Andrew Finlay Explained

Andrew Finlay
Fullname:Andrew Finlay
Birth Date:10 February 1901
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Height:[1]
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Shawfield
Years1:1921–1922
Clubs1:Port Vale
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:1922
Clubs2:Airdrieonians
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:1923
Clubs3:Manchester City
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1923–1924
Clubs4:Crewe Alexandra
Caps4:12
Goals4:3
Years5:1924–1925
Clubs5:Third Lanark
Caps5:28
Goals5:5
Years6:1925–1926
Clubs6:Dundee United
Caps6:13
Goals6:1
Years7:1926–1929
Clubs7:Hibernian
Caps7:60
Goals7:7
Totalcaps:114
Totalgoals:16

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.

Career

Finlay played for Glasgow-based junior club Shawfield before joining English Second Division side Port Vale in September 1921.[2] 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.[2] He later played for Airdrieonians, Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra, Third Lanark, and Dundee United,[3] before joining Hibernian midway through the 1926–27 season.[2] 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.[4]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1921–22Second Division100010
Manchester City1923–24First Division000000
Crewe Alexandra1923–24Third Division North12300123
Hibernian[5] 1926–27Scottish Division One900090
1927–28Scottish Division One19300193
1928–29Scottish Division One32410334
Total60710617

Notes and References

  1. News: Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Manchester City . The Pilgrim . Athletic News . Manchester . 20 August 1923 . 5.
  2. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 101. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  4. Web site: Finlay, Andrew. fitbastats.com. 24 January 2013.
  5. Web site: Hibernian Player Andrew Finlay Details. www.fitbastats.com. 13 February 2017.