Andrew Finlay
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.
| 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 | |||
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
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 101. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- "Finlay, Andrew". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- The Pilgrim (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Manchester City". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- "Hibernian Player Andrew Finlay Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.