- Andy McEvoy
football player infobox
playername= Andy McEvoy
fullname = Andrew McEvoy
nickname = Andy
dateofbirth = birth date|1938|7|15|mf=y
cityofbirth =Dublin
countryofbirth =Ireland
height =
dateofdeath = death date and age|1994|1|1|1938|7|15
currentclub =
position = Wing half, inside forward
years = 1956-1967
clubs =Blackburn Rovers
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1961-1967
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) = 16 (6)
manageryears =
managerclubs =
pcupdate =17 January 2007
ntupdate =17 January 2007 Andy McEvoy (
15 July 1938 –1 January 1994 ) was an Irish professional football player.A native of
Dublin , Andy McEvoy played forBray Wanderers before joiningBlackburn 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 theRepublic of Ireland national football team againstScotland .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 anFAI 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.
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