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Sandy McAllister

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Sandy McAllister
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1878 (1878)
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Date of death 31 January 1918(1918-01-31) (aged 39–40)
Place of death Italy
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897-1904 Sunderland 211 (5)
1904-05 Derby County 24
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sandy McAllister (c. 1878 – 31 January 1918) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland as a central defender.[1]

Club career

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He made his debut for Sunderland against Stoke City on 20 February 1897 in a 4–1 win. at Newcastle Road.[2] He won the English Football League Championship with Sunderland in 1902.[3][4] He made 211 appearances and scored 5 goals in his Sunderland career.[5]

Personal life

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Before playing football, McAllister worked as a coal miner.[1] During the First World War, he served as a private in the Northumberland Fusiliers.[6][7] He died of food poisoning in January 1918 while serving in Italy.[1][6][7] McAllister is buried at Giavera British Cemetery.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sandy McAllister". A Love Supreme. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Sunderland 4–1 Stoke". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. ^ "McAllister Sandy Image 1 Sunderland 1899". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Sandy McAllister". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Alexander McAllister | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Casualty Details: McAllister, Alexander". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 25 June 2020.