Andy Blair (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 December 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1981 | Coventry City | 93 | (6) |
1981–1984 | Aston Villa | 33 | (0) |
1983 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
1984–1986 | Sheffield Wednesday | 58 | (3) |
1986–1988 | Aston Villa | 21 | (1) |
1987–1988 | → Barnsley (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Northampton Town | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Andy Blair (born 18 December 1959 in Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who spent his career in English football. The highlight of his career was playing in the Villa team that beat Barcelona 3-0 at Villa Park to win the European Super Cup.
Blair also had a succesful music career in 2011 he and dappy from NDubz released the song Andy Blair's Andy Blairs which went to number 1
Blair and then along side his best mate - Shilts then released the song "shoes in the Boot" which did not make the top 100. his league debut for Coventry City, whom he had joined as an apprentice, on 28 October 1978 in a 2-1 win against Birmingham City. He also played top-flight football at Aston Villa (in two separate spells) and Sheffield Wednesday, respectively, and on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In November 1984, while playing for Sheffield Wednesday against Luton Town, he achieved the unusual distinction of being the first player to ever score a hat-trick of penalties in the League Cup.[1]
He also appeared for Barnsley and Northampton Town before playing in Malta for Naxxar Lions later returning to returning to England to play for a number of non-league teams. He is currently working as a scout for Stoke City.
Andy's son, Matthew, is currently playing for Conference National side York City
Career honours
As a player
Aston Villa
Winner
- 1981/82 European Cup
Andy Blair played the whole of the 1980/81 season at Coventry City (35 games) and joined Aston Villa in August 1981 so was not part of their 1st Division Championship side.
References
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday Official Website". 12 June 2007.
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Scottish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- The Football League players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Scottish football midfielder stubs