Andy Preece

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Andy Preece
Personal information
Full name Andrew Preece
Date of birth March 27, 1967 (1967-03-27) (age 41)
Place of birth    Evesham, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Striker (retired)
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*

?-1988
1988-1989
1989-1990
1990-1991
1991-1994
1994-1995
1995-1998
1998-2003
2003-2005
2005-2007		 Worcester City
Evesham United
Northampton Town
Worcester City
Wrexham
Stockport County
Crystal Palace
Blackpool
Bury
Carlisle United
Worcester City

001 0(0)
00? 0(?)
051 0(7)
097 (42)
020 0(4)
129 (35)
166 (27)
040 (10)
00? 0(?)   
Teams managed
1999-2003
2005-2007		 Bury
Worcester City

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 26 October 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Andrew Preece (born March 27, 1967 in Evesham, Worcestershire) is an English former professional footballer. He was most recently player-manager of Conference North side Worcester City.

Preece began his career as a junior with Worcester City, making his debut in the Conference aged 16. He subsequently played for Evesham United before joining Northampton Town in August 1988. He made just one appearance, as a substitute, before being released at the end of the following season.

In July 1989 he rejoined Worcester City and in March 1990 signed for Wrexham. In December 1991 he joined Stockport County for a fee of £10,000. He impressed enough (including scoring the winning goal in a giant-killing feat against Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup) that he signed for Crystal Palace in June 1994, as strike partner to Chris Armstrong, for a fee of £350,000.

However, he struggled to establish himself and joined Blackpool for a fee of £200,000 in July 1995.

In July 1997 Preece joined Bury on a free transfer and in 1999 was appointed player-manager. He was released in December 2003 as Bury tried to cut costs[1] and joined Carlisle United as a player.[2] He was unable to prevent Carlisle's relegation to the Conference, but chose to remain with the Cumbrians for the following season.[3]

In February 2005, Preece joined Worcester City as player-manager[4] and led the side to three consecutive top ten finished in the Conference North and in 2006 to the second round of the FA Cup. He left Worcester in October 2007.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bury release manager Preece
  2. ^ Preece joins Carlisle
  3. ^ Preece to stay at Carlisle
  4. ^ Preece is the man for City
  5. ^ Preece leaves St George's Lane

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