Anthony "Tony" McAndrew (born 11 April 1956 in Glasgow

Glasgow

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) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender

Defender (association football)

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 in the Football League

The Football League

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 for Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

, Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

, Darlington

Darlington F.C.

Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

 and Hartlepool United

Hartlepool United F.C.

Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...

, and in the North American Soccer League

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 for the Vancouver Whitecaps

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. He is currently youth team manager at 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...

.

Career

A tough-tackling centre half, McAndrew began his career at Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

 in 1973, where he established himself at the heart of defence. Later becoming captain – and the club's youngest scorer of a hat-trick

Hat-trick

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 when playing as an emergency striker – he was at Ayresome Park

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 for almost ten years, before leaving for Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

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 when Middlesbrough were relegated

Promotion and relegation

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 from the First Division

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 in 1982. He also spent a summer in the North American Soccer League

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 playing for the Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL)

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.

He returned to Middlesbrough in 1984, and played for the club for a further two years, before being released in the summer of 1986 as they almost went out of business. After brief spells at Darlington

Darlington F.C.

Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

, Hartlepool United

Hartlepool United F.C.

Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...

, and in non-league football

Non-league football

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 with Willington

Willington F.C.

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 and Billingham Synthonia

Billingham Synthonia F.C.

Billingham Synthonia F.C. is a football club based in Billingham, England. They were established in 1923, playing first in the Teesside League, and joining the Northern League in 1945. In the 1993–94 season, they reached the Quarter-Finals of the FA Trophy, in a run which included victories over...

, McAndrew joined the coaching staff at Darlington under manager Brian Little

Brian Little (footballer)

Brian Little is an English former football player and manager who is currently without a job after being relieved of his duties as manager of Gainsborough Trinity on 22 August 2011. Little has previously managed Darlington, Leicester City, Aston Villa, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Hull City,...

. He worked alongside Little at Leicester City

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...

, 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...

, and Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

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, before returning to Aston Villa in 1999 as a youth coach. He led Villa's youth team to victory in the FA Youth Cup

FA Youth Cup

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 in 2002.

External links

• League stats at Neil Brown's site