Billy Andrews (footballer)

{{Short description|American-born Irish association footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Billy Andrews

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth year|1886}}

| birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland

| height = 5 ft 8 in{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19130818/093/0005 |title=The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Grimsby Town |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=18 August 1913 |page=5 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}

| position = Right half

| years1 = 1904–1906

| clubs1 = Distillery

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1906–1908

| clubs2 = Glentoran

| caps2 = 53

| goals2 = 23

| years3 = 1908–1909

| clubs3 = Oldham Athletic

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 1909–1910

| clubs4 = Stockport County

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1910–1912

| clubs5 = Glentoran

| caps5 = 59

| goals5 = 9

| years6 = 1912–1915

| clubs6 = Grimsby Town

| caps6 = 105

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 1915–1916

| clubs7 = Distillery

| caps7 =

| goals7 =

| years8 = 1916–1919

| clubs8 = Belfast United

| caps8 =

| goals8 =

| years9 = 1919–1920

| clubs9 = Darlington

| caps9 =

| goals9 =

| years10 = 1920–1922

| clubs10 = Leadgate Park

| caps10 =

| goals10 =

| years11 = 1920–1923

| clubs11 = Belfast Bohemians

| caps11 =

| goals11 =

| totalcaps = 239+

| totalgoals = 37+

| nationalyears1 = 1908–1913

| nationalteam1 = Ireland

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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William Andrews (born 1886) was an Irish international footballer who played professionally in Ireland and England as a right half.

Career

Andrews was born in Kansas City, USA and was raised in Ireland. He played club football in both Ireland and England, for Distillery, Glentoran, Oldham Athletic, Stockport County, Grimsby Town, Belfast United, Darlington, Leadgate Park and Belfast Bohemians.

Andrews also earned three caps for Ireland between 1908 and 1913.

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