Willie McAndrew

Scottish footballer and manager

Willie McAndrew
Personal information
Full name William McAndrew[1]
Date of birth 3 September 1887
Place of birth Kirkintilloch, Scotland
Date of death 23 December 1965(1965-12-23) (aged 78)[2]
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907–1910 Queen's Park 105 (0)
1910–1920 Clyde 158 (0)
1920–1922 Third Lanark 57 (0)
1922–1923 Dundee Hibernian 0 (0)
International career
1911–1912 Scottish Football League XI 3 (0)
Managerial career
1923 Dundee Hibernian (caretaker)
1925–1946 Hamilton Academical
1947 Dunfermline Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William McAndrew (3 September 1887 – 23 December 1965) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. He played for Queen's Park, Clyde, Third Lanark and Dundee Hibernian.[3]

Career

During his Clyde career, he played for the club in the 1912 Scottish Cup Final and represented the Scottish League three times.[4] After a spell as caretaker player-manager while with Dundee Hibernian,[5][6] McAndrew got his first permanent appointment as a manager with Hamilton Academical in 1925.[7] He remained in the role for 21 years, taking the club to the 1935 Scottish Cup Final as well as a fourth place League finish in the same season.[7] He briefly managed Dunfermline Athletic in 1947.[8]

Personal life

McAndrew served in the First World War as a lieutenant in the Glasgow Highlanders and was held as a prisoner of war.[8][7]

References

  1. ^ "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Willie McAndrew". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ "W McAndrew". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Willie McAndrew – Player Statistics (The Dundee United Football Club Historical Archive)". www.dufcarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Willie McAndrew – Dundee United Managerial Statistics (The DUFC Archive)". www.dufcarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "Willie McAndrew 1947 | Club | Former Managers | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". www.dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  8. ^ a b Rundo, Peter; Watson, Mike (2009). Dundee United – The Official Centenary History. Edinburgh: Birlinn. p. 267. ISBN 978-1-84158-828-5.
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Hamilton Academical F.C.managers
  • Raisbeck (1914–22)
  • Buchanan (1922–23)
  • Duncan (1923–25)
  • McAndrew (1925–46)
  • McStay (1946–51)
  • Wylie (1951–53)
  • Cox (1953–56)
  • Lowe (1956–59)
  • Paton (1959–68)
  • Crines (1968–69)
  • Lamont (1969)
  • Ewing (1969–70)
  • Shearer (1970–71)
  • Simpson (1971–72)
  • Smith (1972–78)
  • McParland (1978–82)
  • Blackley (1982–83)
  • Auld (1983–84)
  • Lambie (1984–88)
  • Dempsey (1988–89)
  • G. Miller (1989)
  • Lambie (1989–90)
  • G. Miller (1990)
  • McLaren (1990–92)
  • Munro (1992–96)
  • Clark (1996–99)
  • C. Miller (1999–00)
  • Dawson (2000–02)
  • Hillcoat (2002–03)
  • Maitland (2003–05)
  • Reid (2005–13)
  • Neil (2013–15)
  • Canning (2015–19)
  • Rice (2019–21)
  • Taylor (2021–22)
  • Rankin (2022–)
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Dunfermline Athletic F.C.managers
  • Knight (1922–25)
  • Paterson (1925–30)
  • Knight (1930–36)
  • Taylor (1936–38)
  • Wilson (1938–39)
  • Archibald (1939–46)
  • McAndrew (1947)
  • Calder (1947–48)
  • Terris (1948–49)
  • Lees (1949–51)
  • Younger (1951–52)
  • Ancell (1952–55)
  • Dickson (1955–60)
  • Stein (1960–64)
  • Cunningham (1964–67)
  • Farm (1967–70)
  • Stevensonc (1970)
  • Wright (1970–72)
  • Miller (1972–75)
  • Thomsonc (1975)
  • Melrose (1975–80)
  • Stanton (1980–82)
  • Thomsonc (1982)
  • Forsyth (1982–83)
  • Leishman (1982–90)
  • Munro (1991)
  • Scott (1991–93)
  • Paton (1993–99)
  • Campbell (1999)
  • Nichollc (1999)
  • Calderwood (1999–2004)
  • Hay (2004–05)
  • Leishman (2005–06)
  • Robertsonc (2006)
  • Kenny (2006–07)
  • McIntyre (2007–12)
  • Jefferies (2012–14)
  • Potter (2014–15)
  • Johnston (2015–19)
  • Crawford (2019–21)
  • Grant (2021)
  • Shields & Whittakerc (2021)
  • Hughes (2021–22)
  • McPake (2022–)
(c) = caretaker manager
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