Ensiklopedia Dunia

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

Andy Rankin - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Andy Rankin
Personal information
Full name	Andrew George Rankin
Date of birth	(1944-05-11)11 May 1944
Place of birth	Bootle, England
Date of death	21 August 2023(2023-08-21) (aged 79)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1971	Everton	85	(0)
1971–1980	Watford	329	(0)
1980–1982	Huddersfield Town	71	(0)
International career
	England U23	1	(0^[1])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew George Rankin (11 May 1944 – 21 August 2023) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Everton, Watford and Huddersfield Town.^[2] He also made an international appearance for the England under-23 team.^[1]

Career

Club career

Rankin joined Everton as an amateur at the age of 17 whilst also a Liverpool City Police Cadet.^[3] He turned professional, and left the police, five months later.^[3] Rankin's debut appearance came in November 1963 in a 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest.^[3]

The first ever penalty shootout in the European Cup took place at Goodison Park on 4 November 1970.^[4] It ended when Rankin saved a kick from Ludwig Müller of Borussia Mönchengladbach to give Everton a 4-3 win. Afterwards the Everton manager, Harry Catterick, commented: "I still say these penalties to decide a match are like a circus."

Rankin stayed with Everton until 1971, part of a squad that won the FA Cup in 1966 and the League Championship in 1970, but only made 85 league appearances as he was mostly kept out of the team by first choice goalkeeper Gordon West. His final appearance for the Toffees was in a 3-2 loss to Stoke City in the 1971 FA Cup 3rd Place match held at Selhurst Park.^[3]

Rankin joined Watford for a fee of £20,000, and in 1973 became the inaugural Watford Player of the Season, an accolade he would reclaim in the 1974–75 season. After over 300 games for the Hornets he joined Huddersfield Town in 1980, before retiring in 1982.^[3]

International career

Rankin made a single appearance for England Under-23, in a 3-2 win against Wales at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham.^[3]

Personal life

Rankin was born in Bootle, Lancashire and attended Bootle Grammar School.^[3]^[5] His grandfather, Bruce Rankin, and cousin, George Rankin, were both professional footballers who played for Everton.^[3] He died on 21 August 2023, at the age of 79.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. pp. 192, 281. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
^ "Andy Rankin". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Andy Rankin (1944-2023)". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "The Story of the Blues: Creating Shootout History". Evertonfc.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ liverpoolecho.co.uk (22 August 2023). "Andy Rankin made history at Everton before making best save Watford ever saw". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "Former Watford keeper Andy Rankin dies at the age of 79". Watford Observer. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

Watford F.C. – Player of the Season

1972–73: Rankin
1973–74: Jennings
1974–75: Rankin
1975–76: Jenkins
1976–77: Mercer
1977–78: Garner
1978–79: Jenkins
1979–80: Bolton
1980–81: Sims
1981–82: L. Taylor
1982–83: Rostron
1983–84: Rostron
1984–85: McClelland
1985–86: Coton
1986–87: Coton
1987–88: McClelland
1988–89: Hodges
1989–90: Coton
1990–91: James
1991–92: Gibbs
1992–93: Furlong
1993–94: Porter
1994–95: Miller
1995–96: Mooney
1996–97: Miller
1997–98: Chamberlain
1998–99: Palmer
1999–2000: Page
2000–01: Mooney
2001–02: Chamberlain
2002–03: Gayle
2003–04: Mahon
2004–05: Helguson
2005–06: King
2006–07: Foster
2007–08: Smith
2008–09: Smith
2009–10: Cleverley
2010–11: Graham
2011–12: Mariappa
2012–13: Abdi
2013–14: Deeney
2014–15: Deeney
2015–16: Gomes
2016–17: Prödl
2017–18: Doucouré
2018–19: Capoue
2019–20: N/A
2020–21: Sarr
2021–22: Kamara
2022–23: João Pedro
2023–24: Hoedt

This biographical article related to association football in England, about a goalkeeper, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Categories:

Hidden categories: