Andy Blair

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Kirkcaldy
Date Of Birth
December 18, 1959
Age
65
Height (cm)
173
Games Played
112
-
Per Game
Games Started
109
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
9749
87.0
Per Game
Goals
9
0.1
Per Game
Assists
7
0.1
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Although born in Scotland he was brought up in Coventry and joined City from school. His youthful promise earned the 18-year old midfielder a first team call deputising for Terry Yorath in 1978 and he performed so well he kept his place and Yorath was sold. In 1980-81 he was inspirational in the League Cup run and his form won him five Scottish Under 21 caps and attracted the interest of league champions Aston Villa who paid £300,000 for him. His stay at Villa was not a success and he rejuvenated his career at Sheffield Wednesday.
In 1985 he scored a hat-trick of penalties in the Owls 4-2 League Cup win over Luton. A move back to Villa in 1986 was no more successful than the first spell and a knee injury ended his top-class career. He subsequently played for Northampton, Naxxar in Malta and Kidderminster Harriers before trying his hand at management with Racing Warwick. He is a successful businessman in the Coventry area and his son Matty played for several local teams before entering the Football League most notably with Doncaster Rovers.

• Midfielder
• Joined from apprentice (aged 17 years) under Gordon Milne
• Left for Aston Villa for £300,000 (aged 21 years 7 months) under Dave Sexton
• Substitute appearances: 3
• Unused substitute: 7
• Bookings: 7

Football League First Division (England)
1980-1981
Coventry City
35
35
3062′
4
4 (0)
4
1979-1980
Coventry City
32
30
2
2717′
2
1 (0)
1978-1979
Coventry City
26
25
1
2260′
1
1 (0)
2
93
90
3
8039′
7
0
0
6 (0)
6
0
FA Cup (England)
1980-1981
Coventry City
4
4
360′
1 (0)
1979-1980
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1978-1979
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1 (0)
8
8
0
720′
0
0
0
2 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
1980-1981
Coventry City
9
9
810′
1 (0)
1
1979-1980
Coventry City
2
2
180′
11
11
0
990′
0
0
0
1 (0)
1
0
Totals:
112
109
3
9749′
7
0
0
9 (0)
7
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League First Division 1980-1981
Football League First Division 1980-1981
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:2
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 0:1
45`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 4:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 1:0
47`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 0:5
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 3:1
90`
1
FA Cup 1980-1981
FA Cup 1980-1981
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
W 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
D 1:1
90`
League Cup 1980-1981
League Cup 1980-1981
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Cambridge United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Cambridge United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Football League First Division 1979-1980
Football League First Division 1979-1980
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 2:1
76`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
L 1:3
18`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 0:2
75`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:3
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 4:0
28`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 3:2
FA Cup 1979-1980
FA Cup 1979-1980
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
A
W 0:1
90`
League Cup 1979-1980
League Cup 1979-1980
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Football League First Division 1978-1979
Football League First Division 1978-1979
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 4:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 3:3
10`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 4:3
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 0:0
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
W 1:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
L 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
W 2:1
90`
FA Cup 1978-1979
FA Cup 1978-1979
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Aston Villa
Sat, 01 Aug, 1981
£300,000
Coventry City
Aston Villa
Sat, 01 Aug, 1981
£300,000
Apprentice
Coventry City
Sat, 01 Oct, 1977
Apprentice
Apprentice
Coventry City
Sat, 01 Oct, 1977
Apprentice

Scotland U21, 4 caps, 2 goals
1979-80
12 February 1980 England U21 v Scotland U21, Coventry, UEFA U21 Championship 1980 Quarter Final, 2-1
1980-81
9 September 1980 Sweden U21 v Scotland U21, Degerfors, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 2-0
1981-82
8 September 1981 Scotland U21 v Sweden U21, Easter Road, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 4-0, goal
13 October 1981 Denmark U21 v Scotland U21, Aarhus, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 1-1, goal
1 further cap with Aston Villa (total 5 caps, 2 goals)