Willie McAndrew facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William McAndrew | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkintilloch, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 23 December 1965 (aged 78) | ||
| Playing position | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1907–1910 | Queen's Park | 105 | (0) |
| 1910–1920 | Clyde | 158 | (0) |
| 1920–1922 | Third Lanark | 57 | (0) |
| 1922–1923 | Dundee Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1911–1912 | Scottish Football League XI | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1923 | Dundee Hibernian (caretaker) | ||
| 1925–1946 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| 1947 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
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William McAndrew (3 September 1887 – 23 December 1965) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. He played for Queen's Park, Clyde, Third Lanark and Dundee Hibernian.
Career
During his Clyde career, he played for the club in the 1912 Scottish Cup Final and represented the Scottish League three times. After a spell as caretaker player-manager while with Dundee Hibernian, McAndrew got his first permanent appointment as a manager with Hamilton Academical in 1925. He remained in the role for 21 years, taking the club to the 1935 Scottish Cup Final as well as a fourth place League finish in the same season. He briefly managed Dunfermline Athletic in 1947.
Personal life
McAndrew served in the First World War as a lieutenant in the Glasgow Highlanders and was held as a prisoner of war.
