| Andy Rolland | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Andrew Rolland | |
| Date of birth | 1943 | |
| Place of birth | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Full back | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1959-61 | Cowdenbeath Royals | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1961–62 1964–67 1967–78 1978 1978 1978–80 1980–82 |
 Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath Dundee United Fort Lauderdale Strikers Los Angeles Aztecs Dunfermline Cowdenbeath |
326 (30) 15 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1980-82 | Cowdenbeath |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andy Rolland born (1943 in Cowdenbeath) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full back. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Etymology Cowdenbeath (Coilltean Beithe in Scottish Gaelic, literally meaning 'birch woods' is a Burgh in west Fife, Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. 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 Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring
Career
Rolland began his senior career in 1961 with Cowdenbeath but was released at the end of the season. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cowdenbeath Football Club is a part-time professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. After a spell in junior football, he returned to Central Park in 1964 and remained for three seasons, before a £10,000 move to Dundee United in 1967. Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Rolland played at Tannadice for eleven seasons, picking up a Scottish Cup runners-up medal and making some 429 competitive appearances, putting him in the top ten for United players. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland In summer 1978, Rolland moved to the United States to play in the North American Soccer League, featuring for Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Los Angeles Aztecs, the latter involving a swap deal for George Best. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the North American Soccer League (NASL was a professional soccer League with teams in the United States of America (U This article is about the original Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the NASL The Los Angeles Aztecs was a soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League from 1974-81 George Best (22 May 1946 &ndash 25 November 2005 was a Northern Irish professional football player best known for his years with Manchester United. Rolland returned to Scotland after the summer and signed for Dunfermline, although he experienced relegation in his first season. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline Midway through 1980-81, Rolland returned to Cowdenbeath for a third spell, becoming player/manager shortly afterwards. During that season, Rolland missed the all-important penalty in a match which denied Cowden promotion. Rolland left the club in March 1982, and later returned to junior football at the age of 40 with Leven Juniors. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
Although Rolland never appeared for Scotland, he was selected for the Scottish League team against the Football League at Hampden in 1976. Founding members The Scottish League's first season of competition was in 1890-91. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This was the final of these matches, as this occasion drew less than 9,000 spectators. [1]
Honours
- Scottish Cup Runner-up: 1
References
- ^ SFAQs: Inter-League matches. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland ScottishLeague. net.
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