1993-1996
DATE OF BIRTH Wednesday, 7th February 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Dundee, Scotland
DEBUT Saturday, 14th August 1993 in a 2-1 defeat at home to Blackburn Rovers (Aged: 20)
CLUB CAREER 14 League apps (+1 as sub), 0 goals
Scottish left-back Andy Dow was signed by Glenn Hoddle on a personal recommendation from his
youth team coach, Graham Rix, who had worked with the youngster during his time with Dundee.
He was just 20-years-old when he left Scotland for London in a deal worth £250, 000 to the
Taysiders, and was quickly thrown into the Premiership fray, making his debut in a 2-1 defeat at
home to Blackburn Rovers on the opening day of the 1993/94 season. With the calm assurance of
player/manager Hoddle alongside him in defence and the experienced Mal Donaghy playing at the
back of a midfield diamond, Dow had a brief run in the team which took in single goal victories
over both Manchester United and Liverpool. However, Chelsea's promising start was replaced by
a winter of gloom and Dow was one of the earliest casualties, being replaced by Darren Barnard
in October and not resurfacing in the first team until after Christmas, his comeback coinciding
with a run of three successive victories which hauled the Blues out of the relegation zone. It was
a short lived return, though, and although Chelsea's disappointing league season was
compensated for by an FA Cup run all the way to the final, for Andy there was no more than a
spectator's role on the big day at Wembley. The signing of Scott Minto pushed Dow further down
the pecking order and luminaries such as Frank Sinclair, Andy Myers and an out of position
Gareth Hall were all selected ahead of him during the 1994/95 season. Indeed, Andy's name didn't
appear on another Chelsea team-sheet until December 1995 when he was suddenly recalled for a
league clash with Liverpool. And then he was gone. For all his bustling efforts he was, in truth,
not a top-level player and in March 1996 he was sold to Hibernian for £125, 000, before embarking
on a journey through the Scottish League which took in six different clubs in eight seasons.
DATE OF BIRTH Wednesday, 7th February 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Dundee, Scotland
DEBUT Saturday, 14th August 1993 in a 2-1 defeat at home to Blackburn Rovers (Aged: 20)
CLUB CAREER 14 League apps (+1 as sub), 0 goals
Scottish left-back Andy Dow was signed by Glenn Hoddle on a personal recommendation from his
youth team coach, Graham Rix, who had worked with the youngster during his time with Dundee.
He was just 20-years-old when he left Scotland for London in a deal worth £250, 000 to the
Taysiders, and was quickly thrown into the Premiership fray, making his debut in a 2-1 defeat at
home to Blackburn Rovers on the opening day of the 1993/94 season. With the calm assurance of
player/manager Hoddle alongside him in defence and the experienced Mal Donaghy playing at the
back of a midfield diamond, Dow had a brief run in the team which took in single goal victories
over both Manchester United and Liverpool. However, Chelsea's promising start was replaced by
a winter of gloom and Dow was one of the earliest casualties, being replaced by Darren Barnard
in October and not resurfacing in the first team until after Christmas, his comeback coinciding
with a run of three successive victories which hauled the Blues out of the relegation zone. It was
a short lived return, though, and although Chelsea's disappointing league season was
compensated for by an FA Cup run all the way to the final, for Andy there was no more than a
spectator's role on the big day at Wembley. The signing of Scott Minto pushed Dow further down
the pecking order and luminaries such as Frank Sinclair, Andy Myers and an out of position
Gareth Hall were all selected ahead of him during the 1994/95 season. Indeed, Andy's name didn't
appear on another Chelsea team-sheet until December 1995 when he was suddenly recalled for a
league clash with Liverpool. And then he was gone. For all his bustling efforts he was, in truth,
not a top-level player and in March 1996 he was sold to Hibernian for £125, 000, before embarking
on a journey through the Scottish League which took in six different clubs in eight seasons.
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