Andrew Dornan (born 19 August 1961) is a Scottish former

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player.

Playing career

Dornan was born in

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in 1961. In the 1970s he played for junior club King Street, also appearing in 1977 for Scotland Schoolboys against England at

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in front of a crowd of 72,000. He began his senior career with home town club

in 1980. He was there for one season, during which he played two league games. He was then sold with

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in 1982 by manager

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, who had concerns about the consistency of his ability. In 1986, he was signed by English club

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. He scored his only goal for Walsall on 11 May 1990, the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against

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, which was also Walsall's final goal at their

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stadium.

Management career

Dornan was appointed manager of Montrose in 1995. In 2007 he became head of the Edinburgh Centre of the AFC's youth programme. In 2014 AFC closed its Edinburgh and Glasgow youth programme centres, following a change to an Academy system. In 2010, he was appointed as assistant manager to former Aberdeen teammate

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. He was suspended from this role following an incident on the team bus before an away match. He was later cleared of all misconduct following an investigation.

Life After Football

Since September 2020, Dornan has held the position of Business Development Manager at AJT Engineering in Aberdeen From February 2013 through September 2020 Dornan held the position of Sales Manager at Kincardine Manufacturing Services Ltd (KMS) in

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. KMS sponsored the AFC Community Trust mascot Donny The Sheep from its debut on 7 February 2015 until the end of the 2015/2016 season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dornan, Andy 1961 births Living people Footballers from Aberdeen Scottish footballers Aberdeen F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Montrose F.C. managers Aberdeen F.C. non-playing staff Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish football managers Scottish Football League managers Association football defenders