Andrew Finlay

For the St Mirren player, see Andrew Findlay.

Andrew Finlay

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Finlay[1]
Date of birth	10 February 1901[2]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Shawfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1921–1922	Port Vale	1	(0)
1922	Airdrieonians	3	(0)
1923	Manchester City	0	(0)
1923–1924	Crewe Alexandra	12	(3)
1924–1925	Third Lanark	28	(5)
1925–1926	Dundee United	13	(1)
1926–1929	Hibernian	60	(7)
Total		114	(16)
*Club domestic league appearances and 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.

Career

Finlay played for Glasgow-based junior club 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,^[4] before joining Hibernian midway 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]

Career statistics

Source:^[5]

Club	Season	Division	League		National Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1921–22	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Manchester City	1923–24	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crewe Alexandra	1923–24	Third Division North	12	3	0	0	12	3
Hibernian[6]	1926–27	Scottish Division One	9	0	0	0	9	0
	1927–28	Scottish Division One	19	3	0	0	19	3
	1928–29	Scottish Division One	32	4	1	0	33	4
	Total		60	7	1	0	61	7

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.
3. The Pilgrim (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Manchester City". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
4. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. Andrew Finlay at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
6. "Hibernian Player Andrew Finlay Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.