- Drew Busby
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Drew Busby Personal information Date of birth 8 December 1947 Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland Playing position Forward Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1966–1967 Third Lanark 11 (5) 1967 Partick Thistle 1 (0) 1967–1970 Vale of Leven ? (?) 1970–1973 Airdrieonians 93 (43) 1973–1979 Heart of Midlothian 178 (55) 1979–1980 Toronto Blizzard 51 (8) 1979–1980 → Barrow (loan) 10 (3) 1980–1982 Morton 51 (5) 1982–1984 Queen of the South 45 (11) Teams managed 1982–1984 Queen of the South * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Drew Busby (born 8 December 1947 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Airdrieonians, Hearts, Toronto Blizzard and Morton. Busby also served Queen of the South as their player-manager.
Career
Busby started his senior career at Third Lanark, but the club went out of business in 1967 after his first season playing for the first team. Drew scored Third Lanarks last ever goal in a 5-1 defeat at Boghead against Dumbarton. He then dropped out of senior football for three years, playing for Vale of Leven. Busby returned to the senior game with Airdrieonians, where he enjoyed great success, scoring 43 goals in 93 league games.
After his success at Airdrie, Busby was signed by Hearts. Busby played for Hearts for six seasons, playing in the 1976 Scottish Cup Final, but left in 1979 after the club were relegated for the first time in their history.[1]
He had spells with Toronto Blizzard and Morton.
Busby was player-manager of Dumfries club Queen of the South for two seasons in the early 1980s. Former players, Ted McMinn, Jimmy Robertson and George Cloy have all subsequently been interviewed by the club and spoken well of Busby. Crawford Boyd differed citing a difference of opinion with Busby as being behind Boyd's departure from Queens.[2]
Drew is now the landlord of the Waverley Bar in Dumbarton.
References
External links
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Categories:- 1947 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- Scottish footballers
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Queen of the South F.C. players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Scottish expatriates in Canada
- Toronto Blizzard (NASL) players
- Association football forwards
- Scottish football managers
- Queen of the South F.C. managers
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