Andy McDonald (footballer)

Andy McDonald (27 December 1885 – 12 May 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1910s.

Andy McDonald
Personal information
Full name Andrew James Thomas McDonald
Date of birth 27 December 1885
Place of birth Footscray, Victoria
Date of death 12 May 1967(1967-05-12) (aged 81)
Place of death Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s) Yarraville
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1910–19 Carlton 146 (34)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

McDonald was recruited to Carlton from Yarraville and kicked 19 goals in his debut season. He would play in a losing Grand Final at the end of the year, the first of four VFL Grand Finals that he appeared in. Premierships came in 1914 and 1915, while he was a member of the Carlton team which lost the 1916 premiership decider.

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