Career
A native of Dublin, Andy McEvoy played for Bray Wanderers before joining Blackburn Rovers in October 1956. He marked his English First Division debut by scoring twice against Luton Town in 1959 and two years later made his debut for the Republic of Ireland national football team against Scotland. In the 1963-1964 season, he was the First Division’s leading scorer with 32 goals and at the end of the 1964-1965 campaign he shared the same title with Jimmy Greaves with 29 goals.
Later he managed Bray Wanderers and played a major role in the club’s accession to the League of Ireland.
Andy McEvoy died at the age of 55.