- Sandy McAllister
Sandy McAllister (born c.
1878 inKilmarnock ,Scotland died 1904) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and theScottish national football team as a Central defender. Before playing football, McAllister was a coal miner in Scotland.cite web|url=http://www.a-love-supreme.com/100%20greatest/30-21.htm|title=Sandy McAllister|publisher=A Love Supreme|accessdate=2008-07-30]Club career
He made his debut for Sunderland against Stoke City on
20 February 1897 in a 4–1 win. at Newcastle Road. [cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD4530.asp|title=Sunderland 4-1 Stoke|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-07-30] He won the English Football League Championship with Sunderland in 1902. He died shortly after, while at war in France with the Northumberland Fusiliers after catching Food Poisoning. He had made 211 appaearances and scored 5 goals in his Sunderland career. [cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG543.asp|title=Sandy McAllister|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-07-30]References
* [http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG543.asp Sandy McAllister's careers stats] at The Stat Cat
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