Andy Anderson (footballer)

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Andy Anderson
Personal information
Full name Andrew Anderson
Date of birth (1953-08-07) 7 August 1953 (age 70)
Place of birth Dalmarnock, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
1968–1971 Partick Thistle
1970–1971 → Sighthill Amateurs (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1982 Partick Thistle 287 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Anderson (born 7 August 1953) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a central defender; his only club at the professional level was Partick Thistle, [2] where he spent eleven seasons, making 282 appearances for the Jags in all competitions and scoring five goals. [3]

Aside from one season in the second tier, which involved an immediate promotion as 1975–76 Scottish First Division winners, his time at Firhill was spent entirely in the Scottish Premier Division. [4] Anderson was only a teenage reserve when Partick won the Scottish League Cup in 1971, but did claim a Glasgow Cup medal in 1981. [5] He also worked as a driver, both during his playing career and after retiring from senior football (which he did at the age of 28). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Anderson, Andrew, Partick Thistle History Archive
  2. Andy Anderson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. Players A, Partick Thistle History Archive
  4. Hall Of Fame | Andy Anderson, Partick Thistle FC
  5. Silver at last for Thistle The Glasgow Herald, 30 April 1981, via Partick Thistle History Archive