Andy Cook
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| Andy Cook | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Charles Cook | |
| Date of birth | August 10, 1969 | |
| 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 (then managed by former Southampton player Alan Ball) 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.
[edit] Personal Life
After his travels around the country, Andy is now back living in his home town of Romsey, where he is also involved in sports therapy. He is married to his sweetheart from teenage days, Clare Emery, and together they have two children: Danielle, aged 12; and Sam, aged 10.
