Andrew Brown Raisbeck (10 April 1881 – 23 October 1958) was a Scottish professional footballer of the early 1900s who played for clubs including Hibernian and Hull City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Brown Raisbeck | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1881[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Slamannan, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 23 October 1958 (aged 77)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Larkhall Thistle | |||
| 1900–1901 | Hibernian | 11 | (3) |
| 1901–1902 | Dundee | 0 | (0) |
| 1902 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1902–1904 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1904–1907[2] | Hull City | 47 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Slamannan (then in Stirlingshire) but raised in a mining community near Cambuslang in South Lanarkshire,[3][4] Raisback began his football career as a teenager with Larkhall Thistle, alongside elder brothers Bill (later of Clyde, Sunderland and Falkirk) and Alex (later captain of Liverpool, Partick Thistle and Scotland).[5]
In 1900 he followed the route into the professional level taken by Alex and joined Hibernian, making 11 Scottish Football League appearances for the side which finished 3rd in the table.[6] The following year he joined Dundee but did not make a league appearance, spending the end of the campaign with Queens Park Rangers in England.[2] Ultimately, however, he next signed for Liverpool where his brother Alex was already an established player. He spent two years with the Anfield club but never appeared for the first team.[2]
In 1904, he transferred to the newly formed Hull City.[7][8] They did not play in official competitions in their first year, but their many friendlies included a home meeting with Liverpool which the visitors won 6–2.[9] Over the next two campaigns in the Football League Second Division, Raisbeck made 47 league appearances and scored 5 goals, including one in a 4–0 victory over West Bromwich Albion.[10]
Personal life
editIn 1907, Raisbeck decided to leave Hull City and emigrate to a new life in Canada,[11] accompanied by many of his family members including his footballing brother Bill.[2][12] He died in 1958 in British Columbia.[1]
In addition to the three brothers, their cousin Luke Raisbeck was also a footballer who played for several clubs including West Ham United and Blackpool.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Andrew Brown Raisbeck". Raisbeck History. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Andrew Brown Raisbeck". Play up, Liverpool. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Alex Raisbeck – The Silent man of football speaks! – Chapter I". LFC History. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey 6 inch, 1892-1914 (Bardykes Rows)". Explore georeferenced maps. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Alex Raisbeck". LFC History. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Hibernian player Andrew Raisbeck". FitbaStats. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Andrew Raisbeck transferred to Hull". Hull Daily Mail. 3 August 1904. Retrieved 25 September 2018 – via Play up, Liverpool.
- ^ "Liverpool v Hull City: Players in common". City Independent. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Liverpool Draw Record Crowd to Hull". The Anfielders. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Hull City v West Bromwich Albion". Albion Till We Die. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Andrew Raisbeck leaves for Canada". Hull Daily Mail. 27 April 1907. Retrieved 25 September 2018 – via Play up, Liverpool.
- ^ Meffen, John. "Pen Pic – William Raisbeck – Falkirk FC – 1907". Falkirk Football Historian. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Luke "Lou" Raisbeck". TheyFlySoHigh. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Luke Raisbeck". Raisbeck History. Retrieved 25 September 2018.