Wayne Andrews
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| Wayne Andrews | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wayne Andrews | |
| Date of birth | November 25, 1977 (age 29) | |
| Place of birth | Paddington, England | |
| Height | 5ft 10in | |
| Nickname | Flash | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Bristol City (on loan from Coventry City) | |
| Number | 34 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-1999 1998 1999 1999-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006- 2006-2007 2007 |
Watford → Cambridge United (loan) → Peterborough United (loan) St Albans City Oldham Athletic Colchester United Crystal Palace Coventry City → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) → Bristol City (loan) |
28 (4) 2 (0) 10 (5) - (-) 36 (11) 46 (14) 33 (1) 3 (1) 9 (1) 2 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Wayne Andrews (born November 25, 1977 in Paddington) is an English footballer who currently plays for Bristol City of League One, on loan from Coventry in The Championship. He joined Coventry on June 2, 2006 following his release from Crystal Palace.
Andrews began his career with Watford, making his debut in as a substitute in a 2-1 away victory against Bournemouth. He started the following game and made 27 more appearances in his first professional season. Early in the 1997/98 season, Andrews broke his ankle and subsequently missed the rest of the campaign. In his absence Watford was promoted to Division One and Andrews found himself behind a number of other strikers. He was loaned to Cambridge United, for whom he only played twice, and in February 1999 to Peterborough United, for whom he scored 4 goals on debut, a 5-2 win over Barnet.
Upon being released from his contract in April 1999, Andrews moved into non-league football with St Albans City before being spotted and signed by Iain Dowie for Oldham Athletic in summer 2002. In the summer of 2003, Andrews moved to Colchester United, for whom he played 36 times, scoring 16 goals. At end of the 2004 summer transfer window, Dowie, who had managed Crystal Palace to promotion the previous season, signed Andrews to bolster his Premiership squad.
Since then, Andrews has found it very difficult to establish a first-team place. He was well down Palace's long strikers list in order of preference, and was even tested as a winger. Following the lack of opportunities, both parties decided to go their separate ways. Shortly after this he signed with Coventry City. He had only scored one goal for Palace in his two seasons there, ironically against Coventry.
Wayne, whilst at Crystal Palace, had an internet fan group called the WASG (Wayne Andrews Support Group) with over 20 members, who at the time got together to support Wayne as he was going through a tricky spell at the club. This support group, led by Dan Hackett, saw him score his one and only goal for the club, against Coventry, for whom he now plays.
On the 19 January 2007, Wayne began a one month loan spell at league one promotion contenders Bristol City and after coming on at half time, Wayne notched his first goal for the club against previous employers Oldham Athletic. Bristol City won the game 3 nil.
Wayne also played a role in the film Mean Machine along side fellow footballer Vinny Jones.
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| Bristol City F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Basso | 2 Orr | 3 Woodman | 4 Fontaine | 5 McCombe | 6 Carey | 7 Murray | 8 Noble | 9 Brooker | 10 Jevons | 11 Betsy | 14 Skuse | 15 Showunmi | 16 Keogh | 17 Russell | 18 McAllister | 19 Smith | 20 Partridge | 22 Weale | 23 Wilson | 24 Lamb | 25 Benyon | 26 Myrie-Williams | 27 Artus | 28 Wilson | 29 Wring | 30 Grubb | 33 L. Johnson | 32 Thomas | 34 Andrews | 40 Ballard | Manager: G. Johnson |
Categories: 1977 births | Living people | English footballers | Watford F.C. players | Cambridge United F.C. players | Peterborough United F.C. players | St Albans City F.C. players | Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players | Colchester United F.C. players | Crystal Palace F.C. players | Coventry City F.C. players | Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players | Bristol City F.C. players
