Andy McLaren

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Andy McLaren
Personal information
Full name Andrew McLaren
Date of birth June 5, 1973 (1973-06-05) (age 35)
Place of birth    Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Ayr United
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1989-1999
1999-2000
1999
2000-2003
2003-2005
2004-2005
2005
2005-2006
2006
2007-		 Dundee United
Reading
→ Livingston (loan)
Kilmarnock
Dundee United
→ Partick Thistle (loan)
→ Morton (loan)
Morton
Dundee
Ayr United		 164 (11)
009 0(1)
009 0(0)
083 (13)
033 0(4)
009 0(0)
012 0(3)
034 0(7)
012 0(3)
0012 0(3)   
National team
2001 Scotland 1 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 10:25, 10 February 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Andy McLaren (born 5 June 1973 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Ayr United.

[edit] Career

McLaren, a striker, began his career in 1989 with Dundee United where he remained for 10 years, helping them win the Scottish Cup in 1994. After a loan spell with Livingston in 1999, he left Tannadice for English club Reading in 2000. During his time at Reading, he tested positive for cannabis and cocaine and admitted to alcoholism [1].

After spending time in rehabilitation, he returned to football in June 2000 when he was signed for Kilmarnock by the then manager Bobby Williamson. During his time at Rugby Park, he won his only Scotland cap, a substitute appearance in a 1-1 draw against Poland in April 2001 [2].

He left Kilmarnock in August 2003 after falling out of favour at Kilmarnock and returned to Dundee United. He failed to establish himself in the Dundee United team, however, and was subsequently loaned to Partick Thistle and Greenock Morton before joining Morton permanently in 2005. After a season at Cappielow, he joined Dundee in July 2006 [3].

In his side's defeat at Clyde on December 16, 2006, McLaren was sent off for aiming a blow at a Clyde player, before getting a second red after striking another opponent on the way off the pitch. Once into the dressing rooms he received his third red card for kicking a hole in the door of the referee's room.[4] As a consequence of his actions, Dundee decided to release him from his contract on December 20, 2006.[5]

On the 9 February 2007, McLaren signed for Ayr on a part-time deal until the end of 2006–07,[6] scoring on his debut against Stranraer on the 3rd of March 2007.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Life's a ball as Hibs target McLaren gets his highs from game by Moria Gordon", Scotland on Sunday, July 13, 2003. 
  2. ^ "Poland 1-1 Scotland", Scottish FA, April 25, 2001. 
  3. ^ "McLaren agrees switch to Dundee", BBC Sport website, July 11, 2006. 
  4. ^ "Clyde 2-1 Dundee", BBC Sport website, 16 December 2006. 
  5. ^ "McLaren and Dundee part company", BBC Sport website, 20 December 2006. 
  6. ^ "Banned McLaren joins up at Ayr", BBC Sport website, 10 February 2007. 

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