Paddy Andrews Explained

Paddy Andrews should not be confused with Paddy Andrews (Gaelic footballer).

Paddy Andrews
Full Name:Patrick Andrews
Birth Date:13 November 1913
Death Date:1981
Birth Place:Dublin
Position:Midfielder
Clubs1:Drumcondra
Clubs2:UCD
Clubs3:Bohemians
Nationalteam1:Republic of Ireland
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Patrick Andrews (13 November 1913 – 1981) was an Irish footballer who played as a midfielder in the League of Ireland.

Andrews was a part of the Bohemians amateur team of the late 1920s and early 1930s. He won full international caps for Irish Free State, making his debut against the Netherlands alongside fellow Bohemian players Fred Horlacher, Bill McGuire and Plev Ellis.[1]

Early years

Andrews was educated at Synge Street CBS[2] where he played Gaelic games and was a tremendous athlete, winning five All-Ireland schools championship titles in athletics.[3] He made the Dublin junior Gaelic football team in the late 1920s but had to give up the sport because of the ban on "foreign games". He so began a career in football by signing for Drumcondra.

Andrews spent two years at Drums before signing for UCD where he also studied. During his time at the college, he showed his all-round sporting ability by winning titles in discus and shot put and playing both cricket and tennis.

Bohemians

Andrews signed for Bohs after UCD where he went on to win the League of Ireland and the FAI Cup, as well as the League of Ireland Shield. in 1936, he became the 40th man to be appointed Bohemian F.C. captain. He remained close to the club throughout his life as a full member of the club.

Andrews died in 1981.

Honours

Bohemians

Notes and References

  1. http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/matchdetails.php?id=15 www.soccerscene.ie
  2. News: Reid . Tony . Paddy Andrews - great all-rounder . 10 December 2020 . Irish Times . 20 November 1981.
  3. Bohemian FC match programme, 29 November 1981
  4. Book: Terry O'Rourke, Sean Ryan . Gillette book of the FAI CUP . Irish Soccer Co-op . 1985.