Andy York

Andrew York[lower-alpha 1] (14 June 1894 – 1977) was an English professional footballer who made 147 appearances in the Football League playing for Sunderland, Coventry City, Northampton Town and Lincoln City. He played as a left back.[6]

For the English musician, see Andy Yorke.

Andy York
Personal information
Date of birth (1894-06-14)14 June 1894[1][2]
Place of birth Blyth, England
Date of death 1977 (aged 83)[3]
Place of death Northumberland, England[3]
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[4]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Sleekburn Albion
– Bedlington United
– Blyth Spartans
1921 Sunderland 1 (0)
– Coventry City 16 (0)
– Northampton Town 24 (0)
1927–1930 Lincoln City 106 (6)
– Newark Town
– Scarborough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

York was born in Blyth, Northumberland. He began his career in local football in his native north-east of England before signing for Sunderland,[6] for whom he played just once in the First Division[7] before moving south to play for Coventry City in the Second Division and for Third Division clubs Northampton Town and Lincoln City.[6] Already well into his thirties when he signed for Lincoln, he found himself playing regular first-team football for the first time in his career – he missed only four matches in his first two seasons – and helped them reach runners-up spot in 1927–28. He made 114 appearances in all competitions for Lincoln[1] before finishing his career in non-league football with Newark Town and Scarborough. He died in 1977.[6]

Notes
  1. His surname is spelt "York" in birth and death records, as well as the Lincoln City FC Archive[1] and the English National Football Archive,[5] but Joyce's Football League Players' Records[6] and the Sunderland-related source The Stat Cat[7] both misspell it Yorke.

References
  1. "Andrew York". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. 1939 England and Wales Register
  3. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  4. "The lure of promotion. Coventry City". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  5. "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 290. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  7. "1921-22: Football League Division 1 – Match 9". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 19 April 2013.


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