Sandy McAllister

Sandy McAllister (c. 1878 in Kilmarnock, Scotland – 1914) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland as a Central defender. Before playing football, McAllister was a coal miner in Scotland.[1]

Club career

He made his debut for Sunderland against Stoke City on 20 February 1897 in a 4–1 win. at Newcastle Road.[2] He won the English Football League Championship with Sunderland in 1902. He died shortly after, while at war in France with the Northumberland Fusiliers after catching Food Poisoning.[1] He had made 211 appearances and scored 5 goals in his Sunderland career.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sandy McAllister". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Sunderland 4-1 Stoke". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  3. ↑ "Sandy McAllister". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 2006-08-31. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
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