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{{short description|English footballer}}
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| name= Andy Malcolm
| name= Andy Malcolm
| fullname = Andy Malcolm
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| image_size = 200
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1933|05|4}}
| caption = Malcolm at West Ham United
| birth_place = [[Upton Park, London|Upton Park]], [[London]], [[England]]
| fullname = Andrew Malcolm
| position = Right [[Wing-half]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1933|5|4}}
| youthyears1 =
| birth_place = [[Upton Park, London|Upton Park]], [[Essex]], England
| youthclubs1 =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|12|26|1933|5|4|df=y}}
| years1 = 1953–1962
| death_place = [[Port Elizabeth]], [[Eastern Cape]], South Africa
| years2 = 1962
| position = [[Right-half]]
| years3 = 1963–1965
| youthyears1 = 1948–1950
| clubs1 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| clubs2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| youthclubs1 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| years1 = 1950–1961
| clubs3 = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
| clubs1 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| caps1 = 283
| caps2 = 27
| caps1 = 283
| caps3 = 84
| goals1 = 4
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 1961–1962
| clubs2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| goals2 = 1
| goals3 = 4
| caps2 = 27
| nationalyears1 =
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1962–1965
| nationalteam1 =
| clubs3 = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| caps3 = 84
| nationalgoals1 =
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 1965–?
| clubs4 = [[Port Elizabeth City F.C.|Port Elizabeth City]]
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
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| clubs5 = [[Westview Apollon F.C.|Westview Apollon]]
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| years6 = 1967–1968
| clubs6 = [[Brentwood Town F.C.|Brentwood Town]]
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'''Andy Malcolm''' (born 4 May 1933 in [[Upton Park, London|Upton Park]], [[London]]) is a former professional [[Association football|football]]er.


''' Andrew Malcolm''' (4 May 1933&nbsp;– 26 December 2013) was an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[wing-half]] in the [[Football League]] for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]].<ref>{{hugman|13028|accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref>
Born a short distance from [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]]<ref name=Whufc>{{cite web|url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20090513/launch-night-a-success_2236884_1656882 |title=Launch night a success &#124; News &#124; Latest News &#124; News &#124; West Ham United |publisher=Whufc.com |date= |accessdate=2011-01-20}}</ref> Malcolm joined West Ham in 1948 from Dury Falls Senior School in Hornchurch. He captained England Schoolboys signing forms for West Ham in 1950,<ref name=Whufc/> and received a £10 signing on fee.


==Career==
Malcolm went on to become a member of the team that gained [[Ted Fenton]]'s West Ham promotion as Division 2 Champions 1957–58,<ref name=Whufc/> and in 1959, [[West Ham United F.C. 1958-1959|6th place]] in [[Football League First Division|Division One]]. He was the first West Ham United FC Supporter's 'Hammer of the Year' in 1957–58.<ref name=Whufc/>
The son of a [[train driver]], Malcolm was born above a [[grocery]] in [[Upton Park, London|Upton Park]], a short distance from the [[Boleyn Ground]]. He joined [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in 1948 from [[Dury Falls Secondary School]] in Hornchurch, and worked in the club office as well as playing.<ref name=indyobit>{{Cite web | title = Andy Malcolm: Midfield enforcer whose tenacity gave him a key role in Ted Fenton's illustrious West Ham side of the 1950s | first = Ivan | last = Ponting | work = The Independent | date = 22 January 2014 | accessdate = 22 May 2018| url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/andy-malcolm-midfield-enforcer-whose-tenacity-gave-him-a-key-role-in-ted-fentons-illustrious-west-9078490.html}}</ref> With experience of international football as captain of England Schoolboys, he became the first West Ham player to represent [[England Youth]] in April 1948 when he played all three games of the [[1948 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18|International Youth Football Association Tournament]],<ref name=Hayes1998>{{cite book|last=Hayes |first=Dean |year=1998 |title=The Upton Park Encyclopedia |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |isbn=1-84018-043-9| page=113}}</ref><ref name=theyflysohigh>{{Cite web | title = Andy Malcolm | first = Roger | last = Hillier | website = theyflysohigh.co.uk | accessdate = 21 May 2018 | url = http://theyflysohigh.co.uk/andy-malcolm/4575118372}}</ref> which ended with England beating [[Netherlands national under-18 football team|Netherlands]] in the Final.<ref>{{Cite web | title = FIFA Youth Tournament Under 18, 1948 | first1 = Erik | last1 = Garin| first2 = Tony | last2 = Jordan | first3 = Mikael | last3 = Jönsson | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | date = 8 June 2000 | accessdate = 23 May 2018 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec-u18-48.html}}</ref>


Malcolm made his [[Eastern 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.<ref name=Hogg2005>{{cite book |last=Hogg |first=Tony |title=Who's Who of West Ham United |year=2005 |publisher=Profile Sports Media| isbn= 1-903135-50-8| page=135}}</ref> His debut in the [[Football Combination]] came the following month, and he played his first [[London Midweek League]] fixture in October.<ref name=theyflysohigh/>
Described as a ‘feared wing-half with an ability to close-mark and block out opponents’, Malcolm was able to 'snuff out' the likes of [[Johnny Haynes]], [[Jimmy Greaves]] and [[Denis Law]].
Although he was West Ham’s first-ever England Youth international and one of the finest wing-halves West Ham ever employed, Andy never won a full cap for his country. In 1959, Malcolm, along with team-mate [[John Bond (footballer)|John Bond]], represented the Football League against the Scottish League.


After nearly 100 reserve appearances,<ref name=indyobit/> Malcolm made his senior debut in October 1953, an [[Essex Professional Cup]] encounter against [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] at [[Layer Road]] that the hosts won 5–1. He made his [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] debut on 5 December against [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], another loss. He made 14 League appearances that season, replacing [[Derek Parker (footballer)|Derek Parker]] in a team that finished 13th.<ref name=theyflysohigh/> His three [[FA Cup]] appearances included a home tie against [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] on 30 January 1954, the day after his father had died.<ref>{{cite news| title=Victoria Lead| newspaper=Yorkshire Evening Post| page=6| date=30 January 1954| url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19540130/158/0006| url-access=subscription| via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> The game ended 1–1, and West Ham lost the replay after Malcolm pulled a thigh muscle.<ref>{{cite news| title=Malcolm hurt| newspaper=Daily Herald | page=8| date=4 February 1954| url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19540204/130/0008| url-access=subscription| via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref><ref name=whs/>
Finding that there was no room for his style of play under [[Ron Greenwood]], Malcolm left Hammers after 283 league appearances, one season away from qualifying for a testimonial match, to rivals Chelsea in November 1962, in return for £10,000 and centre-forward [[Ron Tindall]] in [[part exchange|part-exchange]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=426&united=Andy_Malcolm |title=Andy Malcolm |publisher=Westhamstats.info |date=1933-05-04 |accessdate=2011-02-02}}</ref>


Malcolm's first full season, [[1954–55 West Ham United F.C. season|1954–55]], saw 38 League appearances. He played 22 League games in [[1955–56 West Ham United F.C. season|1955–56]], and was also part of the team that narrowly missed out on an FA Cup semi-final after losing a sixth-round replay against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]].<ref name=theyflysohigh/> In [[1956–57 West Ham United F.C. season|1956–57]], he made 37 League appearances.<ref name=whs>{{cite web|url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=426&united=Andy_Malcolm |title=Andy Malcolm |website=westhamstats.info| accessdate=21 May 2018}}</ref>
Malcolm was named captain of Chelsea <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/page/StatisticsDetail/0,,10268~1937985,00.html |title=CHELSEA CAPTAINS 1905–2010 &#124; Statistics Detail &#124; Statistics &#124; Matches &#124; Chelsea |publisher=Chelseafc.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-02}}</ref> but a contract dispute with [[Tommy Docherty]] and Chelsea’s relegation to Division 2 at the end of 1961–62 saw Andy move to Division 3 [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]], for £10,000, where he made 84 appearances under [[Alec Stock]].


Malcolm was a member of the team that gained [[Ted Fenton]]'s West Ham promotion as champions of the Second Division in [[1957–58 West Ham United F.C. season|1957–58]]. He played in every league game of the campaign, the only player to do so, and scored his first three goals for the club.<ref name=whs/> 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 at ''The Stratford Express'' (subsequent recipients would be awarded the title after a vote by supporters).<ref name=theyflysohigh/><ref name=Whufc>{{cite web|url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20090513/launch-night-a-success_2236884_1656882 |title=Launch night a success |publisher=West Ham United F.C. |accessdate=20 January 2011 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924155517/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20090513/launch-night-a-success_2236884_1656882 |archivedate=24 September 2012}}</ref>
He moved to South Africa where he played for two seasons for Port Elizabeth FC and then the Greek [[Port Elizabeth]] side Apollen FC.


The following season, [[1958–59 West Ham United F.C. season|1958–59]], saw a sixth-place finish in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]], with Malcolm again an ever-present.<ref name=Whufc/> He gained a winners medal in the Essex Professional Cup after playing in the final, against [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]].<ref name=theyflysohigh/><ref name=whs/>
Upon his return to the UK, Malcolm played for Southern League [[Brentwood Town]] for 1967–68 season.

He retired from football at the end of the 1960s and, from 1968, was landlord of public houses The Ship and Anchor in Maldon, Essex and The Lion at Latchingdon, Essex, until 1986 when he emigrated to Port Elizabeth, South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/west-ham-united/m.php |title=Footballers &#124; Where Are They Now? &#124; West Ham United &#124; M |publisher=Where-are-they-now.co.uk |date=1993-02-24 |accessdate=2011-01-20}}</ref>
In October 1958, Malcolm, along with teammate [[John Bond (footballer)|John Bond]], represented the [[the Football League XI|Football League]] against the [[Scottish Football League XI|Scottish League]].<ref name=death/>

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 of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. His final appearance in claret and blue would come on 28 October 1961, a 2–3 loss to [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]].<ref name=theyflysohigh/><ref name=whs/>

Finding that there was no room for his style of play under [[Ron Greenwood]], Malcolm left Hammers after 283 league appearances, one season away from qualifying for a testimonial match. He joined [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in return for £10,000 and centre-forward [[Ron Tindall]] in [[part exchange]].<ref name=whs/><ref name=death/>

Malcolm made his debut in a struggling Chelsea side on 4 November 1961. He was named captain six games later, taking over duties from [[Frank Blunstone]]. He made 27 League appearances for the club, his only goal coming against west London rivals [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] on 13 January 1962, but was unable to prevent Chelsea's relegation to the Second Division at the end of the [[1961–62 Chelsea F.C. season|1961–62]] season.<ref>{{Cite web | title = The Leader Board | publisher = Chelsea F.C. | date = 30 March 2015 | accessdate = 23 May 2018 | url = http://www.chelseafc.com/news/features/the-leader-board03.html}}</ref> A dispute with manager [[Tommy Docherty]] saw Malcolm hand in a [[transfer request]]. This was declined,<ref>{{cite news|title= Around the Soccer World|newspaper= Winnipeg Free Press| date = 13 September 1962| page=58| url=https://newspaperarchive.com/nzd-wikipedia-sports-clipping-sep-13-1962-687410/}} {{free access}}</ref> but a move to [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] club [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] for £10,000 was to come in October 1962.<ref name=chelstats>{{Cite web | title = Andy Malcolm Player Profile | website = Stamford-Bridge.com | accessdate = 23 May 2018 | url = http://www.stamford-bridge.com/player.php?id=352&surname=Malcolm&firstname=Andy}}</ref> He made 84 League appearances for QPR under [[Alec Stock]], although an eye injury threatened to end his career in 1964–65.<ref name=Hogg2005/>

After leaving QPR in 1965, Malcolm moved to South Africa where he played for two seasons in [[Port Elizabeth]], for [[Port Elizabeth City F.C.|Port Elizabeth City]] and then the Greek side [[Westview Apollon F.C.|Westview Apollon]].<ref name=death/><ref>{{NeilBrownPlayers|player/andymalcolm}}. Retrieved 21 May 2018.</ref>

Upon his return to England, Malcolm played for [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] club [[Brentwood Town F.C.|Brentwood Town]] for the 1967–68 season.<ref name=Hogg2005/>

==Style of play==
Malcolm is described in the ''Who's Who of West Ham United'' thus:
{{quote|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]] and [[Denis 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.<ref name=Hogg2005/>}}

An obituary in ''The Independent'' concurred:

{{quote|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.<ref name=indyobit/>}}

==After football==

After his retirement from football, Malcolm worked at ice cream company [[J. Lyons and Co.|Lyons]] and then became a [[pub]]lican. From 1968, he was landlord of The Ship and Anchor in Maldon, Essex and The Lion in Latchingdon, Essex, and played [[Sunday league football]] with some of his customers.<ref name=indyobit/> In 1986, he emigrated to Port Elizabeth, South Africa.<ref name=Hogg2005/>

Malcolm died at his home in Port Elizabeth on 26 December 2013.<ref name=death>{{cite web|url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140103/andy-malcolm-1933-2013_2236884_3600869 |title=Andy Malcolm 1933–2013 |publisher=West Ham United F.C. |accessdate=4 January 2014 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106082124/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140103/andy-malcolm-1933-2013_2236884_3600869 |archivedate=6 January 2014 }}</ref> West Ham club anthem "[[I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles]]" played at his funeral.<ref name=theyflysohigh/>

==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]{{efn|Includes appearances in the [[Southern Floodlight Cup]] before 1960–61}}
!colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Appearances in the [[Essex Professional Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="10" | [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]<ref name=whs/> || [[1953–54 West Ham United F.C. season|1953–54]]|| [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] || 14 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 18 || 0
|-
| [[1954–55 West Ham United F.C. season|1954–55]]|| Second Division || 38 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 40 || 0
|-
| [[1955–56 West Ham United F.C. season|1955–56]]|| Second Division || 22 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 29 || 0
|-
| [[1956–57 West Ham United F.C. season|1956–57]] || Second Division || 37 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 42 || 0
|-
| [[1957–58 West Ham United F.C. season|1957–58]] || Second Division || 42 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 47 || 3
|-
| [[1958–59 West Ham United F.C. season|1958–59]] || [[Football League First Division|First Division]] || 42 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 46 || 0
|-
| [[1959–60 West Ham United F.C. season|1959–60]] || First Division || 40 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 47 || 0
|-
| [[1960–61 West Ham United F.C. season|1960–61]] || First Division || 40 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 44 || 1
|-
| [[1961–62 West Ham United F.C. season|1961–62]]|| First Division || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 0
|-
! colspan="2" | Total ||283|| 4 || 21 || 0 || 15 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 321 || 4
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]<ref name=chelstats/> || [[1961–62 Chelsea F.C. season|1961–62]] || First Division || 27 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 28 || 1
|-
| [[1962–63 Chelsea F.C. season|1962–63]] || Second Division || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2" | Total || 27 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 28 || 1
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]<ref>{{Cite web | title = Seasonal Stats - Files | last = Westerberg | first = Kenneth | work = QPRnet | accessdate = 23 May 2018 | url = http://qprnet.com/index.php/features2/seasonal-stats/38-seasonal-files | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170819061211/http://qprnet.com/index.php/features2/seasonal-stats/38-seasonal-files | archive-date = 19 August 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref> || [[1962–63 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|1962–63]]|| [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] || 31 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 34 || 5
|-
| [[1963–64 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|1963–64]]|| Third Division || 31 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 35 || 1
|-
| [[1964–65 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|1964–65]]|| Third Division || 22 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 || 0
|-
! colspan="2" | Total || 84 || 5 || 8 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 94 || 6
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!394!!10!!30!!1!!17!!0!!2!!0!!443!!11
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==
'''West Ham United'''<ref name=theyflysohigh/>
* [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] winner: [[1957–58 Football League|1957–58]]
* [[Football Combination Cup]] winner: 1953–54
* [[Essex Professional Cup]] winner: 1958–59
* [[Southern Floodlight Cup]] runner-up: 1959–60

'''Individual'''<ref name=Whufc/>
* [[Hammer of the Year]]: 1958


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
*{{cite book |last=Hogg |first=Tony |title=Who's Who of West Ham United |year=2005 |publisher=Profile Sports Media| isbn= 1 903135 50 8}}
*[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/andymalcolm.htm Career Statistics]


{{West Ham United F.C. Player of the Year}}
{{West Ham United F.C. Player of the Year}}


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Latest revision as of 01:46, 18 February 2024

Andy Malcolm
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 professional footballer who played as a wing-half in the Football League for West Ham United, Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers.[1]

Career

[edit]

The son of a train driver, Malcolm was born above a grocery in Upton Park, a short distance from the Boleyn Ground. He joined West Ham United in 1948 from Dury 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 represent England Youth in April 1948 when he played all three games of the International Youth Football Association Tournament,[3][4] which ended with England beating Netherlands in the Final.[5]

Malcolm made his Eastern 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 the Football Combination came the following month, and he played his first London Midweek League fixture in October.[4]

After nearly 100 reserve appearances,[2] Malcolm made his senior debut in October 1953, an Essex Professional Cup encounter against Colchester United at Layer Road that the hosts won 5–1. He made his Second Division debut on 5 December against Notts County, another loss. He made 14 League appearances that season, replacing Derek Parker in a team that finished 13th.[4] His three FA Cup appearances included a home tie against Blackpool 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 in 1955–56, and was also part of the team that narrowly missed out on an FA Cup semi-final after losing a sixth-round replay against Tottenham Hotspur.[4] In 1956–57, he made 37 League appearances.[9]

Malcolm was a member of the team that gained Ted Fenton's West Ham promotion as champions of the Second Division in 1957–58. 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 at The 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 the First Division, with Malcolm again an ever-present.[10] He gained a winners medal in the Essex Professional Cup after playing in the final, against Leyton Orient.[4][9]

In October 1958, Malcolm, along with teammate John Bond, represented the Football League against the Scottish 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 of Arsenal. His final appearance in claret and blue would come on 28 October 1961, a 2–3 loss to Sheffield Wednesday at Upton Park.[4][9]

Finding that there was no room for his style of play under Ron Greenwood, Malcolm left Hammers after 283 league appearances, one season away from qualifying for a testimonial match. He joined Chelsea in return for £10,000 and centre-forward Ron Tindall in part 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 from Frank Blunstone. He made 27 League appearances for the club, his only goal coming against west London rivals Fulham on 13 January 1962, but was unable to prevent Chelsea's relegation to the Second Division at the end of the 1961–62 season.[12] A dispute with manager Tommy Docherty saw Malcolm hand in a transfer request. This was declined,[13] but a move to Third Division club Queens Park Rangers for £10,000 was to come in October 1962.[14] He made 84 League appearances for QPR under Alec 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 in Port Elizabeth, for Port Elizabeth City and then the Greek side Westview Apollon.[11][15]

Upon his return to England, Malcolm played for Southern League club Brentwood Town for the 1967–68 season.[6]

Style of play

[edit]

Malcolm is described in the Who'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 and Denis 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 in The 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 football

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After his retirement from football, Malcolm worked at ice cream company Lyons and then became a publican. From 1968, he was landlord of The Ship and Anchor in Maldon, Essex and The Lion in Latchingdon, Essex, and played Sunday 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]

Career statistics

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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
  1. ^ Includes appearances in the Southern Floodlight Cup before 1960–61
  2. ^ Appearances in the Essex Professional Cup

Honours

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West Ham United[4]

Individual[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Andy Malcolm". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Ponting, Ivan (22 January 2014). "Andy Malcolm: Midfield enforcer whose tenacity gave him a key role in Ted Fenton's illustrious West Ham side of the 1950s". The Independent. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ Hayes, Dean (1998). The Upton Park Encyclopedia. Mainstream Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 1-84018-043-9.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hillier, Roger. "Andy Malcolm". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. ^ Garin, Erik; Jordan, Tony; Jönsson, Mikael (8 June 2000). "FIFA Youth Tournament Under 18, 1948". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 135. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  7. ^ "Victoria Lead". Yorkshire Evening Post. 30 January 1954. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Malcolm hurt". Daily Herald. 4 February 1954. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Andy Malcolm". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  10. ^ a b c "Launch night a success". West Ham United F.C. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  11. ^ a b c d "Andy Malcolm 1933–2013". West Ham United F.C. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  12. ^ "The Leader Board". Chelsea F.C. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Around the Soccer World". Winnipeg Free Press. 13 September 1962. p. 58. Free access icon
  14. ^ a b "Andy Malcolm Player Profile". Stamford-Bridge.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  15. ^ Andy Malcolm at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  16. ^ Westerberg, Kenneth. "Seasonal Stats - Files". QPRnet. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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