| Andy Goram | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Lewis Goram | |
| Date of birth | April 13, 1964 | |
| Place of birth | Bury, England | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Clyde (Goalkeeping Coach) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1981–1987 1987–1991 1991–1998 1998 1998 1998–2001 2001 2001 2001–2002 2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 | Oldham Athletic Hibernian Rangers Notts County Sheffield United Motherwell → Manchester United (loan) Hamilton Academical Coventry City Oldham Athletic Queen of the South Elgin City | 195 (0) 138 (1) 184 (0) 1 (0) 7 (0) 57 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 7 (0) 4 (0) 19 (0) 5 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1985–1998 | Scotland | 43 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
Andrew Lewis Goram (born April 13, 1964 in Bury, Lancashire, England) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, north-northwest of the city of Manchester, west-southwest of Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports He currently works for Clyde as a goalkeeping coach. Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. He played for both Oldham Athletic A.F.C. and Hibernian but is best remembered for having played for Rangers F.C. during which time he was known to teammates simply as "The Goalie". Oldham Athletic Football Club (2004 Ltd, more commonly Oldham Athletic Football Club or informally Oldham Athletic, is an English football club Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. In 2001 he was voted Rangers' greatest ever goalkeeper by the fans. After his time with Rangers he had short spells at Motherwell, Notts County, Sheffield United, Manchester United, Elgin City, Queen of the South and Coventry City. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Elgin City Football Club (also known as City or The Black and Whites) are a professional Association football team based in Elgin Moray Queen of the South is an alternative title for the Queen of Sheba. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry, Goram also represented Scotland at cricket. The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of Cricket. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries
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Career
Goram joined Oldham Athletic as a teenager and spent seven years with the English club before moving to Hibernian in 1987. He was bought by Rangers in 1991 for £1m and went on to help the club to win nine Scottish League titles in a row between 1989 and 1997. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL He was also instrumental in Rangers' run in the European Cup in 1992-93, as they came to within one match of reaching the final.
He was also an important player for the Scotland national team, winning 43 caps. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports
After it was reported in the press that Goram had a mild form of schizophrenia, fans responded with a chorus of "Two Andy Gorams, there's only two Andy Gorams". Schizophrenia ( from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν "to split" and phrēn [1] This chant quickly gained popularity, and became the title of a book documenting humorous football chants - Two Andy Gorams: The Funniest Football Songs Ever (ISBN 1902927532).
He ended his career with Dumfries club Queen of the South and Elgin City. Dumfries (dəmˈfriːs is a town and former Royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland and is situated close to the Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries in south-west Scotland With Queen of the South in 2002, he won the Scottish Challenge Cup making Goram the first player to collect a set of winners medals from all four senior Scottish football competitions. Scottish Challenge Cup finals Performance by club [2]
Goram is an after-dinner speaker and regularly attends Rangers' fan gatherings. A public speaker is a person who makes speeches in Public settings
In March 2006, Goram joined Airdrie United as goalkeeping coach. Airdrie United Football Club is a Scottish professional football team based in the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire.
In February 2008, Goram was appointed goalkeeping coach at Clyde. Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. [3]
Cricket
Also a cricketer, Goram represented the Scottish cricket team four times: twice (1989 and 1991) in the annual first-class game against Ireland and twice (again in 1989 and 1991) in the NatWest Trophy. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of Cricket. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by The Ireland cricket team is the Cricket team representing all Ireland (i The Friends Provident Trophy is a one day Cricket competition in the United Kingdom.
A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler, he never achieved any great success, and his most significant act was probably to bowl England Test player Richard Blakey in a NatWest Trophy game against Yorkshire in 1989. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Richard John Blakey (born January 15, 1967, Huddersfield, Yorkshire) is a former English Cricketer who played in 2 The Friends Provident Trophy is a one day Cricket competition in the United Kingdom. Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket
He was also a league cricketer, appearing as a wicket-keeper and batsman for various Oldham clubs in the Saddleworth League including Delph & Dobcross, Moorside and also East Lancashire Paper Mill in Radcliffe, Bury. Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock Saddleworth is a Civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England Radcliffe is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, north-northwest of the city of Manchester, west-southwest of [1].
Allegations of sectarianism
Goram has faced accusations of sectarianism. Sectarianism is Bigotry, Discrimination, Prejudice or Hatred arising from attaching importance to perceived differences between subdivisions [4] He attracted publicity[5] for sporting a black armband at a match in 1997[6] after the murder of the Loyalist paramilitary Billy Wright. Ulster loyalism is a militant unionist ideology held mostly by Protestants in Northern Ireland. Billy Wright (July 7 1960 &ndash December 27 1997 was a Northern Irish loyalist Paramilitary figure [7] Andy Goram's ex-wife, Tracey, once released a photograph of him in a bar holding a flag of Northern Irish Loyalist group the UVF. A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic Northern Ireland has not had its own unique government sanctioned Flag since its government was prorogued in 1972 and abolished Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The Ulster Volunteer Force (more commonly referred to as the UVF) is a Loyalist group in Northern Ireland. [8] Though he had by then left Rangers, the photograph had allegedly been taken at a time when he was a regular in the Rangers first team. [9] In 2007, he added his voice to calls to stop sectarian chants by football fans. [10]
References
- ^ The Guardian
- ^ BBC SPORT | Scotland | Queen of the South lift Bells Cup
- ^ Goram Comes In
- ^ It's very smoky in here ... has another f****** Pope died? | Sunday Mirror | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ http://i1.tinypic.com/mtuqsl.jpg
- ^ The 30 most outrageous sporting moments, part 2 | Sport | The Observer
- ^ The 30 most outrageous sporting moments, part 2 | Sport | The Observer
- ^ http://i1.tinypic.com/mtuqa1.jpg
- ^ ATL World Cup Soccer. All the top world soccer news daily. News from international soccer. World Cup 2006, Euro 2004, champion's league, premiership football, bundesliga, serie a, j-league
- ^ Stop sectarian songs says Goram, BBC, March 22, 2007
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| Preceded by Ally McCoist | Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 1993 | Succeeded by Mark Hateley |
| Preceded by Ally McCoist | Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year 1993 | Succeeded by Mark Hateley |
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