Edward Annand (born 24 March 1973) is a Scottish retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who last played as a striker for

Arthurlie Arthurlie is an area of the town of Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. History of Arthurlie The lands of Arthurlie were held in medieval times by the Stewart family, a branch of the noble Stewarts of Darnley. Later the lands became the prop ...

Career

Early years

Annand began his career with

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland and currently plays in the . Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not ...

, where he played one game before securing a loan move to

Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers Football Club is an Irish professional association football, football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 and have been in ...

. the move was made permanent prior to the 1993–94 season. Annand scored the winning goal which sealed the

1993–94 League of Ireland First Division The 1993–94 League of Ireland First Division season was the 9th season of the League of Ireland First Division. Overview The First Division was contested by 10 teams and Sligo Rovers F.C. won the division. Under player manager Willie McStay (foo ...

title and also the winner in the FAI Cup semi final. In the final he provided the corner kick which won the

FAI Cup The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Sports Direct FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as D ...

Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road Stadium (, ) was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) that was primarily used for rugby union and association football matches. The stadium was demolished in 2007 to make way for the Aviva Stadium on ...

in May 1994. This secured Sligo's qualification for the

1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The 1994–95 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was won by Zaragoza in the final against defending champions Arsenal, the Spanish club winning thanks to a last-minute goal from midfielder Nayim with a shot from 40 yards. Moldova joined the comp ...

where, after beating

Floriana F.C. Floriana Football Club is a Maltese professional association football, football club in the town of Floriana that currently plays in the Maltese Premier League. Considered one of the most supported and successful clubs in Maltese football, Floria ...

, Annand made two appearances against

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In 1995 he returned to Scotland to play with Clyde where he enjoyed the best goalscoring form of his career, scoring 42 goals in 64 league matches. He then moved to Dundee in 1997, making nearly 100 league appearances and winning the

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title. He moved to

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the , the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is The Honest Men, fro ...

in 2000 and spent three years with the ''Honest Men'', which included scoring the only goal, a penalty in extra-time, in the 2002

Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup, also known as the Premier Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League cup in ...

semi-final against Hibs at Hampden. including a short loan spell with Morton, Annand moved to St Mirren for a year's spell. In 2004, Annand moved to

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons (historical), Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ...

and part-time football, and spent the latter part of 2005 with

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. The club has won f ...

, where he finished his senior career. In January 2006, Annand moved into junior football with Lochee United but quickly moved to Bathgate Thistle. After a spell out of the game, Annand came out of retirement to join

in November 2007 and retired the next year. Off the pitch, Annand ran a car hire firm, set up during his time at Bathgate.

Honours

;

** 1993–94 *

League of Ireland First Division The League of Ireland First Division, also known as the SSE Airtricity League First Division for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in both the League of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland football league system. The division w ...

** 1993–94 *

League of Ireland First Division Shield The League of Ireland First Division Shield was an association football competition featuring teams from the League of Ireland First Division. The inaugural winners were Derry City. It was also the first competition Derry City won after they joi ...

;

Dundee Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firt ...

** 1997–98

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Annand, Eddie 1973 births Arthurlie F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Bathgate Thistle F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players League of Ireland players Living people Lochee United F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish men's footballers Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Premier League players Sligo Rovers F.C. players Footballers from Glasgow St Mirren F.C. players Men's association football forwards