Andy Goram
Andrew Lewis Goram (b.
April 13,
1964 in
Bury,
England) is a former professional
footballer who played as a
goalkeeper. He played for both
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. and
Hibernian F.C. but is best remembered for having played for
Rangers F.C.. In
2001 he was voted Rangers' greatest ever goalkeeper by the fans and is regarded as one the best players ever to play for Rangers. After his time with Rangers he had short spells at
Motherwell F.C.,
Notts County,
Sheffield United,
Manchester United, and
Coventry CityGoram joined
Oldham Athletic as a teenager and spent seven years with the English club before moving to Hibernian in 1987. He was bought by Rangers in 1991 for £1m and went on to become a Rangers legend, helping the club to nine Scottish League titles in a row between 1989 and 1997. He was also instrumental in Rangers' run in the
European Cup in 1992-93 as they came to within one match of reaching the final.
He was also an important player for
Scotland, winning 48
caps.
He ended his career with
Queen of the South F.C. and
Elgin City F.C. At Queen of the South in 2002 he won the Bells Challenge Cup completing the complete set of domestic honours.
In March 2006, Goram joined
Airdrie United as goalkeeping coach.
Also a talented
cricketer, Goram represented the
Scottish cricket team four times: twice (
1989 and
1991) in the annual
first-class game against
Ireland and twice (again in 1989 and 1991) in the
NatWest Trophy.
A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler, he never achieved any great success, and his most significant act was probably to bowl
England Test player Richard Blakey in a NatWest Trophy game against
Yorkshire in 1989.
He was also a talented league cricketer appearing as a wicket-keeper and batsman for various Oldham clubs in the
Saddleworth League including Delph & Dobcross, Moorside and East Lancashire Paper Mills.
