Andy McCall (footballer, born 1925) explained

Andy McCall
Fullname:Andrew McCall
Birth Date:15 March 1925
Birth Place:Hamilton, Scotland
Death Place:Leeds, England
Position:Winger
Clubs1:Bent Royal Oak PSA
Clubs2:Blantyre Celtic
Years3:1947–1951
Clubs3:Blackpool
Caps3:87
Goals3:15
Years4:1951–1952
Clubs4:West Bromwich Albion
Caps4:31
Goals4:3
Years5:1952–1955
Clubs5:Leeds United
Caps5:62
Goals5:8
Years6:1955–1956
Clubs6:Lovell's Athletic
Years7:1956–1960
Clubs7:Halifax Town
Caps7:139
Goals7:15
Totalcaps:319
Totalgoals:41

Andrew McCall (15 March 1925 – December 2014) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger, making over 300 appearances in the Football League.

Early and personal life

Born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, McCall joined the Royal Navy at the age of seventeen. He later served with the King's Own Scottish Borderers before starting his football career at Junior level with Bent Royal Oak PSA and Blantyre Celtic.[1] [2]

His son, Stuart, is a former international footballer who later became a manager.[3] [4] McCall suffered burns to around 25% of his body in the 1985 Bradford City stadium fire. He was watching his son play.[2] [5]

Stuart's son Craig was also a footballer.[6]

Career

McCall moved to England to sign with Blackpool in 1947, making 87 league appearances over the next four years. On a low wage, he supplemented his income by working at Blackpool Pleasure Beach during the summers.[7] In 2021, exactly seventy years after McCall left Blackpool, his son, Stuart, joined the club as assistant to head coach Neil Critchley.[8]

McCall signed for West Bromwich Albion in 1951, and in his sole season at the club made 31 league appearances. He then signed for Leeds United in 1952, and in three years made 62 league appearances. He later played with Welsh side Lovell's Athletic, before returning to English football with Halifax Town, for whom he made 139 league appearances.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player search . The English National Football Archive . 12 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Leeds United Player Profiles - McCall: Andrew (Andy) . Hill . Tony . Leeds United F.C. History. 16 July 2012.
  3. News: Scotland lose out as McCall decides to play for England . Paul . Ian . . 6 November 1984 . 16 July 2012.
  4. Web site: Champions League joy for Motherwell boss Stuart McCall . . 3 May 2012 . 15 July 2012.
  5. News: Phil . Shaw . Why Leeds no longer have place in McCall's affections . 28 August 2021 . 7 March 2003 . The Independent . London . 29 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129133040/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/why-leeds-no-longer-have-place-in-mccalls-affections-121655.html . dead .
  6. Web site: Mottley-Henry's hunger excites McCall. 20 February 2020. Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOR21TgfVOg&t=1691s "Si Ferry Meets... Stuart McCall"
  8. https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/post/stuart-mccall-joins-blackpools-coaching-staff "Stuart McCall Joins Blackpool's Coaching Staff"