Andy Comyn

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Andy Comyn
Personal information
Full name Andrew Comyn
Date of birth (1968-08-02) 2 August 1968 (age 54)
Place of birth Wakefield, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Alvechurch
1989–1991 Aston Villa 15 (0)
1991–1993 Derby County 63 (1)
1993–1995 Plymouth Argyle 76 (5)
1995–1996 West Bromwich Albion 3 (0)
Hednesford Town
Halesowen Town
Total157(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Comyn (born 2 August 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Derby County, Plymouth Argyle and West Bromwich Albion.

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Playing career

Comyn joined Manchester United's youth team at the age of 16. [1] He was released by the club without playing for the first team and, after writing to a number of clubs in the Midlands, was offered a contract by Aston Villa. [1] He subsequently played for Derby County, Plymouth Argyle and West Bromwich Albion before leaving the professional game and playing semi-professionally for Hednesford Town and Halesowen Town. [1]

Subsequent career

During his playing career, Comyn undertook a course in book-keeping. In the latter stages of his playing career, he began working at an accountancy firm owned by John Baldwin, the manager of Hednesford Town. [1] After retiring from playing, he worked for a number of leading accountancy companies, and in 2015 was appointed as vice-principal for financial strategy and control at Dudley College. [1]

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References

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