Andy Woon

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Andy Woon
Personal information
Full name Andrew Geoffrey Woon [1]
Date of birth (1952-06-26) 26 June 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Bognor Regis, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1973 Bognor Regis Town
1973–1975 Brentford 50 (12)
1975–1976 Maidstone United
1976–1979 Gravesend & Northfleet (32)
Hastings United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Geoffrey Woon (born 26 June 1952) is an English retired professional footballer who made 50 appearances in the Football League for Brentford as a forward. He later played non-League football for Maidstone United, Gravesend & Northfleet and Hastings United before injuries ended his career.

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Career

Bognor Regis Town

Woon began his career with hometown non-League club Bognor Regis Town and top-scored in consecutive seasons to send the club to two successive promotions out of the Sussex League and into the Southern League First Division South. [1] [2] He departed Nyewood Lane in February 1973. [1]

Brentford

Woon joined with Third Division strugglers Brentford on trial in October 1972 and impressed enough to sign a professional contract for a £1,000 fee in February 1973. [1] [3] He had a whirlwind start to life at Griffin Park, when he became the only Brentford player to score a hat-trick on his debut in a 5–0 win over Port Vale on 10 February. [4] He was the club's second-leading scorer during the 1973–74 season, [4] before falling out of favour with incoming manager John Docherty in 1975 and departing the club at the end of the 1974–75 season. [1]

Non-League football

After his departure from Brentford, Woon played on in non-League football with Southern League clubs Maidstone United, Gravesend & Northfleet and Hastings United. [1] Injuries ended his career at the latter club. [1]

Personal life

Woon worked for Jako. [5] [6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1972–73 [4] Third Division 63——63
1973–74 [4] Fourth Division 2771010297
1974–75 [4] Fourth Division1722221215
Career total501232315615

Honours

Bognor Regis Town

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 171–172. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  2. ↑ Bognor Regis Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  3. ↑ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 266. ISBN   978-1906796709.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 392–393. ISBN   0951526200.
  5. ↑ "Jako & Maudesport Clubline Reach Agreement on New Marketing Drive". PRWeb. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Rottingdean now play the game smart". The Argus. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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