Andrew Finlay

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Andrew Finlay
Personal information
Full name Andrew Finlay [1]
Date of birth 10 February 1901 [2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland [1]
Height5 ft 9+12 in (1.77 m) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Shawfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total114(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.

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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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [5]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1921–22 Second Division 100010
Manchester City 1923–24 First Division 000000
Crewe Alexandra 1923–24 Third Division North 12300123
Hibernian [6] 1926–27 Scottish Division One 900090
1927–28 Scottish Division One19300193
1928–29 Scottish Division One32410334
Total60710617

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 101. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
  2. 1 2 "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.