Andrew Tretton

Andrew Tretton

Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-10-09) 9 October 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Derby, England
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	Derby County	0	(0)
1997	→ Gresley Rovers (loan)	2	(0)
1997	Chesterfield	0	(0)
1997–2002	Shrewsbury Town	112	(6)
2002–2005	Hereford United	85	(3)
2005–2007	Accrington Stanley	7	(0)
Total		206	(9)
International career
2004	England C	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Tretton (born 9 October 1976) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town. He retired in 2007 due to a persistent knee injury. He is now the Commercial Director at Shrewsbury Town.

Career

Tretton began his career at hometown club Derby County. While with Derby, he was loaned to Southern League Premier Division club Gresley Rovers for one month in September 1997, where he made three appearances.[1]

On 4 July 2002, Tretton signed for Football Conference club Hereford United, on a two-year contract.[2] After three seasons with Hereford, he signed a two-year contract with fellow Conference National club Accrington Stanley in June 2005.[3] He made only seven appearances for the Lancashire club during an injury-ravaged two-year stay, which included a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to a persistent knee injury that ultimately required surgery.[4][5]

Tretton retired from professional football in April 2007 as a result of his injury problems, receiving an insurance payout from Accrington that meant he was unable to play professionally again. He did briefly feature for part-time AFC Telford United during pre-season in 2007 as he was still able to play semi-professionally, but a move never materialised.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shrewsbury Town	1997–98	Third Division	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
	1998–99	Third Division	24	0	1	0	0	0	1[a]	0	26	0
	1999–2000	Third Division	33	3	2	0	1	0	1[a]	0	37	3
	2000–01	Third Division	22	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	23	2
	2001–02	Third Division	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	Total		112	6	4	0	2	0	2	0	120	6
Hereford United	2002–03	Football Conference	36	0	1	0	—		1[a]	0	38	0
	2003–04	Football Conference	22	2	0	0	—		2[b]	0	24	2
	2004–05	Conference National	27	1	0	0	—		3[c]	0	30	1
	Total		85	3	1	0	—		6	0	92	3
Accrington Stanley	2005–06	Conference National	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
	2006–07	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			204	9	5	0	2	0	8	0	219	9

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in Football Conference play-offs
3. One appearance in Football League Trophy; two appearances in Conference National play-offs

References

1. "Andrew Tretton - Player Database". Gresley Rovers Online. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
2. "Hereford grab Tretton". BBC Sport. 4 July 2002. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
3. "Tretton signs for Accrington". Worcester News. 6 June 2005. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
4. Fudge, Simon (22 September 2006). "League Two weekend preview". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
5. "Stanley snap up ex-Coventry man". BBC Sport. 14 September 2006. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
6. "Bucks look to ex-Town ace". Shropshire Star. 4 July 2007. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
7. Andrew Tretton at Soccerbase

External links

• Andrew Tretton at Soccerbase