Sandy McNab

Alexander "Sandy" McNab (27 December 1911 – September 1962)[1][2] was a Scottish footballer. He played a leading role in two of Sunderland's greatest successes. He was on the pitch for the league championship clincher in 1936, and replaced injured captain Alex Hastings in the 1937 FA Cup Final.

This article is about the Scottish footballer born 1911. For the Scottish footballer born 1895, see Alex McNab.

Sandy McNab
Personal information
Full name Alexander McNab
Date of birth 27 December 1911
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death September 1962 (aged 50)
Place of death Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Pollok
1932–1938 Sunderland 97 (6)
1938–1946 West Bromwich Albion 49 (2)
1946–1947 Newport County 3 (0)
Total 149 (8)
National team
1937–1939 Scotland 2 (0)
Teams managed
1948–1949 Northwich Victoria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 1938, McNab joined West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £7,000 but war intervened and he went to various clubs on loan including Nottingham Forest, Northampton Town and Walsall. He eventually signed for Newport County in 1946.[3] McNab later played for Dudley Town and managed Northwich Victoria from 1948-49[4] before eventually retiring in 1952.

References
  1. Dykes, Garth & Lamming, Doug (2000). All The Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderand AFC. Sunderland AFC. p. 312. ISBN 1-899538-15-1.
  2. "Sandy McNab". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. Newport County A-Z of transfers
  4. "Northwich Victoria Football Club". Northwich Victoria F.C. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2010.


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