Andy Clements

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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1977 Bolton Wanderers 1 (0)
1977Port Vale (loan) 3 (0)
1977–1981 York City 148 (6)
Rowntree Mackintosh
Total152+(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]

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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]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 1973–74 Second Division 00000000
1974–75 Second Division00000000
1975–76 Second Division00000000
1976–77 Second Division00000000
1977–78 Second Division10002030
Total10002030
Port Vale (loan) 1976–77 Third Division 30000030
York City 1977–78 Fourth Division 2901000300
1978–79 Fourth Division4625120533
1979–80 Fourth Division4233021474
1980–81 Fourth Division3112000331
Total1486111411638
Career total1526111611698

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References

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  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.
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