Sandy Davie

Sandy Davie
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Grimmond Davie
Date of birth10 June 1945
Place of birthDundee, Scotland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
1960–1961Butterburn YC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961–1968Dundee United118(0)
1967Dallas Tornado (guest)7(0)
1968–1970Luton Town58(0)
1970–1972Southampton1(0)
1972–1974Dundee United25(0)
1975–1977North Shore United
1978–1982Mount Wellington
1983Napier City Rovers8(0)
National team
1964Scotland under-23[1]1(0)
1979–1981New Zealand11(0)
Teams managed
North Shore United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Alexander Grimmond "Sandy" Davie, (born 10 June 1945 in Dundee) is a retired Scottish footballer who played as goalkeeper. Davie spent most of his career with Dundee United and represented Scotland at under-23 level and New Zealand at senior level.

In 1967, Ted Bates tried to sign Davie for £15,000 but the offer was rejected. He eventually joined Southampton in May 1970 (for a fee of £12,500) as cover for Eric Martin, but only made one appearance for the Saints on 20 February 1970 in a 5–1 defeat at Manchester United. Four of Manchester United's goals were scored by Alan Gowling.[2] He returned to his home town club in May 1972 where he enjoyed several good seasons before emigrating to New Zealand.

Davie played for the All Whites, making his debut in a 3–0 win over Fiji on 1 July 1979[3] and ended his international playing career with 11 A-international caps to his credit.[4] He was involved at various levels with the New Zealand ladies' football team — the Football Ferns — until April 2003. Davie was also manager at North Shore United shortly after emigrating.

Honours

Dundee United

References

  1. http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu23/player.php?playerid=106
  2. Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (2003). In That Number - A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
  3. "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  4. "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 February 2009.