Andy Goram

Andy Goram
Personal information
Full name Andrew Lewis Goram[1]
Date of birth (1964-04-13)13 April 1964
Place of birth Bury, England
Date of death 2 July 2022(2022-07-02) (aged 58)
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1987 Oldham Athletic 195 (0)
1987–1991 Hibernian 138 (1)
1991–1998 Rangers 184 (0)
1998 Notts County 1 (0)
1998 Sheffield United 7 (0)
1998–2001 Motherwell 57 (0)
2001 → Manchester United (loan) 2 (0)
2001 Hamilton Academical 1 (0)
2001–2002 Coventry City 7 (0)
2002 Oldham Athletic 4 (0)
2002–2003 Queen of the South 19 (0)
2003–2004 Elgin City 5 (0)
Total 620 (1)
International career
1985–1998 Scotland 43 (0)
1986[3] Scotland U21 1 (0)
1990[4] SFA (SFL centenary) 1 (0)

Cricket information
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989–1991Scotland
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 2 2
Runs scored 48 21
Batting average 16.00 21.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 32 21
Balls bowled 156 114
Wickets 2 3
Bowling average 39.00 24.66
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 1/16 2/42
Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 December 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Lewis Goram (13 April 1964 – 2 July 2022) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Bury, Lancashire, England, he started his career with Oldham Athletic and Hibernian, but he is best remembered for playing for Rangers during the 1990s, when he earned the nickname "The Goalie". In a 2001 poll of Rangers fans, Goram was voted Rangers' greatest-ever goalkeeper.[5]

Goram appeared in 43 international matches for Scotland and was selected for their squads at the 1986 and 1990 World Cups, UEFA Euro 1992 and UEFA Euro 1996.

After his time with Rangers, Goram played for many clubs, most notably at Motherwell and a brief loan spell at Manchester United. He also represented Scotland at cricket,[6][7] and was one of only four men to play internationally for Scotland in both football and cricket.[8]

After retirement from playing, he went on to become a goalkeeping coach at numerous Scottish clubs.

  1. ^ "Andy Goram". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "Scotland Under 21 – Goram, Andy". FitbaStats. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. ^ On this day, back in 1990, a Scottish League XI beat Scotland 1–0 at Hampden Park in the SFL Centenary match with the goal coming from then Aberdeen Football Club star Hans Gillhaus, Scottish Professional Football League via Facebook, 18 August 2016
  5. ^ Elder, Matthew (2 July 2022). "Andy Goram: Rangers greatest ever goalkeeper just loved beating Celtic - the save he 'enjoyed most of all'". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. ^ Dick, William (18 June 2008). "Goram answers call to return for Freuchie". Herald Scotland. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Who's got the most stumpings in a first-class match?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Dual-international Andy Goram dies aged 58". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.