Andy Porter | |
Birth Date: | 21 January 1937 |
Birth Place: | Stewarton, Scotland |
Death Place: | Hampshire, England |
Position: | Wing-half |
Years1: | 1955–1959 |
Years2: | 1957–1958 |
Clubs2: | → Hamilton Academical (trial) |
Caps2: | 1 |
Years3: | 1959–1963 |
Clubs3: | Watford |
Caps3: | 72 |
Goals3: | 4 |
Years4: | 1963–1966 |
Clubs4: | Guildford City |
Years5: | 1966 |
Clubs5: | Ashford Town |
Years6: | 1966–1970 |
Clubs6: | Hatfield Town |
Andrew Porter (21 January 1937 – 7 October 2021) was a Scottish footballer footballer who played as a Wing-half. He played 72 matches in the Football League for Watford and one match for Hamilton Academical in the Scottish League.[1]
Porter played for Scottish Junior club Darvel as an amateur in 1955 before turning professional in May 1956.[2] He had a trial with Hamilton Academical, making a single appearance in the Scottish League Second Division in the 1957–58 season.[1]
In June 1959 Porter signed with Football League club Watford[3] and made his first league appearance for the club in January 1960. He made ten appearances in the 1959–60 season as Watford won promotion to Division Three.[4] Over the following three seasons he made a further 62 league appearances, scoring 4 goals.
Porter transferred to non-league club Guildford City of the Southern League for a £1,000 fee in May 1963[5] and spent three years with the club where he became team captain. In the August 1966 he moved to Kent based Southern League club Ashford Town on a months trial.[6] In September 1966, before the end of the trial period, he was released to take the role as player/coach with Hatfield Town of the Metropolitan League.[7] He was Hatfields first professional player and remained with the club until his competitive playing career was ended by a broken leg. Whilst with Hatfield Town he played in friendlies and charity games for West Herts Wanderers.[2]