Andy Cook
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| Andy Cook | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Charles Cook | |
| Date of birth | August 10, 1969 (age 37) | |
| Place of birth | Romsey, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in | |
| Playing position | Left-back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1985-1987 | Southampton | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1987-1991 1991-1993 1993-1997 1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2006 |
Southampton Exeter City Swansea City →Portsmouth (loan) Portsmouth Millwall Salisbury City |
16 (1) 70 (1) 62 (0) 5 (0) 4 (0) 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andy Cook (born Andrew Charles Cook, 10 August 1969, in Romsey, Hampshire, England) is a former professional football player.
After playing for Halterworth and Mountbatten school teams, Andy gained representative honours for Eastleigh and Winchester Schools, and Hampshire Schools, before signing as a trainee at Southampton F.C. in 1985. He signed full professional terms in July 1987, and made his full first-team debut at home to Manchester United on 15 August that year.
Having only played 16 first-team games (plus 5 as sub.), and scoring one goal, and failing to settle in to a regular first-team slot at either left-back or left-midfield, Andy signed for Exeter City for around £50,000 in September 1991.
Andy's nomadic career has subsequently taken him to Swansea City, Portsmouth, Millwall, and, lastly, Salisbury City. He finally retired at the end of the 2005-06 season, and is now Salisbury's Football in the Community Officer.
It would be fair to say that a succession of injuries throughout his career meant that perhaps Andy did not fulfill the immense promise he showed as a dashing left-winger in his youth.
