Sandy Davie

{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 1945)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sandy Davie

| fullname = Alexander Grimmond Davie{{Hugman|4749|accessdate=30 March 2017}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|6|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dundee, Scotland

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 = 1960–1961

| youthclubs1 = Butterburn YC

| years1 = 1961–1968

| clubs1 = Dundee United

| caps1 = 118

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1967

| clubs2 = → Dallas Tornado (guest)

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1968–1970

| clubs3 = Luton Town

| caps3 = 58

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1970–1972

| clubs4 = Southampton

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1972–1974

| clubs5 = Dundee United

| caps5 = 25

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1975–1977

| clubs6 = North Shore United

| caps6 =

| goals6 =

| years7 = 1978–1982

| clubs7 = Mount Wellington

| caps7 =

| goals7 =

| years8 = 1983

| clubs8 = Napier City Rovers

| caps8 = 8

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1964

| nationalteam1 = Scotland under-23{{cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu23/player.php?playerid=106|title=Scotland U23 Player Sandy Davie Details|website=fitbastats.com}}

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1979–1981

| nationalteam2 = New Zealand

| nationalcaps2 = 11

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 = North Shore United

}}

Alexander Grimmond Davie (born 10 June 1945) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as goalkeeper. Davie spent most of his career with Dundee United and represented Scotland at under-23 level and New Zealand at senior level.

In 1967, Ted Bates tried to sign Davie for £15,000 but the offer was rejected. He eventually joined Southampton in May 1970 (for a fee of £12,500) as cover for Eric Martin, but only made one appearance for the Saints on 20 February 1971 in a 5–1 defeat at Manchester United. Four of Manchester United's goals were scored by Alan Gowling.{{cite book | first1=Duncan |last1=Holley |first2=Gary |last2=Chalk |title=In That Number - A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC | publisher=Hagiology Publishing | year=2003| isbn=0-9534474-3-X}} He returned to his home town club in May 1972 where he enjoyed several good seasons before emigrating to New Zealand.

Davie played for the All Whites, making his debut in a 3–0 win over Fiji on 1 July 1979{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1559.htm|title=A-International Lineups|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|accessdate=12 February 2009}} and ended his international playing career with 11 A-international caps to his credit.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm|title=A-International Appearances - Overall|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|accessdate=12 February 2009}} He was involved at various levels with the New Zealand ladies' football team – the Football Ferns – until April 2003. Davie was also manager at North Shore United shortly after emigrating.

Honours

Dundee United

See also

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