Andrew Thomas Ralston

Andrew Thomson Ralston (26 March 1880 - 31 January 1950) was a Scottish amateur footballer and football administrator in England. In a history of London Caledonians FC, Ralston was described as 'a tall, square, big boned youth with a power of kick quite equal to that of the renowned Bill Hay'.

Ralston pursued a career in insurance in London and joined the London Caledonians FC, a team for Scottish exiles based in the capital, and skippered the side for six years. As a youngster he had also joined Aston Villa but does not appear to have made any appearances in the first team.

In 1914, he played for London FA against Birmingham FA. During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force and after the war, in 1919, played in a football game between London Command and the RAF. His participation in a game between London Caledonians FC against Oxford University was reported in The Times.

Ralston served as Honorary Secretary of London Caledonians and the Isthmian League between 1926 and 1935 when he took over as Secretary and Treasurer. He also served on the Council of the Football Association where he represented the interests of the amateur game. He also acted as liaison officer for the Sing Tao SC tour of England.

Andrew Ralston died at a nursing home in Ealing, Middlesex on 29 January 1950. He had attended the draw of the FA Amateur Cup and had gone on to pay a visit to Vivian Woodward, a famous former player for Spurs, Chelsea and England who had become bedridden. Ralston unfortunately fell ill and died at his bedside.