Andy Jordan (footballer)

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Andy Jordan
Personal information
Full name Andrew Joseph Jordan
Date of birth (1979-12-14) 14 December 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Lanark, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2000 Bristol City 11 (0)
2000–2003 Cardiff City 5 (0)
2003–2005 Hartlepool United 5 (0)
Total21(0)
International career
1999–2000 Scotland under-21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Joseph Jordan (born 14 December 1979) is an English-born Scottish former professional footballer and Scotland under-21 international, [1] who made 21 appearances in The Football League between 1997 and 2005, equivalent to an average of just 2.3 games each year he was employed as a footballer. He is the son of former Scotland international Joe Jordan [2] and the brother of semi-professional Tom Jordan. [3]

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Career

Born in Manchester, Jordan began his career as a trainee at Bristol City (where his dad Joe Jordan was then the manager) and he made eleven league appearances (52% of all the appearances he would ever make).[3] [4] Throughout his entire career he scored only one goal, for Bristol City, his goal coming in a League Cup tie against Nottingham Forest in September 1999. [5] In October 2000 he joined Cardiff City for a fee of £30,000, making his debut in a 4–0 victory over York City on 4 November 2000. Yet Jordan made just four appearances during his time at Cardiff, during which he scored two own goals, [6] [7] As said by Chris O'Brien in 2002, "Andy Jordan has only made 6 starts for the Bluebirds since signing from Bristol City, and has already netted 2 own goals. I doubt very much that he will ever play another game for Cardiff City!" [8] Jordan was struck by injury which severely restricted his remaining time at Ninian Park as he remained sidelined for two years and was allowed to leave the club in May 2003. [9] [10]

After talks with Cardiff's South Wales rivals Swansea City, [11] Jordan joined Hartlepool United in July 2003 (for a singing fee of £0). He made his debut on the opening day of the 2003–04 season in a 4–3 win over Peterborough United on 8 August 2003. [12] Having made just five first-team appearances for the side, Jordan was again struck by injury and subsequently retired from professional football. [3]

Career statistics

Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Bristol City 1997–98 0000000000
1998–99 1000000010
1999–00 80001110101
2000–01 2000100030
Subtotal110002110141
Cardiff City 2000–01 5010000060
2001–02 0000000000
2002–03 0000000000
Subtotal5010000060
Hartlepool United 2003–04 5010000060
2004–05 0000000000
Subtotal5010000060
Total210202110261

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  2. ↑ "Bluebird to the Bone – Andy Jordan Player Profile". thefootballnetwork.net. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 Ferguson, John (25 January 2008). "Joe Jordan's Son Tom Gets Shot at Anfield Glory". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bristol City: 1946/47 – 2008/09". Neil Brown. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Match Details – Forest 2 Bristol City 1". rebelfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cardiff 5–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 19 November 2000. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "Cardiff 6–1 Exeter". BBC Sport. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  8. ↑ "Lawrence looking to Cut Squad Size!". The Football Network. 21 July 2002.
  9. ↑ "Cardiff release Fortune-West". BBC Sport. 28 May 2003. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  10. ↑ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 105. ISBN   1-85983-462-0.
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  12. ↑ "Peterborough 3–4 Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 9 August 2003. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
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