Sandy Davie
Scottish footballer (born 1945)
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Grimmond Davie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1961 | Butterburn YC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1968 | Dundee United | 118 | (0) |
| 1967 | → Dallas Tornado (guest) | 7 | (0) |
| 1968–1970 | Luton Town | 58 | (0) |
| 1970–1972 | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
| 1972–1974 | Dundee United | 25 | (0) |
| 1975–1977 | North Shore United | ||
| 1978–1982 | Mount Wellington | ||
| 1983 | Napier City Rovers | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1964 | Scotland under-23[2] | 1 | (0) |
| 1979–1981 | New Zealand | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| North Shore United | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[3] 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[4] and ended his international playing career with 11 A-international caps to his credit.[5] 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
- Scottish Cup runner-up: 1974
See also
- List of sportspeople who competed for more than one nation
