Andrew Charles Cook (born 10 August 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back and who is now the physiotherapist at National League side Eastleigh.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Charles Cook | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Romsey, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eastleigh (physio) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1987 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1991 | Southampton | 16 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | Exeter City | 70 | (1) |
| 1993–1997 | Swansea City | 62 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Portsmouth | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Millwall | 5 | (0) |
| 1999–2006 | Salisbury City | ||
| 2008 | Woking | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editAfter playing for Halterworth and Mountbatten school teams, Cook gained representative honours for Eastleigh and Winchester Schools, and Hampshire Schools, before signing as a trainee at Southampton 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.[1]
Having only played 22 first-team games in all competitions, and scoring one goal, and failing to settle into a regular first-team slot at either left-back or left-midfield, Cook signed for Exeter City (then managed by former Southampton player Alan Ball) in September 1991[1] for a fee of about £50,000.
Cook's nomadic career has subsequently taken him to Swansea City, Portsmouth, Millwall, and, lastly, Salisbury City.
Career as physiotherapist
editHe retired at the end of the 2005–06 season, becoming Salisbury's Football in the Community Officer. He then became manager of the club's reserve team before becoming part of City's physio staff.
In Summer 2008, he left Salisbury to become Woking's physio and also registering as a player.[2] Following the departure of Kim Grant as manager, he was briefly joint caretaker boss of Woking with Phil Gilchrist.[3]
In 2009, Cook joined Conference South side Eastleigh as a physio.[4]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | ||||||||||||
| 1987–88 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1990–91 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Exeter City | 1991–92 | Third Division | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |
| 1992–93 | Second Division | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 42 | 3 | |
| Total | 70 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 85 | 3 | ||
| Swansea City | ||||||||||||
| 1993-94 | Second Division | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 1994-95 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1995-96 | Second Division | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 1996–97 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Portsmouth | ||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Millwall | ||||||||||||
| 1997–98 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 162 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 183 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Full Members' Cup
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ a b Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 498. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- ^ Youlton, Clive (17 June 2008). "El-Kholti is first signing". www.getsurrey.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Gilchrist handed reins at Woking". BBC Sport. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ Andy Cook Physiotherapist
- ^ "Andy Cook career appearances". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Andy Cook career appearances". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Andy Cook career appearances". 11v11.com. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
External links
edit- Andy Cook at Soccerbase