Andrew Finlay

Andrew Finlay

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Finlay[1]
Date of birth	10 February 1901[2]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Glasgow Shawfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1921–1922	Port Vale	1	(0)
	Airdrieonians
	Manchester City
	Crewe Alexandra
	Third Lanark
	Dundee United
1926–1929	Hibernian	60	(7)
Total		61+	(7+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

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.

Playing career

Finlay played for Glasgow Shawfield before joining English Second Division side Port Vale in September 1921.^[1] 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.^[1] He later played for Airdrieonians, Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra, Third Lanark, and Dundee United, before joining Hibernian mid-way through the 1926–27 season.^[1] 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.^[2]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 101. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Finlay, Andrew". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 24 January 2013.