Andy Lynch (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 March 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Left-back / left-winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968 | Renfrew | ||
| 1968–1969 | Queen's Park | ||
| 1969 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | ||
| 1969–1973 | Hearts | 144 | (21) |
| 1973–1980 | Celtic | 203 | (25) |
| 1980 | Philadelphia Fury | 23 | (4) |
| 1981–1982 | Montreal Manic | 28 | (4) |
| 1981–1982 | Montreal Manic (indoor) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1983 | Montreal Manic | ||
| 2008 | Sunshine Coast | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Andy Lynch (born 3 March 1951) is a Scottish football player and coach who played as a left winger or left back. He played for Heart of Midlothian and Celtic, and later in the North American Soccer League for Philadelphia Fury and Montreal Manic. He also coached Montreal and, later, Australian club Sunshine Coast.
Lynch moved to Queens Park from Renfrew Juniors in his teens, and played for their reserve side before returning briefly to the Junior ranks with Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.
Lynch was quickly identified as being one of the most promising Junior players in Scotland, and soon attracted interest from Blackpool, Coventry City, Dunfermline Athletic and Hearts.
He earned a second chance in senior football when he joined Heart of Midlothian, signing for the Maroons in 1969. In 4 seasons at Tynecastle, Lynch scored 21 goals in just over 100 appearances from the left wing position. He was capped at under-23 level for Scotland under Tommy Docherty.
In February 1973, Jock Stein paid £35,000 to sign Lynch for Celtic and, although Lynch was initially ineffective as a winger at Parkhead due to a chronic pelvic injury, Stein successfully converted him into a left back.
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