Andrew Sambrook

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Andy Sambrook
Personal information
Full name Andrew John Sambrook
Date of birth (1979-07-13) 13 July 1979 (age 43)
Place of birth Chatham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Welling United
Youth career
Gillingham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2001 Gillingham 1 (0)
2001–2005 Rushden & Diamonds 69 (0)
2005–2008 Grays Athletic 86 (0)
2008 Fisher Athletic 9 (0)
2008–2009 Thurrock 6 (0)
2009 AFC Wimbledon 4 (0)
2009–2012 Welling United ? (?)
International career
England Schoolboys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:39, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Andrew John Sambrook (born 13 July 1979) is a former professional footballer who played for a number of lower-league English clubs including Gillingham, Rushden & Diamonds, and Grays Athletic.

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Football career

Early career

Sambrook began his career at Gillingham whilst still in full-time education at Rainham Mark Grammar School. Sambrook won a scholarship to Hartwick College, New York where he combined his football career with further education.[ citation needed ] Prior to his leaving the UK, he featured for England schoolboys. [1]

Professional football career

On his return to England, Sambrook signed for Rushden & Diamonds, making over sixty appearances before transferring to Grays Athletic in the summer of 2005. He signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the 2006–07 season.

In April 2007, Sambrook won the "Chairman's Player of the Year" trophy at the annual Grays Athletic awards ceremony. [2]

Semi-professional football career

Despite being offered a new contract for the 2008–09 season, Sambrook did not re-sign for Grays and subsequently was released. [3] He joined Conference South side Fisher Athletic in July 2008, [4] a move that was to be cut-short by extreme financial difficulties at the club. [5]

Due to these problems Sambrook, along with a handful of other players, was released from Fisher by mutual consent on 10 November 2008 and subsequently signed for Conference South rivals Thurrock. [6]

Less than three months later, on 30 January 2009, Sambrook left Thurrock for AFC Wimbledon. He signed for Welling United in May 2009, at the end of the 2008–09 season, [7] making it his fifth club in under a year.

Sambrook retired from competitive football in July 2010 due to a series of chronic ankle injuries. He is now a junior accountant.

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Kent Schools' Former Players". kentschoolsfa.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "GAFC Awards Night 2006/07". graysathletic.co.uk. 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  3. ↑ "Player News". Grays Athletic F.C. 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
  4. ↑ "Fish go on signing spree". Non League Daily. 26 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
  5. ↑ "Cash woes for Fisher". Fisher F.C. Official Site. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "Andy Sambrook signs". Thurrock F.C. Official Site. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  7. ↑ "One in – one out at Welling". Non-League Daily. 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
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