Andy Pugh

Last updated

Andy Pugh
Personal information
Full name Andrew John Pugh [1]
Date of birth (1989-01-28) 28 January 1989 (age 36) [1]
Place of birth Gravesend, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2005–2007 Gillingham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Gillingham 6 (0)
2007 → Welling United (loan) 6 (2)
2008 → Maidstone United (loan) 4 (2)
2008 → Folkestone Invicta (loan) 6 (3)
2009 → Grays Athletic (loan) 17 (7)
2009 → Dover Athletic (loan) 3 (1)
2009 → Welling United (loan) 13 (7)
2010 → Histon (loan) 6 (1)
2010–2012 Welling United 61 (33)
2012–2014 Cambridge United 52 (13)
2013 → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 2 (1)
2014 → Dartford (loan) 4 (2)
2014–2020 Dartford 143 (44)
2019 → East Thurrock United (loan) 4 (4)
2020 → Sevenoaks Town (loan) 3 (1)
2020–2022 Chatham Town 16 (9)
2022 → Phoenix Sports (loan) 4 (3)
2022–2023 Phoenix Sports 31 (13)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:51, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Andrew John Pugh (born 28 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for Phoenix Sports.

Contents

Career

Pugh signed scholarship forms with Gillingham in 2005 and made his debut as a substitute in a home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 February 2007. [2] It was announced on 8 May 2007 that Pugh had signed his first professional contract, a one-year deal with option of another year. In October 2007 he joined Welling United on a one-month loan deal. [3] On 15 February, Pugh joined Maidstone United on a month's loan.

In August 2008, Pugh joined Folkestone Invicta on a one-month loan deal to gain first-team experience, [4] and had another loan spell later the same season at Grays Athletic. [5] Pugh made his debut for Grays starting in the 1–1 home draw against Weymouth. [6] His loan spell at Grays was extended until the end of the 2008–09 season, despite Gillingham manager Mark Stimson's wishes to recall him. [7] [8] Pugh was sent-off in Grays' 2–1 away defeat on 13 April, ruling him out of the last three games of the Conference National season. [9]

In September 2009, Pugh joined Dover Athletic on a month's loan after Andy Hessenthaler's side were hampered by injuries. [10] Pugh scored a debut goal for Dover in a 4–2 victory over Hampton & Richmond Borough. Welling United re-signed Pugh on a one-month loan deal in November. [11] In March 2010, Pugh joined Conference National side Histon on loan for a month. [12] His contract at Gillingham finished at the end of that season, and was not renewed. After his Gillingham contract finished Pugh, along with Luis Cumbers, signed for Welling. [13]

On 25 January 2012, Pugh signed for Cambridge United on a two-and-a-half-year contract for a fee of £15,000. The transfer was protracted throughout the January transfer window as Pugh was unable to take a medical at the due to a knee injury. [14] On 9 January 2014, Pugh had signed a one-month loan deal to join Dartford alongside fellow Cambridge United player Rory McAuley. [15] He was recalled back to the Abbey Stadium on 14 February 2014, ready to take part in the club's FA Trophy semi-final against Grimsby Town. Pugh was released by Cambridge on 27 May 2014.

On 23 August 2019, Pugh joined East Thurrock United on dual registration terms. [16]

On 28 February 2020, Pugh joined Sevenoaks Town on dual registration terms. [17]

On 22 June 2020, Pugh joined Chatham Town ahead of the 2020–21 season. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 September 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2006–07 [19] League One 3000000030
2007–08 [20] League One2000100030
2008–09 [21] League Two 1010001 [a] 030
Gillingham total6010101090
Welling United (loan) 2007–08 [22] Conference South 6200—0062
Maidstone United (loan) 2007–08 [22] Isthmian League Premier Division4200—0042
Folkestone Invicta (loan) 2008–09 [23] Isthmian League Division One South6300—0063
Grays Athletic (loan) 2008–09 [22] Conference Premier 17700—00177
Dover Athletic (loan) 2009–10 [22] Conference South3100—0031
Welling United (loan) 2009–10 [22] Conference South13700—2 [b] 1158
Histon (loan) 2009–10 [22] Conference Premier6100—0061
Welling United 2010–11 [22] Conference South391710—1 [b] 04117
2011–12 [22] Conference South221610—3 [b] 32619
Welling United total613320—436736
Cambridge United 2011–12 [24] Conference Premier13300—00133
2012–13 [25] Conference Premier26410—2 [b] 0294
2013–14 [26] Conference Premier13600—3 [b] 0166
Cambridge United total521310—505813
Ebbsfleet United (loan) 2013–14 [26] Conference South2100—0021
Dartford (loan) 2013–14 [26] Conference Premier 4200—0042
Dartford 2014–15 [27] Conference Premier 29410—1 [b] 1315
2015–16 [28] National League South 341410—5 [b] [c] 04014
2016–17 [29] National League South 351342—6 [b] [d] [c] 24517
2017–18 [30] National League South 331331—4 [b] [c] [d] 04014
2018–19 [31] National League South 2000—0020
2019–20 [32] National League South 10011—2 [b] 0131
Dartford total14746104—18317553
East Thurrock United (dual) 2019–20 [32] Isthmian League Premier Division 4400—0044
Sevenoaks Town (dual) 2019–20 [32] Isthmian League South East Division 31———31
Chatham Town 2020–21 [33] Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division 2000—1 [e] 131
2021–22 [34] Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division 13800—2 [f] [g] 1159
2022–23 [35] Isthmian League South East Division 1100—0011
Chatham Town total16900—321911
Career total34613014410339394143
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Kent Senior Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearance in National League South Play-Offs
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Vase
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in SCEFL Challenge Cup
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in Kent Senior Trophy

Honours

Cambridge United

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN   978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. ↑ "Match Report". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
  3. ↑ "Pughy on the Move". Gillingham F.C. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
  4. ↑ "Andy Pugh Heads To Folkestone". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  5. ↑ "Pugh loaned to Grays". Gillingham F.C. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  6. ↑ "Grays 1–1 Weymouth". BBC Sport. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  7. ↑ "Squad news ahead of Burton Albion". Grays Athletic F.C. 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  8. ↑ Cawdell, Luke (27 March 2009). "Contract promise for Grays-bound Pugh". Kent Online. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  9. ↑ Cawdell, Luke (14 April 2009). "Recall hopes end after Gillingham striker sees red". Kent Online. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
  10. ↑ "Pugh joins Dover on loan". Gillingham F.C. 10 September 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  11. ↑ "Wings borrow Pugh". Non-League Daily. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  12. ↑ "Gillingham striker Andy Pugh joins Blue Square Premier side Histon". Kent Online. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  13. ↑ "Welling sign Pugh & Cumbers". Kent Online. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  14. ↑ "Pugh Signs". Cambridge United F.C. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  15. ↑ "Dartford sign Cambridge duo on loan". BBC Sport.
  16. ↑ "Andy Pugh joins East Thurrock". Dartford official website. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "Andy Pugh joins East Thurrock". Dartford official website. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  18. ↑ "Southern Counties East side Chatham Town announce deals for Dan Bradshaw, Andy Pugh, Chris Lawal and Jack Healey". Kent Online. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Andy Pugh Profile – Playing Career". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2008/2009 for Folkestone". Folkestone Invicta. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  26. 1 2 3 "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  32. 1 2 3 "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Andy Pugh in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  36. ↑ "DONALDSON AT THE DOUBLE FOR CAMBRIDGE IN FA TROPHY FINAL". FA. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.