Willie McAndrew
Scottish footballer
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| Intro | Scottish footballer | |||||
| Places | United Kingdom Scotland | |||||
| was | Athlete Football player Association football player Sports official Association football manager | |||||
| Work field | Sports | |||||
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| Birth | 3 September 1887, Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom | |||||
| Death | 23 December 1965 (aged 78 years) | |||||
| Star sign | Virgo | |||||
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Biography
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.
Career
During his Clyde career, he played for the club in the 1912 Scottish Cup Final and represented the Scottish League three times. After a spell as caretaker player-manager while with Dundee Hibernian, McAndrew got his first permanent appointment as a manager with Hamilton Academical in 1925. 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. He briefly managed Dunfermline Athletic in 1947.
Personal life
McAndrew served in the First World War as a lieutenant in the Glasgow Highlanders and was held as a prisoner of war.