Andy McAtee came from Croy and played for Celtic between 1910 and 1924. His career coincided with some of the best Celts of all time. He was a right winger, fast with a devastating shot, and had a pair of legs that resembled “those of a billiard table”.

He won the Scottish Cup on four occasions, the first in 1911 commonly known as the “ final of the three Crojans” for he played alongside Tommy McAteer and Jimmy Quinn, both from Croy.

The right wing of Andy McAtee and Patsy Gallacher has been described as “the best known to man”. He played in that brilliant war-time side, working down the mines in tandem with playing for Celtic before being conscripted in 1917 to fight in the Austrian Alps as a Gunner.

It was his return from the war in January 1919 which made such a huge difference and saw Celtic win the League after having missed out in 1918. In 1922 he scored the goal almost at the death which won the League at Greenock.

His final honour for Celtic was the Scottish Cup win of 1923. Andy died in 1956 aged 68, and is buried in Kilsyth Cemetery not far from Jimmy Quinn.

The Kaiser, they say, only once saw him play
And remarked, it is said, “Dearie Me!
My German artillery’s just fit for the pillory
They can’t shoot like young McAtee!”

David Potter

HUGE SAVINGS IN THE CELTIC STAR’S SUMMER SALE!

The Celtic Star’s Father’s Day Promotion has been so successful, with hundreds of books at great prices being posted to Celtic fans all over the world, that we’ve decided to continue with the sale until the end of July. We’ve reduced all six books currently available from their usual retail price of £20 and prices are as low as £6 (see below).

All books are high quality hardback, with some signed by the author. And it’s also worth noting that you only pay postage on one book, so it’s free for the second, third and so on. ORDER HERE or click on The Celtic Star image above…this is how it feels to be Celtic!