Andy Farrell (footballer)

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Andy Farrell
Personal information
Full name Andrew James Farrell
Date of birth (1965-10-07) 7 October 1965 (age 57)
Place of birth Colchester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1987 Colchester United 105 (5)
1987–1994 Burnley 257 (19)
1994–1996 Wigan Athletic 54 (1)
1996–1999 Rochdale 118 (6)
1999–2000 Morecambe 31 (0)
2000–2002 Leigh RMI 64 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew James Farrell (born 7 October 1965) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Colchester United, Burnley, Wigan Athletic and Rochdale.

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Career

Farrell's career began with hometown club Colchester United, making over 100 league appearances, before he moved on to play over 300 games for the Burnley, becoming the only player in the club's history to appear in two Wembley finals and wear numbers one to 11 during his time at Turf Moor. He went on to make appearances for Wigan Athletic, Rochdale, Morecambe and Leigh RMI before launching his coaching career. Farrell returned to Turf Moor to work in the club's community scheme and coach in the centre of excellence. He was then taken onto the full-time staff as assistant to youth coach Terry Pashley. As an 'A' licence qualified coach, Farrell is now a key part of the Clarets' youth set-up in helping nurture potential future professional players at Burnley. [1]

Honours

Club

Burnley [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Burnley Who's Who - The Youth Setup". Burnley Football Club. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Tier Four (League Two) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Division Two (League One) Play-Off Finalists". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Associate Members Cup Finalists". Coludaybyday.co.uk.


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