Andy Blair (footballer)

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Andy Blair
Personal information
Date of birth	December 18, 1959 (1959-12-18) (age 48)
Place of birth	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1978–1981 1981–1984 1983 1984–1986 1985–1988 1987–1988 1988–1989	Coventry City Aston Villa → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) Sheffield Wednesday Aston Villa → Barnsley (loan) Northampton Town	093 00(6) 033 00(0) 010 00(0) 058 00(3) 021 00(1) 006 00(0) 003 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Andy Blair (born 18 December 1959 in Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who spent his career in English football.

Blair made 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.

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