Andy Lochhead
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Andrew Lorimar "Andy" Lochhead (born 9 March 1941) is a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He was a tall strong man, with great ability in the air leading to him scoring many headed goals.
Lochhead was born in Milngavie
, Scotland
. He started his career at Burnley
and made his first team debut in 1960. He remains the only player to have scored five goals for the Clarets on two occasions.
In 1968 he was sold to Leicester
and appeared in their 1969 FA Cup Final
defeat against Manchester City
.
He was sold to Aston Villa
after the final and played in the 1971 Football League Cup Final
for Villa. In 1972 following his contribution to the Villa's promotion to Division 2 he was voted the midlands footballer of the year in a write-in poll conducted by the Birmingham Evening Mail
newspaper. In 1973 he was sold to Oldham Athletic
. He had a brief spell in America with Denver Dynamos
before retiring.
Lochhead now looks after the sponsors on match days for Burnley
as well as being a member of the Dave Clark Five fan club.
Aston Villa F.C.
Lochhead was born in Milngavie
Milngavie
Milngavie , is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is on the Allander Water, at the northwestern edge of Greater Glasgow, and about from Glasgow city centre. It neighbours Bearsden....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. He started his career at Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
and made his first team debut in 1960. He remains the only player to have scored five goals for the Clarets on two occasions.
In 1968 he was sold to Leicester
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
and appeared in their 1969 FA Cup Final
1969 FA Cup Final
The 1969 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1968–69 staging of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. The match was contested between Leicester City and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday 26 April 1969...
defeat against Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
.
He was sold to Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
after the final and played in the 1971 Football League Cup Final
1971 Football League Cup Final
The 1971 Football League Cup Final took place in February 1971 at Wembley Stadium. It was the eleventh Football League Cup final and the fifth to be played at Wembley.It was contested between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa...
for Villa. In 1972 following his contribution to the Villa's promotion to Division 2 he was voted the midlands footballer of the year in a write-in poll conducted by the Birmingham Evening Mail
Birmingham Mail
The Birmingham Mail is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, UK but distributed around Birmingham, The Black Country, Solihull, Warwickshire and parts of Worcestershire and Staffordshire. The newspaper, which was re-branded from the Birmingham Evening Mail in October 2005, is one of the biggest...
newspaper. In 1973 he was sold to Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
. He had a brief spell in America with Denver Dynamos
Denver Dynamos
The Denver Dynamos were a soccer team based out of Denver that played in the NASL from 1974 to 1975.Their home field was Mile High Stadium. After the 1975 season, they moved to Minnesota and became the Minnesota Kicks.-Year-by-year:...
before retiring.
Lochhead now looks after the sponsors on match days for Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
as well as being a member of the Dave Clark Five fan club.
As a player
Leicester City F.C.Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
- FA Cup finalist 19691969 FA Cup FinalThe 1969 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1968–69 staging of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. The match was contested between Leicester City and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday 26 April 1969...
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
- League Cup finalist 19711971 Football League Cup FinalThe 1971 Football League Cup Final took place in February 1971 at Wembley Stadium. It was the eleventh Football League Cup final and the fifth to be played at Wembley.It was contested between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa...