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| Sandy Caddell |
 Alexander Caddell was born on Friday, 24th October, 1947, in Glasgow. The 5' 10 (11st 2lbs) defender signed for Willie Thornton's Thistle on Friday, 2nd September, 1966, having most recently been with Drumchapel Amateurs. Aged 18, he made his only appearance on Saturday, 17th September, 1966, in a 1-0 defeat at home to Clyde in the SFL First Division. There were no goals for Sandy in his one-off appearance for Thistle. Sandy's club-list included Drumchapel Amateurs, Partick Thistle and Kilsyth Rangers. Sandy died on Tuesday, 12th September, 2023, in Glasgow, aged 75. |
| Sandy Caddell's Summary Totals |
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| League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Competitive | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| All Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 A product of the crack Drumchapel Amateurs side who were regular league champions, this young centre half was a Scottish youth internalionalist, all the while training with Thistle from the age of 15, and personally coached by none other than the great Jimmy Davidson! He eventually signed professional terms with Thistle in September 1966 and spent two seasons with the club, but was confined to the reserves for the majority of the time. This must have been somewhat anticlimactic for him as, within weeks of signing, the 18-year-old got his first start in a top-flight game at home to Clyde, watched by almost 4,000. A header in 30 seconds settled the game. Thistle had 3 debutants - Bobby Mitchell, Drew Clarke and Sandy Caddell - but their neat midfield work came to nothing, much like their careers at Firhill. Clyde were much more effective, hit the post and had a goal wrongly disallowed late on. That day, Jackie Campbell was Thistle's first sub under the new rules, replacing Joe Hogan (injured, 53). Sandy became a teacher by profession, specialising in Geography. He excelled in his chosen field, and was well respected by his pupils and colleagues. In later life Sandy was affected by Alzheimers, and he passed away in the autumn of 2023. His life was celebrated on 27th September when he was recognised as a much loved and loving husband, dad and papa. After mass at the Glasgow University Catholic Chaplaincy, there was another ceremony at Glasgow Crematorium before a reception was held in the Alan Rough lounge at Firhill. |
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