Andy McCombie
| Date of birth | 30 June 1876 |
| Place of birth | Inverness |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Position | Full back |
Scotland International
With Newcastle United, 1st Division Champion 1905, 1907 FA Cup runner-up 1905, 1906. Moving from Sunderland for a record fee of £700, Andy was to give over 40 years service to Newcastle. As a player, he was a thoughtful defender as the Championship was won in 1905 and 1907. He was on the coaching staff when the title returned to Gallowgate.
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903-04 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 6 | ||||
| 1904-05 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 8 | ||||
| 1904-05 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 31 | ||||
| 1905-06 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 8 | ||||
| 1905-06 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 29 | ||||
| 1906-07 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1906-07 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 26 | ||||
| 1907-08 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 18 | ||||
| 1908-09 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1908-09 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 1 | ||||
| 1909-10 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1904 | Newcastle United v Notts County | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Feb 1904 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1904 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1904 | Bury v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1904 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1904 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1904 | Newcastle United v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1904 | Derby County v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Sep 1904 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Sep 1904 | Small Heath v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Oct 1904 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Oct 1904 | Notts County v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 15 Oct 1904 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Oct 1904 | Stoke v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Oct 1904 | Preston North End v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Nov 1904 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Nov 1904 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 19 Nov 1904 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Nov 1904 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Dec 1904 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Dec 1904 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 17 Dec 1904 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 6-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Dec 1904 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Dec 1904 | Woolwich Arsenal v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1905 | Newcastle United v Notts County | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Jan 1905 | Newcastle United v Derby County | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Jan 1905 | Everton v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Jan 1905 | Newcastle United v Small Heath | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Jan 1905 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Feb 1905 | Newcastle United v Plymouth Argyle | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 08 Feb 1905 | Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 1st round replay |
| 11 Feb 1905 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 13 Feb 1905 | Newcastle United v Plymouth Argyle | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 1st round 2nd replay |
| 18 Feb 1905 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 22 Feb 1905 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 4-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 25 Feb 1905 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Mar 1905 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 11 Mar 1905 | Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Mar 1905 | Bury v Newcastle United | W | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 25 Mar 1905 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 05 Apr 1905 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1905 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | W | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Apr 1905 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | Final |
| 22 Apr 1905 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 26 Apr 1905 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 02 Sep 1905 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Sep 1905 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 09 Sep 1905 | Newcastle United v Birmingham City | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 Sep 1905 | Everton v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Sep 1905 | Newcastle United v Derby County | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Sep 1905 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Oct 1905 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Oct 1905 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Oct 1905 | Newcastle United v Middlesbrough | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Nov 1905 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Nov 1905 | Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 8-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Nov 1905 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 25 Nov 1905 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 02 Dec 1905 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Dec 1905 | Stoke v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Dec 1905 | Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1905 | Woolwich Arsenal v Newcastle United | L | 4-3 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1905 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | W | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 30 Dec 1905 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1906 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Jan 1906 | Birmingham City v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Jan 1906 | Newcastle United v Grimsby Town | W | 6-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 20 Jan 1906 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Feb 1906 | Derby County v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 07 Feb 1906 | Newcastle United v Derby County | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 10 Feb 1906 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Feb 1906 | Newcastle United v Blackpool | W | 5-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 03 Mar 1906 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Mar 1906 | Birmingham City v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 14 Mar 1906 | Newcastle United v Birmingham City | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | Quarter-final replay |
| 24 Mar 1906 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1906 | Newcastle United v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | Semi-final |
| 13 Apr 1906 | Bury v Newcastle United | W | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1906 | Newcastle United v Woolwich Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Apr 1906 | Everton v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | Final |
| 24 Apr 1906 | Newcastle United v Stoke | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Apr 1906 | Preston North End v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1906 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1906 | Birmingham City v Newcastle United | W | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1906 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Oct 1906 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Oct 1906 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1906 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Nov 1906 | Derby County v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Nov 1906 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Nov 1906 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Nov 1906 | Bristol City v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Dec 1906 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Dec 1906 | Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Dec 1906 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1906 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1906 | Stoke v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 Jan 1907 | Newcastle United v Birmingham City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Jan 1907 | Newcastle United v Crystal Palace | L | 0-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 09 Feb 1907 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 Feb 1907 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Mar 1907 | Preston North End v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 20 Mar 1907 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Mar 1907 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Mar 1907 | Newcastle United v Stoke | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1907 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1907 | Notts County v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Apr 1907 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1907 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 14 Sep 1907 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Sep 1907 | Bristol City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Sep 1907 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Oct 1907 | Notts County v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Oct 1907 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | L | 1-6 | League Division One | |
| 19 Oct 1907 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Oct 1907 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Nov 1907 | Preston North End v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Nov 1907 | Bury v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Nov 1907 | Newcastle United v Birmingham City | W | 8-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Nov 1907 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 07 Dec 1907 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Feb 1908 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Mar 1908 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Mar 1908 | Newcastle United v Bury | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Mar 1908 | Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1908 | Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1908 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1909 | Everton v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Jan 1909 | Newcastle United v Leyton Orient | W | 5-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 09 Apr 1910 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Apr 1910 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902-03 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 2 | ||||
| 1904-05 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Mar 1903 | Wales v Scotland | W | 0-1 | British Home Championship | |
| 04 Apr 1903 | England v Scotland | W | 1-2 | British Home Championship | |
| 06 Mar 1905 | Wales v Scotland | L | 3-1 | British Home Championship | |
| 01 Apr 1905 | England v Scotland | L | 1-0 | British Home Championship | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.