Andy Campbell

For others of the same name, see Andrew Campbell (disambiguation).

Andy Campbell
Personal information
Full name Andrew Paul Campbell[1]
Date of birth (1979-04-18) 18 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1993–1995 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2002 Middlesbrough 56 (4)
1998–1999 → Sheffield United (loan) 5 (1)
1999 → Sheffield United (loan) 6 (2)
2001 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 6 (0)
2002 → Cardiff City (loan) 5 (6)
2002–2006 Cardiff City 68 (6)
2005 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 3 (0)
2005 → Oxford United (loan) 5 (0)
2006 Dunfermline Athletic 5 (0)
2006–2008 Halifax Town 52 (12)
2008–2009 Farsley Celtic 19 (8)
2009–2010 Bradford Park Avenue 22 (6)
2010–2012 Whitby Town 17 (7)
Total 269 (52)
International career
2000 England U21 4 (2)
Managerial career
2012–2015 Norton & Stockton Ancients
2015–2016 West Auckland Town
2021–2023 Middlesbrough Women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Paul Campbell (born 18 April 1979) is an English football manager and former player. He managed Middlesbrough Women, and is now is the football director of Thornaby FC.[2]

Campbell played as a striker, notably for Middlesbrough, Cardiff City and Dunfermline Athletic. After retiring in 2012, he began a career in management, becoming manager of Norton & Stockton Ancients.

Playing career

Middlesbrough

Born in Middlesbrough, Campbell started his career with his hometown team Middlesbrough, making his debut on 5 April 1996, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Sheffield Wednesday.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 15 October 1997, in a 2–0 win against Sunderland in the League Cup.[4] After loan spells with Sheffield United and Bolton Wanderers, he scored against Manchester United in the FA Cup fourth-round, in a 2–0 win for Middlesbrough on 26 January 2002.[5] After spending the rest of the season on loan at Cardiff City, the deal was made permanent for a reported £1 million.

Cardiff City

His Cardiff career got off to an explosive start, scoring 6 times in his first 4 appearances.[6] He scored once on his debut against Northampton Town,[7] twice on his third appearance against Blackpool[8] and a hat-trick in his fourth appearance against Oldham Athletic.[9] Overall, he had two fairly productive years at the beginning of his spell at Ninian Park, including a fine lob over goalkeeper Chris Day at the Millennium Stadium to give Cardiff a play-off victory over Queens Park Rangers to put them into the Football League Championship.[10] However, he struggled in his remaining years and after loan spells with Doncaster Rovers and Oxford United,[11] he joined Scottish Premier League club Dunfermline Athletic, making his debut on 28 January 2006, in a 1–1 draw against Motherwell.[12]

Later career

Campbell signed for Halifax Town on a free transfer on 8 August 2006,[13] although his season was interrupted by a serious knee injury. He made a good start to the following season, netting a brace against Altrincham in the second game of the season, and then a hat-trick against Droylsden later in the month.[14]

He left Halifax after the club folded at the end of the 2007–08 season. In July 2008, he joined Farsley Celtic on trial. After scoring some good goals in pre-season, he was signed on a permanent deal.[15] Six months later, he left Farsley to join another West Yorkshire side Bradford Park Avenue.[16] He scored in his first start with Avenue as they defeated Marine 4–0.[17]

He subsequently joined Whitby Town.

International career

Campbell made his England under-21 debut on 29 March 2000, scoring the opening goal in a 3–0 win over Yugoslavia, securing qualification to the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He made two appearances during the group stage of the tournament, first against Turkey, scoring the last goal of a 6–0 win, and against Slovakia.[18]

He made his last appearance for the under-21's during a friendly against Georgia at the Riverside Stadium.[19]

Managerial career

In June 2012 Campbell was appointed manager of Norton & Stockton Ancients.[20] In June 2015 he was appointed manager of West Auckland Town.[21] In August 2021 he was appointed manager of Middlesbrough Women.[22] On 4 April 2023 Campbell left the club with immediate affect.

Honours

Player

Middlesbrough

Cardiff City

Manager

Norton & Stockton Ancients

References

  1. ^ "Andy Campbell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. ^ Wilson, Scott. "Andy Campbell is new director of football at Thornaby". thenorthernecho.co.uk/. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ^ "City vs. Boro. Player Focus: Andy Campbell". Cardiff City F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. ^ "On This Day (15 Oct 1997): Russ makes his last start for the Lads as Boro brick the team coach!". rokerreport.sbnation.com. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Boro sink Man Utd". BBC. 26 January 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Games played by Andy Campbell in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Northampton 1–2 Cardiff". BBC. 2 March 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Cardiff 2–2 Blackpool". BBC. 9 March 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Oldham 1–7 Cardiff". BBC. 16 March 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  10. ^ "Cardiff seal promotion". BBC. 25 May 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Cardiff release duo". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Dunfermline Ath 1-1 Motherwell". BBC. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Transfer deadline day". BBC Sport. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  14. ^ Jon Murray (31 August 2007). "Campbell out to prove point". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Former Premiership striker in action for Farsley Celtic". Farsley Today. 15 July 2008. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  16. ^ "Now Sinnott goes back for Campbell". Non League Daily. 26 January 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. ^ Whiting, Ian (1 February 2009). "Campbell off the mark in Avenue romp". Telegraph & Argus. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  18. ^ "Match Results under-21 1990-2000". England Football Online. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Match Results under-21 2000-2010". England Football Online. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Campbell Appointed at Norton". NonLeagueDaily.com. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  21. ^ "Former Boro striker Andy Campbell takes charge at West Auckland". GazetteLive. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Former Boro forward appointed boss of Middlesbrough Women". SheKicks. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2022.