Andrew Fleming (footballer)

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Andrew Fleming
Personal information
Full name Andrew Lee Fleming [1]
Date of birth (1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 35) [2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2007 Wrexham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Wrexham 67 (1)
2010–2019 Morecambe 229 (18)
Total296(19)
International career
2009–2010 England C 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Lee Fleming (born 18 February 1989) is a Former English footballer who played as a midfielder. Having begun his career with Wrexham, he is best known for his association with Morecambe, where he made over 200 appearances in League Two between 2010 and his retirement due to injury in 2019.

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Club career

Wrexham

Fleming made his debut for Wrexham as a substitute for Steve Evans on 21 January 2007 during a 1–1 draw with Darlington in League Two [3] and made his first start on 18 February in a 0–0 draw with Chester City. [4] During the 2008–09 season, under new manager Dean Saunders Fleming managed to claim a regular place in the first team and was rewarded with a contract extension. [5]

Morecambe

Out of contract at the end of the 2009–10 season, Fleming left Wrexham to sign for Morecambe on 27 July 2010. [6] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over Coventry City in the Football League Cup, scoring both goals, [7]

In July 2019, Fleming announced his retirement as a player, aged 31, due to a knee injury. [8]

International career

In May 2009, Fleming made his debut for the England C team in the 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy final, a 1–0 defeat against Belgium U21s. [9] [10] He played again on 26 May 2010, scoring once in the 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy match versus the Republic of Ireland, which they won 2–1.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 September 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wrexham 2006–07 [11] League Two 2000000020
2007–08 [12] 4000000040
2008–09 [13] Conference Premier 24000~~2 [lower-alpha 1] 0260
2009–10 [14] 37120~~00391
Subtotal671200020711
Morecambe 2010–11 [15] League Two 302002200324
2011–12 [16] 172000000172
2012–13 [17] 32531212 [lower-alpha 1] 0397
2013–14 [18] 35210201 [lower-alpha 1] 0392
2014–15 [19] 35210101 [lower-alpha 1] 0382
2015–16 [20] 33310102 [lower-alpha 1] 0373
2016–17 [21] 30210202 [lower-alpha 1] 0352
2017–18 [22] 4000101 [lower-alpha 1] 060
Subtotal21618711139023622
Career total283199111311031423

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