Alexander "Sandy" Mutch (9 December 1884 – 16 September 1967) was a Scottish football goalkeeper. Playing career Mutch was born in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the sixth of twelve children of Alexander Mutch (1851–1938) and Ann Milne Birse (1856–1933). He began his football career with Aberdeen before playing for Huddersfield Town between 1910 and 1922, winning the FA Cup once and helping Huddersfield into the Football League First Division in 1920. While playing for Huddersfield, he played in two FA Cup Finals: 1920 where they lost 1–0 to Aston Villa after extra time, and in the 1922 Cup Final which they won 1–0 against Preston North End. His Newcastle United debut was on 26 Aug 1922 against Everton, a home match. In 1924 he was in the team for the FA Cup Final again, (his third FA Cup Final in four years), but shortly before Newcastle's 2–0 victory over Aston Villa he suffered a bad knee injury which eventually led to his retirement as a player. Later career Later at Newcastle United, he became the coach for the first team and then finally a groundsman at the club he loved so much until he left due to poor health. Mutch died of kidney failure in 1967. Honours Huddersfield Town Football League Second Division runners-up: 1919–20 FA Cup winners: 1922 FA Cup finalists: 1920 FA Charity Shield winners: 1922 References External links Newcastle United profile 1884 births 1967 deaths Scottish footballers Association football goalkeepers English Football League players Scottish Football League players Aberdeen F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players People from Inverurie Deaths from kidney failure Footballers from Aberdeenshire FA Cup Final players