.jpg) Malcolm at West Ham United | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Malcolm | ||
| Date of birth | (1933-05-04)4 May 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Upton Park,Essex, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 December 2013(2013-12-26) (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Port Elizabeth,Eastern Cape, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Right-half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1948–1950 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1961 | West Ham United | 283 | (4) |
| 1961–1962 | Chelsea | 27 | (1) |
| 1962–1965 | Queens Park Rangers | 84 | (5) |
| 1965–? | Port Elizabeth City | ||
| Westview Apollon | |||
| 1967–1968 | Brentwood Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrew Malcolm (4 May 1933 – 26 December 2013) was an English professionalfootballer who played as awing-half in theFootball League forWest Ham United,Chelsea andQueens Park Rangers.[1]
The son of atrain driver, Malcolm was born above agrocery inUpton Park, a short distance from theBoleyn Ground. He joinedWest Ham United in 1948 fromDury Falls Secondary School in Hornchurch, and worked in the club office as well as playing.[2] With experience of international football as captain of England Schoolboys, he became the first West Ham player to representEngland Youth in April 1948 when he played all three games of theInternational Youth Football Association Tournament,[3][4] which ended with England beatingNetherlands in the Final.[5]
Malcolm made hisEastern Counties League debut for the West Ham 'A' team in January 1949. He signed professional forms with the club in July 1950 and received a £10 signing on fee.[6] His debut in theFootball Combination came the following month, and he played his firstLondon Midweek League fixture in October.[4]
After nearly 100 reserve appearances,[2] Malcolm made his senior debut in October 1953, anEssex Professional Cup encounter againstColchester United atLayer Road that the hosts won 5–1. He made hisSecond Division debut on 5 December againstNotts County, another loss. He made 14 League appearances that season, replacingDerek Parker in a team that finished 13th.[4] His threeFA Cup appearances included a home tie againstBlackpool on 30 January 1954, the day after his father had died.[7] The game ended 1–1, and West Ham lost the replay after Malcolm pulled a thigh muscle.[8][9]
Malcolm's first full season,1954–55, saw 38 League appearances. He played 22 League games in1955–56, and was also part of the team that narrowly missed out on an FA Cup semi-final after losing a sixth-round replay againstTottenham Hotspur.[4] In1956–57, he made 37 League appearances.[9]
Malcolm was a member of the team that gainedTed Fenton's West Ham promotion as champions of the Second Division in1957–58. He played in every league game of the campaign, the only player to do so, and scored his first three goals for the club.[9] The season also saw the first award of the 'Hammer of the Year' title and Malcolm became the first player to receive the accolade after being nominated by a journalist atThe Stratford Express (subsequent recipients would be awarded the title after a vote by supporters).[4][10]
The following season,1958–59, saw a sixth-place finish in theFirst Division, with Malcolm again an ever-present.[10] He gained a winners medal in the Essex Professional Cup after playing in the final, againstLeyton Orient.[4][9]
In October 1958, Malcolm, along with teammateJohn Bond, represented theFootball League against theScottish League.[11]
On 16 January 1960, Malcolm's run of 110 consecutive League appearances came to an end. On 5 November 1960, he scored his fourth and final goal for West Ham in a 6–0 drubbing ofArsenal. His final appearance in claret and blue would come on 28 October 1961, a 2–3 loss toSheffield Wednesday atUpton Park.[4][9]
Finding that there was no room for his style of play underRon Greenwood, Malcolm left Hammers after 283 league appearances, one season away from qualifying for a testimonial match. He joinedChelsea in return for £10,000 and centre-forwardRon Tindall inpart exchange.[9][11]
Malcolm made his debut in a struggling Chelsea side on 4 November 1961. He was named captain six games later, taking over duties fromFrank Blunstone. He made 27 League appearances for the club, his only goal coming against west London rivalsFulham on 13 January 1962, but was unable to prevent Chelsea's relegation to the Second Division at the end of the1961–62 season.[12] A dispute with managerTommy Docherty saw Malcolm hand in atransfer request. This was declined,[13] but a move toThird Division clubQueens Park Rangers for £10,000 was to come in October 1962.[14] He made 84 League appearances for QPR underAlec Stock, although an eye injury threatened to end his career in 1964–65.[6]
After leaving QPR in 1965, Malcolm moved to South Africa where he played for two seasons inPort Elizabeth, forPort Elizabeth City and then the Greek sideWestview Apollon.[11][15]
Upon his return to England, Malcolm played forSouthern League clubBrentwood Town for the 1967–68 season.[6]
Malcolm is described in theWho's Who of West Ham United thus:
Feared by the leading inside-forwards of his day because of his ability to close-mark and block his opponents out of the game,Johnny Haynes,Jimmy Greaves andDenis Law all gave testimony to Malcolm's prowess. A tough-tackling unassuming character, he must rank as one of the finest wing-halves the club ever employed.[6]
An obituary inThe Independent concurred:
The unobtrusive but unremittingly tough Malcolm was indeed a formidable enforcer who tackled ruthlessly and was tenacious when marking an opposing danger man, especially during his prime with West Ham United. Yet he was deceptively skilful, a precise and perceptive passer endowed with more subtle shades of ability than most ball-winning wing-halves of his era.[2]
After his retirement from football, Malcolm worked at ice cream companyLyons and then became apublican. From 1968, he was landlord of The Ship and Anchor in Maldon, Essex and The Lion in Latchingdon, Essex, and playedSunday league football with some of his customers.[2] In 1986, he emigrated to Port Elizabeth, South Africa.[6]
Malcolm died at his home in Port Elizabeth on 26 December 2013.[11] West Ham club anthem "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" played at his funeral.[4]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United[9] | 1953–54 | Second Division | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 1955–56 | Second Division | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 1956–57 | Second Division | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 1957–58 | Second Division | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
| 1958–59 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 1959–60 | First Division | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1960–61 | First Division | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| 1961–62 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 283 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 321 | 4 | ||
| Chelsea[14] | 1961–62 | First Division | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 1962–63 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers[16] | 1962–63 | Third Division | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| 1963–64 | Third Division | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 1964–65 | Third Division | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 84 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 394 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 443 | 11 | ||
West Ham United[4]
Individual[10]
