Andy Blair

Andy Blair

Andy Blair

Midfielder
Place Of Birth Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Date Of Birth 18 December 1959
Last Win 25 April 1981 16618days ago
Last Loss 11 April 1981 16632days ago
Statistics
Games Played
112
-
Per Game
Games Started
109
1.0
Per Game
Substituted In
3
0.03
Per Game
Minutes
9749
87.0
Per Game
Goals
9
0.1
Per Game
Goal From Penalty
0
0
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Cards (All)
0
0
Per Game
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Scotland U21, 4 caps, 2 goals

Although born in Scotland he was brought up in Coventry and joined City from school. His youthful promise earned the 18-year old midfielder a first team call deputising for Terry Yorath in 1978 and he performed so well he kept his place and Yorath was sold. In 1980-81 he was inspirational in the League Cup run and his form won him five Scottish Under 21 caps and attracted the interest of league champions Aston Villa who paid £300,000 for him. His stay at Villa was not a success and he rejuvenated his career at Sheffield
Wednesday.
In 1985 he scored a hat-trick of penalties in the Owls 4-2 League Cup win over Luton. A move back to Villa in 1986 was no more successful than the first spell and a knee iniury ended his top-class career. He subsequently played for Northampton, Naxxar in Malta and Kidderminster Harriers before trying his hand at management with Racing Warwick. He is a successful businessman in the Coventry area and his son Matty played for several local teams before entering the Football League most notably with Doncaster Rovers.