Wayne Andrews (footballer)

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Wayne Andrews
Personal information
Full name Wayne Michael Hill Andrews [1]
Date of birth (1977-11-25) 25 November 1977 (age 46) [1]
Place of birth Paddington, London, England [2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1994–1996 Watford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1999 Watford 28 (4)
1998Cambridge United (loan) 2 (0)
1999Peterborough United (loan) 10 (5)
1999–2000 St Albans City
2000–2001 Aldershot Town
2001–2002 Chesham United
2002–2003 Oldham Athletic 36 (11)
2003–2004 Colchester United 46 (14)
2004–2006 Crystal Palace 33 (1)
2006–2008 Coventry City 10 (1)
2006Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 9 (1)
2007Bristol City (loan) 7 (2)
2007Leeds United (loan) 1 (0)
2008Bristol Rovers (loan) 1 (0)
2008–2009 Luton Town 7 (0)
Total190(39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wayne Michael Hill Andrews (born 25 November 1977) is an English personal trainer and former footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for a number of clubs, most notably for Watford, Oldham Athletic, Colchester United, Crystal Palace (including in the Premier League), Coventry City and Luton Town, and also appeared for several clubs on loan.

Contents

As of May 2024, Andrews is the Head of Strength and Conditioning at National League outfit Wealdstone.

Career

Watford

Born in Paddington, London, Andrews began his career at Watford, where he made his debut as a substitute in a 2–1 win against AFC Bournemouth on 17 August 1996. He made his first league start 10 days later in a 2–0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle. [3] He scored his first goal for Watford in a 2–0 win over Walsall on 3 September 1996 in a League Cup tie, and scored his first league goal in a 3–2 win over Notts County one week later. His first season ended having scored five goals in 29 appearances in all competitions. [4]

After making two league and two cup appearances for the Hornets in the 1997–98 season, Andrews suffered a broken ankle, leaving him out of action for seven months. [5] [6]

Cambridge and Peterborough loans

On his return from injury, Andrews was loaned out to both Cambridge United and Peterborough United in the 1998–99 season. He made only two appearances for Cambridge in October 1998, before joining Peterborough in February 1999. [7] He made an immediate impact for the club, scoring four goals in a 5–2 victory over Barnet on his debut. He went on to make ten appearances for Peterborough, scoring only once more during his spell. [8]

Non-league

Andrews was released from his Watford contract in April 1999 and joined St Albans City for one season, later spending a year at Aldershot Town and then one season with Chesham United. [3]

Oldham Athletic

In May 2002, Andrews signed for Oldham Athletic on a one-year deal. At Chesham, he played under Bob Dowie, brother of Iain, who was at the time assistant manager at Oldham. [9]

Andrews made his Latics debut on 31 August in a 2–0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers. [10] He scored his first goal for Oldham on 14 September from the penalty spot in a 6–1 win over Mansfield Town. [11]

Having scored 11 goals in 38 league appearances and with Oldham reaching the play-offs, Andrews was sent off for violent conduct in the second leg of their play-off semi-final defeat against Queens Park Rangers on 14 May 2003. [12] In May 2003, Andrews was released by Oldham, despite having been offered a new contract. [13]

Colchester United

On 1 July 2003, Andrews joined Colchester United on a two-year contract. [14] He made his home debut in a traditional pre-season friendly with neighbours Ipswich Town, a game which ended 3–0 to Ipswich. [15] He scored on his full debut, coming on as a substitute in a 4–3 away defeat to Port Vale on 23 August. [16]

Andrews started the season brightly, scoring four goals in his first six matches for Colchester, and also scored a goal in five consecutive games between 21 October and 15 November. He scored 14 goals in 50 appearances for Colchester in the 2003–04 season. [17]

Crystal Palace

On 1 September 2004, immediately before the transfer deadline, [6] Andrews transferred to Premier League side Crystal Palace, who were managed by former Oldham manager Iain Dowie. He signed for a six-figure fee in the region of £100,000, with Gareth Williams joining Colchester in part-exchange. [18]

He made his Palace debut on 11 December 2004, coming on as a 53rd-minute substitute for Aki Riihilahti in a 0–0 draw with Blackburn Rovers. [19] Andrews made nine appearances in his first season with Crystal Palace, failing to score a goal. [20]

Andrews featured more regularly for the team following their relegation from the Premier League, making 31 appearances in all competitions, but scoring only once. [21] In May 2006, Andrews was released from Crystal Palace with a record of one goal scored in 33 league games. [22]

Coventry City

On 3 June 2006, Andrews signed for Championship rivals Coventry City on a three-year contract. [23] His time with Coventry did not start well after suffering a fractured ankle in a pre-season friendly defeat against Boavista on 30 July. Andrews had scored Coventry's goal in the 2–1 defeat. [24]

Andrews made his debut on 28 October, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute and scoring in the 84th, away at Barnsley to win the game 1–0. This was to be his only goal scored for Coventry. [25]

Sheffield Wednesday loan

After making only three appearances for Coventry, Andrews went out on loan to Sheffield Wednesday on a month-long deal. [26] He made nine appearances for the club, scoring only one goal, his second against Barnsley. [27]

Bristol City loan

In January 2007, Andrews was loaned to Bristol City for an initial month-long deal. [28] He scored on his debut for Bristol City in a 3–0 win against former club Oldham the following day. [29] He then scored in his next game during a 2–0 Football League Trophy win against Brighton & Hove Albion on 23 January. [30] On 31 January, his loan with Bristol City was extended to the end of the season. [31] He scored one further goal for City against Blackpool in a 1–0 victory on 17 February, [32] bringing his total to three goals in ten matches. [27]

Leeds United loan

On 1 October 2007, Andrews signed for Leeds United on a one-month loan deal. [33] He was recruited following a string of injuries and suspensions for Jermaine Beckford, Trésor Kandol, Leon Constantine and Tore André Flo. He made two appearances for Leeds, playing once in the league, a 1–0 win over former club Oldham, and a 1–0 win over Darlington in the League Trophy. He failed to impress at Leeds and was returned to Coventry after the expiry of his deal. [3]

Bristol Rovers loan

In March 2008, Andrews was released at the end of his contract with Coventry City. [34] A few days later, he signed on loan for Bristol Rovers until the end of the season. [35] Andrews lasted just 17 minutes for Bristol Rovers as he was stretchered off with an injury to his knee ligaments. [36]

Later career

After his release from Coventry, Bristol Rovers had looked to sign Andrews, if he proved his fitness during pre-season. [37] The club set a deadline for him to prove his fitness by the end of July. He had missed some of his rehabilitation from injury as Coventry had already announced he was to be released at the end of his contract with them. [38]

Following his failed trial with Bristol Rovers, Andrews began training with Luton Town and he was offered a contract in October 2008. [39] After ten appearances and no goals for Luton, Andrews was released in January 2009. [40] [41]

Yeovil Town took Andrews on trial in February 2009, but the club did not offer him a contract. [42] He subsequently retired from professional football soon afterwards.

Progression into Strength and Conditioning

Upon retirement, Andrews began his career as a personal trainer, working most notably with Jermaine Jenas and Andy Cole. [43]

In May 2024, Andrews joined National League club Wealdstone as Head of Strength and Conditioning, replacing the outgoing Rachel Hill. [44]

Personal life

Born in England, Andrews is of Barbadian descent. [45] His son Ryan Andrews is a professional footballer at Watford. [46]

In October 2022, Andrews opened up on his diagnosis with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a form of kidney disease. [43]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOther [A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 1996–97 [47] Second Division 254103100295
1997–98 [48] 2000200040
1998–99 [49] First Division 0000000000
Total274105100335
Cambridge United (loan) 1998–99 [50] Third Division 2000000020
Peterborough United (loan) 1998–99 [51] 105000000105
Oldham Athletic 2002–03 [52] Second Division36113030314512
Colchester United 2003–04 [53] 41125000425014
2004–05 [54] League One 5200100062
Total46145010425616
Crystal Palace 2004–05 [55] Premier League 9000000090
2005–06 [56] Championship 241304000311
Total331304000401
Coventry City 2006–07 [57] Championship3110000041
2007–08 [58] 7000000070
Total101100000111
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2006–07 [59] Championship9100000091
Bristol City (loan) 2006–07 [60] League One72000031103
Leeds United (loan) 2007–08 [61] 1000001020
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2007–08 [62] 1000000010
Luton Town 2008–09 [63] League Two 70200010100
Career total1893915013112422944
A.  ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League play-offs and the Football League Trophy.

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