Alexander Montgomerie "Sandy" Pate (born 15 August 1944) is a retired footballer who spent the majority of his career at Mansfield Town.
Pate began his career at Scottish junior side Renfrew FC, and was signed by Watford in 1965.
[2] In October 1967, Pate was signed by Mansfield Town, and immediately put into the side by manager Tommy Eggleston.
On 26 February 1969, Pate was a member of the Mansfield side that picked up a shock 3–0 win against West Ham United in the fifth round of the FA Cup to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in the club's history.
The record has since been broken by his teammate Rod Arnold, but Pate remains in second place on Mansfield's all-time appearance list.