Andy McLaren
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew McLaren | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1999 | Dundee United | 164 | (11) |
| 1999–2000 | Reading | 9 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Livingston (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Kilmarnock | 83 | (13) |
| 2003–2005 | Dundee United | 33 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Greenock Morton | 34 | (7) |
| 2006 | Dundee | 12 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Ayr United | 18 | (3) |
| 2008 | Lesmahagow | ||
| 2009 | Pollok | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Petershill | ||
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Scotland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Andy McLaren (born 5 June 1973 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer. He began his career in 1989 with Dundee United where he was for 10 years and was part of the team when they won the Scottish Cup in 1994. He had trouble with cannabis and cocaine and spent time in rehab before returning to football in June 2000. In 2009, to help others to avoid the pitfalls that he experienced, he established the A&M Training and Development organisation.
McLaren, a winger, began his career in 1989 with Dundee United where he remained for 10 years, helping them win the Scottish Cup in 1994. He left Tannadice for English club Reading in 1999 and during his spell had a brief loan spell at Livingston. On returning to Reading, he tested positive for cannabis and cocaine and admitted to alcoholism.
After spending time in rehabilitation, he returned to football in June 2000 when he was signed for Kilmarnock by the then manager Bobby Williamson. During his time at Rugby Park, he won his only Scotland cap, a substitute appearance in a 1–1 draw against Poland in April 2001.
He left Kilmarnock in August 2003 after rejecting a new contract and returned to Dundee United. He played for one season at Dundee United team, before being loaned to Partick Thistle and Greenock Morton before joining Morton permanently in 2005. After a season at Cappielow, he joined Dundee in July 2006. In his side's defeat at Clyde on 16 December 2006, McLaren was sent off for aiming a blow at a Clyde player, before getting a second red after striking another opponent on the way off the pitch. Once into the dressing rooms he received his third red card for kicking a hole in the door of the referee's room. As a consequence of his actions, Dundee decided to release him from his contract on 20 December 2006.
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