Andrew McPherson (footballer, born 1879)

Andrew Forbes McPherson (22 September 1879 – 15 June 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He began his career with hometown club Morton where he spent four years, helping them gain promotion from the lower division in 1899–1900 and continuing to impress in Scottish Division One, to the extent that he was selected for the Scottish League XI in February 1902. Two months later he signed for Celtic, moving to Glasgow in a swap deal involving fellow Greenock man , replacing Rab Macfarlane – coincidentally another Greenock native – who had moved to Middlesbrough. His first major test did not end well as Hibernian (who had already defeated Celtic in the 1902 Scottish Cup Final a few days earlier in Macfarlane's final appearance) scored five times in the first half of the Gl

Andrew McPherson (footballer, born 1879)

Andrew Forbes McPherson (22 September 1879 – 15 June 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He began his career with hometown club Morton where he spent four years, helping them gain promotion from the lower division in 1899–1900 and continuing to impress in Scottish Division One, to the extent that he was selected for the Scottish League XI in February 1902. Two months later he signed for Celtic, moving to Glasgow in a swap deal involving fellow Greenock man , replacing Rab Macfarlane – coincidentally another Greenock native – who had moved to Middlesbrough. His first major test did not end well as Hibernian (who had already defeated Celtic in the 1902 Scottish Cup Final a few days earlier in Macfarlane's final appearance) scored five times in the first half of the Gl