Anthony "Tony" McAndrew (born 11 April 1956 in

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) is a Scottish former

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who played as a defender in

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for

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, Chelsea,

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and

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, and in the

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for the

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. He was the academy manager at

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from 1999 to 2015, having previously been part of

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's coaching staff at the club.

Career

A tough-tackling centre half, McAndrew began his career at

in 1973, where he established himself at the heart of defence. Later becoming captain – and the club's youngest scorer of a

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when playing as an emergency

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– he was at

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for almost ten years, before leaving for Chelsea when Middlesbrough were relegated from the First Division in 1982. He also spent a summer in the

playing for the

. McAndrew was signed for Chelsea on the eve of the 1982–83 season, by Chelsea manager John Neal who had managed him at Middlesbrough. A solid midfield player and defender, his early spell at Chelsea was marred by injuries. He captained Chelsea for a while during the 1983–84 season. He returned to Middlesbrough in October 1984, as part of the deal that brought Darren Wood from Middlesbrough to Chelsea. He returned to Middlesbrough in 1984, and played for the club for a further two years, before being released in the summer of 1986 as they almost went out of business. After brief spells at

, and in

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with Willington and Billingham Synthonia, McAndrew joined the coaching staff at Darlington under manager

. He worked alongside Little at Leicester City,

, and

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, before returning to Aston Villa in 1999 as a youth coach. He led Villa's youth team to victory in the

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in 2002.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McAndrew, Tony 1956 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Middlesbrough F.C. players Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players Chelsea F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Scottish expatriate men's footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Willington A.F.C. players Billingham Synthonia F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. non-playing staff Leicester City F.C. non-playing staff People educated at St Mungo's Academy Stoke City F.C. non-playing staff