Andy Barcham

Andy Barcham

Barcham playing for Portsmouth in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Barcham [1]
Date of birth	(1986-12-16) 16 December 1986 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth	Basildon, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
0000–2006	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	25	(1)
2008–2009	→ Gillingham (loan)	13	(2)
2009–2011	Gillingham	89	(17)
2011–2013	Scunthorpe United	75	(9)
2013–2015	Portsmouth	45	(5)
2015–2019	AFC Wimbledon	132	(15)
Total		379	(49)
International career
2002	England U16	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Barcham (born 16 December 1986) is an English professional footballer who last played for AFC Wimbledon as a winger.

Career

Tottenham Hotspur and loan to Leyton Orient

Born in Basildon, Essex, ^[1] Barcham became a full-time member of the Tottenham Hotspur academy, and became a professional footballer in 2005. He made 19 appearances for the reserve team, including 15 starts and scored a goal in the win against Arsenal that gave Tottenham an initiative in the title race. That season, he was also top scorer for the under-18's side, with 10 goals in 22 starts. An extremely tenacious forward, he was used predominantly on the right for Tottenham's reserves.^{[ citation needed ]}

In November 2006, Barcham made his first team debut for the Tottenham Hotspur's in the Football League Cup win against Port Vale. ^[2] In November 2007 he joined Leyton Orient on loan until the end of the season, ^{[3] [4]} and made his debut against Millwall.

Gillingham

Barcham joined Gillingham of League Two on 25 September 2008, originally on loan, ^[5] and made his debut in a home victory against Port Vale two days later, a game in which he was named as Man of the Match. He scored his first goal for the Gills in the 2–0 home victory over Chester City, and signed for the Kent club on a six-month deal in January 2009. ^[6] Barcham was named the Kent side's Player of the Season in 2009–10. ^[7] He signed a two-year contract with the club that summer, ^[8] but left at its conclusion in 2011. ^[9]

Scunthorpe United

On 28 June, Barcham signed for League One side Scunthorpe United on a two-year deal. ^[10] He made his debut on 13 August, scoring the equalising goal of a 1–1 home draw against Preston North End. ^[11] He finished the season as the club's top scorer, with nine goals.

On 3 May 2013, he was released by Scunthorpe after the club was relegated to League Two. ^[12]

Portsmouth

Later in the month, Barcham signed for Portsmouth on a three-year contract. ^[13] He made his debut in a 4–1 home defeat to Oxford United on 3 August 2013, and scored his first goal on 24 August, in a 2–2 away draw against Mansfield Town. ^[14]

AFC Wimbledon

On 1 July 2015, after rescinding his deal with Pompey, Barcham signed for AFC Wimbledon. ^[15]

Barcham was released by AFC Wimbledon on 11 May 2019. ^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 February 2018

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other1		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	2006–07	0	0	—		1	0	—		1	0
	2007–08	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2008–09	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total	0	0	—		1	0	—		1	0
Leyton Orient (loan)	2007–08	25	1	—		—		—		25	1
Gillingham (loan)	2008–09	13	2	3	3	—		1	0	17	5
Gillingham	2008–09	23	4	1	0	—		—		24	4
	2009–10	42	7	3	1	2	0	2	0	49	8
	2010–11	24	6	—		1	0	1	0	26	6
	Total	89	17	4	1	3	0	3	0	99	18
Scunthorpe United	2011–12	41	9	1	0	2	1	2	0	46	10
	2012–13	34	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	38	1
	Total	75	9	2	0	4	2	3	0	84	11
Portsmouth	2013–14	26	3	1	0	1	0	3	0	31	3
	2014–15	19	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	22	1
	Total	45	4	1	0	2	0	5	0	53	4
AFC Wimbledon	2015–16 [17]	33	5	0	0	1	0	4	0	38	5
	2016–17 [18]	37	5	3	0	1	0	1	1	42	6
	2017–18 [19]	33	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	38	4
	Total	103	14	6	0	3	0	6	1	118	15
Career total		317	43	13	4	12	2	17	1	359	50

¹ Including the Football League Trophy.

Honours

AFC Wimbledon

• Football League Two play-offs: 2016 ^[20]

Individual

• AFC Wimbledon Team of the Decade (2010s) ^[21]
• Gillingham Player of the Season: 2009–10 ^[7]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 32. ISBN   978-1-84596-601-0.
2. "Tottenham 3–1 Port Vale (aet)". BBC Sport. 8 November 2006.
3. Steve Claridge (15 January 2008). "Scouting report:Andy Barcham, Leyton Orient". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
4. "Orient sign Spurs striker on loan". BBC Sport. 21 November 2007.
5. "Gills sign Spurs' Andrew Barcham". Gillingham F.C. 25 September 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008.
6. "Barcham signs permanent deal". Gillingham F.C. 2 January 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
7. "Gillingham forwards Cody McDonald and Andy Barcham reject the chance to remain at Priestfield". Kent Online. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
8. "Barcham seals Gillingham switch". BBC Sport. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
9. Gillingham forwards Cody McDonald and Andy Barcham reject the chance to remain at Priestfield; Kent Online, 19 May 2011
10. "Scunthorpe United sign Jimmy Ryan and Andy Barcham". BBC Sport. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
11. "Scunthorpe 1–1 Preston". BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
12. "Scunthorpe United: Paul Reid among seven players released". BBC Sport. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
13. "Barcham Joins Blues". Portsmouth FC. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
14. Mansfield 2–2 Portsmouth; BBC Sport, 24 August 2013
15. "Andy Barcham: AFC Wimbledon sign Portsmouth winger". BBC Sport. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
16. "Soares & Barcham to leave AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
17. "Games played by Andy Barcham in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
18. "Games played by Andy Barcham in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
19. "Games played by Andy Barcham in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
20. Pilnick, Brent (30 May 2016). "AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
21. "Your Wimbledon team of the decade". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

External links

• Andy Barcham at Soccerbase