in the 1927–28 season and then bagged four goals in 33 appearances in the 1928–29 campaign before leaving Easter Road.[2]

Career statistics

Source:[5]

Club Season Division League National Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1921–22 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Manchester City 1923–24 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crewe Alexandra 1923–24 Third Division North 12 3 0 0 12 3
Hibernian[6] 1926–27 Scottish Division One 9 0 0 0 9 0
1927–28 Scottish Division One 19 3 0 0 19 3
1928–29 Scottish Division One 32 4 1 0 33 4
Total 60 7 1 0 61 7

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 101. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ a b "Finlay, Andrew". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  3. ^ The Pilgrim (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Manchester City". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  4. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Andrew Finlay at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. ^ "Hibernian Player Andrew Finlay Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.