Andy Goram

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Andrew Lewis Goram (born 13 April 1964) is a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Born in Bury, Lancashire, England, he began his playing for Rangers in the 1990s, but he is best remembered for his time with Rangers.

Goram was voted Rangers' greatest goalkeeper in a 2001 survey conducted by Rangers fans.

Goram appeared in 43 international matches for Scotland, and was selected for their squads at the 1986 and 1990 World Cups, UEFA Euro 1992, and UEFA Euro 1996. He played for many clubs, most notably at Motherwell and a brief loan spell at Manchester United, after his time with Rangers.

Goram has also represented Scotland at cricket.

Personal life

Goram was born in England on April 13th, 1964, but he was raised as Scottish but not identified as Scottish. Lewis Goram, a native of Edinburgh, was a professional footballer who competed in goal for Leith Athletic, Hibernian, Third Lanark, and Bury in the 1940s and 1950s.

During his frequent visits to Belfast in the late 1990s, Goram was accused of sympathizing with Ulster loyalists. Tracey's ex-wife accused him of amassing loyalist memorabilia and assisting with the Ulster Volunteer Force. He denied the allegations, said he supports the Northern Ireland peace process and threatened to sue his accusers. He was accused of being affiliated with loyalist Billy Wright and wearing a black armband against Celtic four days after his death; he said the armband was in honor of an aunt who died four months earlier. Goram was assaulted at a fundraising dinner by a man who accused him of sectarianism; he protested sectarianism and said he was "sick of being called a bigot for no reason" in September 2007.

Goram had been diagnosed with terminal oesophageal cancer and had been told he had six months to live on May 30, 2022. He died on July 2022, aged 58, on July 2nd, 2022. The league match between Hibs and Rangers at Easter Road on August 29th, 2022, was preceded by a minute's applause for Goram and his picture was shown on large screens.

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Club career

Goram started his career at West Bromwich Albion but was released as an adolescent. He joined Oldham Athletic in 1981 and spent nearly seven years with the club, making 195 Football League appearances. In 1986–87, his performances led him to his selection as a member of the PFA Team of the Year for the English Second Division.

In 1987, he returned to Scotland, joining Hibernian for a £395,000 price. His father was also a goalkeeper for Edinburgh for a brief period of time. In a 4–0 win over Dunfermline Athletic, he made his Hibs debut on October 10, 1987, keeping a clean sheet. He served as the club captain for the majority of his stay in the capital and 1988 defeated Morton with a long kick, which culminated in an exciting goal. Hibs defeated Clydebank 5–3 in a League Cup tie in August 1989, with Aaron scoring once more in a penalty shoot-out. Lou Macari said he made a save in a European tie against RFC Liège because he "defied logic." Goram twisted in midair to touch a header from Angelo Nijskens away for a corner kick.

"Everybody associates me with Rangers because of my time in Hibs," he said of his time as a member of the BBC. However, four fantastic years with Hibs culminated in four years with the bandwagon. My Dad used to play Hibs, and I have a great love for them."

Goram signed for Rangers in a £1 million transfer contract in 1991. In a 6–0 victory over St Johnstone on the first day of the season, he made his debut in a 6–0 victory. Goram, having replaced Chris Woods, came under scrutiny in his first few months, and was chastised for scoring against Hearts and Sparta Prague, which some regarded as "soft" by some.

Goram soon settled in Ibrox and established himself by playing in all 55 of Rangers' competitive games and keeping 26 clean sheets during his first season there. He aided Rangers to win the Scottish Premier Division for the first time in 1991-1992. He also helped them win the Scottish Cup for the first time in many years, defeating Airdrie 2–1 in the final to clinch a league and cup double.

Rangers played in the newly redesigned UEFA Champions League from 1992-93. Goram appeared in all ten of their European games this season, losing seven goals. These games featured home-and-away victories over Leeds United and an unbeaten run that saw the club barely miss out on a spot in the final after a narrowly losing out on a spot in the final. Rangers won their fifth-consecutive league title and beating Aberdeen in both the League Cup and Scottish Cup finals, securing their seventh domestic title of the season. Both the Scottish Football Writers and Scottish Professional Footballers Association player of the year awards were given to Goram by the Scottish Football Writers and Scottish Professional Footballers Association.

Goram underwent knee surgery in 1993 and missed the majority of the following season due to his inability, making ten appearances. He was placed on the transfer list by boss Walter Smith in the summer of 1994; however, he was allowed to stay at Rangers as he demonstrated his fitness and commitment during pre-season preparations, and he returned as the first-choice goalkeeper for season 1994-95. "If anyone gets around to doing my tombstone, it will have to read: Andy Goram Broke My Heart," Rangers manager Tommy Burns lamented in January 1996. During his time at Rangers, Goram went on to win three more league titles, a Scottish Cup, and a Scottish League Cup.

Goram had a mild case of schizophrenia, and there were only two Andy Gorams after it was revealed in the press. This chant quickly became a hit on a book describing funny football chanting. Goram left Rangers at the end of season 1997-98.

Before signing for Motherwell in January 1999, Goram had brief stints at Notts County and Sheffield United. In 2000, he helped Motherwell to their fourth place in the league.

He played in two games during Manchester United's 2000-01 championship run-in. He spent a brief period on trial with Hamilton Academical in the summer of 2001 and then moved to Coventry City, where he made seven appearances.

Goram signed for Queen of the South in July 2002, with whom he also won the Scottish Challenge Cup. Goram became the first individual to win a complete set of champion's medals from the four Scottish football tournaments. He returned to Oldham Athletic after a season-long spell at Elgin City, for whom he played five league games.

Goram was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2010.

International career

Goram's first involvement in international football came in 1983, when Howard Wilkinson named him in an England under-21 squad; however, Wilkinson was concerned about his relative inexperience and played Alan Knight in goal instead. Goram remained eligible to play for Scotland as a result.

Alex Ferguson, Scotland's caretaker boss, named Goram in his squad for a friendly match against East Germany at Hampden Park in October 1985. On October 16, 1985, he made his debut in that game, arriving as a backup for Jim Leighton in the second half. Goram played the full 90 minutes in friendly matches against Romania and the Netherlands in the run-up to the 1986 FIFA World Cup, keeping clean sheets in both games. He travelled to Mexico in 1986 as a member of Scotland's World Cup squad, but he was third choice behind Leighton and Alan Rough and did not participate in any of Scotland's three games.

In his qualifying campaigns for Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Leighton stood first-choice goalkeeper for Scotland, with Goram as his understudy. During this period, Goram played just one competitive game: a 1–1 home draw against Yugoslavia in October 1988 during the 1990 World Cup qualifiers. He played in several friendly matches and was in the Scotland squad that won the 1990 World Cup in Italy, but did not actually participate in games there.

Goram stepped up to Scotland's first-choice goalkeeper after the 1990 World Cup. He was involved in all eight of Scotland's qualifying tournaments for Euro 1992, assisting them in qualifying for the tournament's finals in Sweden. Scotland lost in their first two group matches against the Netherlands and Germany, but the CIS won their final match against the CIS, a former Soviet Union member.

Scotland failed to build on their appearance in the qualifiers for the 1994 World Cup in Euro 1992. Scotland fell to fourth place in their group and failed to qualify after a campaign that included a 5–0 loss away against Portugal in April 1993. Goram's last Scotland appearance for nearly a year due to his knee surgery and a long return to fitness. He returned to the team in March 1994, playing in a friendly against the Netherlands, and defeated Finland 2–0 in the first qualifying match for Euro 1996. Goram maintained his place in the team and competed in Scotland's next three qualifying matches; however, Goram pulled out of the squad in August 1995, days before a qualifying match against Greece, claiming he was not "mentally prepared" to play. Jim Leighton played against Greece and stayed in the squad for the remaining two qualifying matches, but Goram did play for the last 17 minutes of a friendly match against Sweden in between the final two ties.

Goram had a long-running rivalry with Leighton for the Scotland goalkeeping job. Despite the fact that Leighton had participated in most of the qualifiers, Craig Brown controversially selected Goram ahead of his counterpart for Scotland's matches in Euro 96. Goram was expected to make several key saves in their last match against Switzerland, especially after he clawed away a header from Kubilay Turkyilmaz in the final ten minutes. Leighton's 98, Brown's most popular team member, forced Goram to leave the team completely, 15 days before Scotland's first game of the tournament was scheduled to face Brazil.

Coaching career

Since resigned from playing, Goram has worked as a goalkeeping coach with various clubs. When he returned to Motherwell in 2002, he began part-time coaching duties. In March 2006, he joined Airdrie United and then Clyde in February 2008. In September 2008, he left Clyde. Goram assisted Hamilton Academical with their goalkeeping coach crisis in January 2012. He took up the role of goalkeeping coach in Ayr United's coaching staff in January 2014, teaming up with godson David Hutton as he did at Clyde and Hamilton.

He joined Lowland City as a goalkeeping coach at BSC Glasgow, in October 2014. In January 2015, he began playing for goalkeeping at Dunfermline Athletic until May 2015, when he resigned. He served as a goalkeeping coach at Airdrieonians from May 2016 to October 2016, the club's goalkeeping coach from May 2016 to October 2016, before being let go of a string of managerial and coaching changes.

Cambuslang Rangers, the West of Scotland Football League club, was his last club.

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