Andy Clements

Andy Clements

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Paul Clements [1]
Date of birth	(1955-10-11)11 October 1955 [1]
Place of birth	Swinton, Greater Manchester, England [1]
Date of death	19 December 2023(2023-12-19) (aged 68)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1977	Bolton Wanderers	1	(0)
1977	→ Port Vale (loan)	3	(0)
1977–1981	York City	148	(6)
	Rowntree Mackintosh
Total		152+	(6+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Paul Clements (11 October 1955 – 19 December 2023) was an English footballer who played as a defender. He scored six goals in 152 league appearances in an eight-year career in the Football League with Bolton Wanderers, Port Vale, and York City. Clements died on 19 December 2023, at 68. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

Clements began his career with Bolton Wanderers, who allowed him a two-month loan spell at Roy Sproson's Port Vale in February 1977. ^[1] He appeared as a substitute on 7 February in a 2–0 defeat to York City at Vale Park, making his full debut four weeks later in a 1–1 draw with Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow. ^[1] In total, he featured in just three Third Division games for the "Valiants" at the end of the 1976–77 season. ^[1] He played one Second Division game at Burnden Park for Ian Greaves's "Trotters" in the 1977–78 season, ^[5] before joining Charlie Wright's York City. Having survived a re-election vote, the "Minstermen" finished tenth in the Fourth Division in 1978–79. York then finished in 17th place in 1979–80, before finishing bottom of the Football League in 1980–81 under the stewardship of Barry Lyons. Clements scored eight goals in 163 league and cup games during his four years at Bootham Crescent. He later played in the Northern Counties East League for Rowntree Mackintosh and went on to work in the insurance industry. ^{[1] [6]}

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[7]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bolton Wanderers	1973–74	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1974–75	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1975–76	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1976–77	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1977–78	Second Division	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
Port Vale (loan)	1976–77	Third Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
York City	1977–78	Fourth Division	29	0	1	0	0	0	30	0
	1978–79	Fourth Division	46	2	5	1	2	0	53	3
	1979–80	Fourth Division	42	3	3	0	2	1	47	4
	1980–81	Fourth Division	31	1	2	0	0	0	33	1
	Total		148	6	11	1	4	1	163	8
Career total			152	6	11	1	6	1	169	8

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 61. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
2. Rollin, Jack; Dunk, Peter (1976). Rothmans football yearbook. 1976-77. London : Queen Anne Press. ISBN   978-0-362-00259-1 . Retrieved 30 November 2022.
3. @MarcIles (22 December 2023). "Sad news. Andy Clements was part of 77/78 promotion winning squad under Ian Greaves. Thoughts are with his friends and family. #bwfc" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "Andy Clements". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
5. "Only shown are players with surnames beginning with the letter C." bwfcstats.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
6. "Where Are They Now? Bolton Wanderers 1977-78 Second Division Champions". The League Paper. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
7. Andy Clements at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)