Isaac Andrews

Name: Isaac Andrews 

Born: 3 June 1942, Belfast 

Height: 5.07 ft 

Weight: 10.07 st 

Position: Right-Half 

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 6 Amateur Caps (1961-1963); Irish League: 3 Caps (1962-1969). 

Club Honours: (with Linfield) Irish league Champion 1961/62, 1965/66, 1968/69; Irish Cup Winner 1962/63, 1969/70, Runner-Up 1967/68; Gold Cup Winner; City Cup Winner 1962/63, 1963/64, 1965/66, 1967/68; Ulster Cup Winner 1964/65, 1967/68; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1961/62, 1962/63, 1965/66, 1966/67; North-South Cup Winner 1961/62; Top Four Cup Winner 1966/67, 1967/68. 

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Europe	Other
Man. United	-	-	Trial	0(0)/0	-	-	-
Distillery	-	-59	Amat	-	-	-	-
Linfield	-	-60	Amat	-	-	15(2)/0	-
Glenavon	-	-72	-	-	-	-	-
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Biography: 

"Wee Isaac" Andrews, a Shankill Road man, was briefly a "Busby Babe" while a teenager. On returning to Northern Ireland he joined Distillery and a year later signed for Linfield as an amateur. He made his Blues debut as seventeen year-old against Ballymena and quickly earned a reputation as a tenacious tackler, indeed he was once called "the Billy Bremner of Ulster". Another fan was Northern Ireland manager, Peter Doherty who said of Andrews: "He is my type of footballer. He has speed, guile, positional sense and tackles strongly." Andrews really established himself during Linfield's 1961/62 "Seven Trophy" season, playing 18 times and claiming winner's medals in the Irish League, North-South Cup, Co. Antrim Shield. In the decade that followed he collected those medals that had eluded him during that historic campaign. Representative honours came his way in the form of Amateur caps and Irish League appearances. 

LinfieldFC Interview (Sep 2007) 

80th Birthday

Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 

30-09-1961 England. H L 0-3 

13-01-1962 Wales... H W 3-1 

17-02-1962 Scotland A D 0-0 

29-09-1962 England. A L 2-3 

12-01-1963 Wales... A W 2-0 

10-05-1963 Scotland H W 5-2 

Summary: 6/0. Won 3, Drew 2, Lost 1. 

Irish League Representative Appearance Details: 

31-10-1962 Football League.. A L 1-3 

27-11-1968 Football League.. H L 0-1 

09-04-1969 League of Ireland H L 1-2 

Summary: 3/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 3.

A big happy 81st Birthday to Linfield legend Isaac Andrews 🎉🎈🎂🎊

Isaac is still a regular at Windsor Park and always has time for those who want to chat about his playing days. pic.twitter.com/fIFxHYGePK

— Michael C (@abacus_2000) June 3, 2023