Alexander Grimmond Davie (born 10 June 1945) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as goalkeeper. Davie spent most of his career with Dundee United and represented Scotland at under-23 level and New Zealand at senior level.

Sandy Davie
Personal information
Full name Alexander Grimmond Davie[1]
Date of birth (1945-06-10) 10 June 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1960–1961 Butterburn YC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1968 Dundee United 118 (0)
1967Dallas Tornado (guest) 7 (0)
1968–1970 Luton Town 58 (0)
1970–1972 Southampton 1 (0)
1972–1974 Dundee United 25 (0)
1975–1977 North Shore United
1978–1982 Mount Wellington
1983 Napier City Rovers 8 (0)
International career
1964 Scotland under-23[2] 1 (0)
1979–1981 New Zealand 11 (0)
Managerial career
North Shore United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1967, Ted Bates tried to sign Davie for £15,000 but the offer was rejected. He eventually joined Southampton in May 1970 (for a fee of £12,500) as cover for Eric Martin, but only made one appearance for the Saints on 20 February 1971 in a 5–1 defeat at Manchester United. Four of Manchester United's goals were scored by Alan Gowling.[3] He returned to his home town club in May 1972 where he enjoyed several good seasons before emigrating to New Zealand.

Davie played for the All Whites, making his debut in a 3–0 win over Fiji on 1 July 1979[4] and ended his international playing career with 11 A-international caps to his credit.[5] He was involved at various levels with the New Zealand ladies' football team – the Football Ferns – until April 2003. Davie was also manager at North Shore United shortly after emigrating.

Honours

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Dundee United

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sandy Davie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Scotland U23 Player Sandy Davie Details". fitbastats.com.
  3. ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number - A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
  4. ^ "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  5. ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 February 2009.