First Team
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME | PARTICK THISTLE
3rd May 2024
Dundee United today completed a year long loan deal with Rangers for Scotland international central defender Andy Webster.
Andy Webster almost joined Dundee United from Arbroath in 2001, but instead elected to go to Hearts, at that time managed by Craig Levein. A highly successful period at Tynecastle saw him capped 22 times by Scotland before moving to Wigan Athletic in the English Premiership in 2006. A permanent transfer to Rangers in 2008 followed an initial loan period, but the player's first team appearances have since been restricted due to injury. In May of this year, the 27 year old player returned to the international scene playing and scoring for Scotland B against Northern Ireland B.
Manager Craig Levein said, "Andy Webster is a player I know very well, having signed him for Hearts back in 2001. He is a player I know can play at the highest level and I wasn't surprised to see him return to the international scene at the end of last season. He now needs regular first team football to build on this and this loan arrangement will benefit him and, of course, Dundee United.
"For our part, he will further strengthen a very important area of the team and add to the options I have defensively. For his part, it gives him an opportunity to gain regular first team football and get his career back on track after overcoming his injury problems."
Andy Webster almost joined Dundee United from Arbroath in 2001, but instead elected to go to Hearts, at that time managed by Craig Levein. A highly successful period at Tynecastle saw him capped 22 times by Scotland before moving to Wigan Athletic in the English Premiership in 2006. A permanent transfer to Rangers in 2008 followed an initial loan period, but the player's first team appearances have since been restricted due to injury. In May of this year, the 27 year old player returned to the international scene playing and scoring for Scotland B against Northern Ireland B.
Manager Craig Levein said, "Andy Webster is a player I know very well, having signed him for Hearts back in 2001. He is a player I know can play at the highest level and I wasn't surprised to see him return to the international scene at the end of last season. He now needs regular first team football to build on this and this loan arrangement will benefit him and, of course, Dundee United.
"For our part, he will further strengthen a very important area of the team and add to the options I have defensively. For his part, it gives him an opportunity to gain regular first team football and get his career back on track after overcoming his injury problems."
