Andy McEvoy

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Andy McEvoy
Full name	Andrew McEvoy
Date of birth	July 15, 1938(1938-07-15)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	January 1, 1994 (aged 55)
Playing position	Wing half, inside forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1956-1967	Blackburn Rovers
National team²
1961-1967	Republic of Ireland	16 (6)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Andy McEvoy (15 July 1938—1 January 1994) was an Irish professional football player.

A native of Dublin, Andy McEvoy played for Bray Wanderers before joining Blackburn Rovers in October 1956.

He marked his First Division debut by scoring twice against Luton Town in 1959 and two years later made his debut for the Republic of Ireland national football team against Scotland.

McEvoy didn't play in Blackburn’s FA Cup final defeat by Wolves in 1960.

In the 1963-64 season, he was the First Division’s leading scorer with 32 goals and at the end of the 1964-65 campaign he shared the same title with Jimmy Greaves with 29 goals.

Blackburn were relegated in 1966 and after one season in Division Two, he returned to Ireland to join Limerick F.C. and won an FAI Cup medal with them in 1971.

He won his 16th and last cap for the Republic of Ireland against Czechoslovakia in 1967 and scored six goals for his country.

Later he managed Bray Wanderers and played a major role in the club’s accession to the League of Ireland.

Andy McEvoy died at the age of 55.