Andrew Raisbeck

Andrew Brown Raisbeck (10 April 1881 – 23 October 1958) was a Scottish professional footballer of the early 1900s who played for clubs including Hibernian and Hull City.

For his brother, see Alex Raisbeck.

Andrew Raisbeck
Personal information
Full name Andrew Brown Raisbeck
Date of birth 10 April 1881[1][2]
Place of birth Slamannan, Scotland
Date of death 23 October 1958(1958-10-23) (aged 77)[1]
Place of death Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Larkhall Thistle
1900–1901 Hibernian 11 (3)
1901–1902 Dundee 0 (0)
1902 Queens Park Rangers
1902–1904 Liverpool 0 (0)
1904–1907[2] Hull City 47 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Slamannan (then in Stirlingshire) but raised in a mining community near Cambuslang in South Lanarkshire,[3][4] Raisback began his football career as a teenager with Larkhall Thistle, alongside elder brothers Bill (later of Clyde, Sunderland and Falkirk) and Alex (later captain of Liverpool, Partick Thistle and Scotland).[5]

In 1900 he followed the route into the professional level taken by Alex and joined Hibernian, making 11 Scottish Football League appearances for the side which finished 3rd in the table.[6] The following year he joined Dundee but did not make a league appearance, spending the end of the campaign with Queens Park Rangers in England.[2] Ultimately, however, he next signed for Liverpool where his brother Alex was already an established player. He spent two years with the Anfield club but never appeared for the first team.[2]

In 1904, he transferred to the newly formed Hull City.[7][8] They did not play in official competitions in their first year, but their many friendlies included a home meeting with Liverpool which the visitors won 6–2.[9] Over the next two campaigns in the Football League Second Division, Raisbeck made 47 league appearances and scored 5 goals, including one in a 4–0 victory over West Bromwich Albion.[10]

Personal life

In 1907, Raisbeck decided to leave Hull City and emigrate to a new life in Canada,[11] accompanied by many of his family members including his footballing brother Bill.[2][12] He died in 1958 in British Columbia.[1]

In addition to the three brothers, their cousin Luke Raisbeck was also a footballer who played for several clubs including West Ham United and Blackpool.[13][14]

References
  1. "Andrew Brown Raisbeck". Raisbeck History. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. "Andrew Brown Raisbeck". Play up, Liverpool. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. "Alex Raisbeck – The Silent man of football speaks! – Chapter I". LFC History. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. "Ordnance Survey 6 inch, 1892-1914 (Bardykes Rows)". Explore georeferenced maps. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. "Alex Raisbeck". LFC History. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  6. "Hibernian player Andrew Raisbeck". FitbaStats. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  7. "Andrew Raisbeck transferred to Hull". Hull Daily Mail. 3 August 1904. Retrieved 25 September 2018 – via Play up, Liverpool.
  8. "Liverpool v Hull City: Players in common". City Independent. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  9. "Liverpool Draw Record Crowd to Hull". The Anfielders. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  10. "Hull City v West Bromwich Albion". Albion Till We Die. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  11. "Andrew Raisbeck leaves for Canada". Hull Daily Mail. 27 April 1907. Retrieved 25 September 2018 – via Play up, Liverpool.
  12. Meffen, John. "Pen Pic - William Raisbeck - Falkirk FC - 1907". Falkirk Football Historian. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  13. "Luke "Lou" Raisbeck". TheyFlySoHigh. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  14. "Luke Raisbeck". Raisbeck History. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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