Andy Hinchcliffe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew George Hinchcliffe | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1990 | Manchester City | 112 | (8) |
| 1990–1998 | Everton | 182 | (7) |
| 1998–2002 | Sheffield Wednesday | 86 | (7) |
| Total | 380 | (22) | |
| National team | |||
| 1988 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | England | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Andrew George "Andy" Hinchcliffe (born 5 February 1969 in Manchester, Lancashire) is a former English footballer. Formerly of Manchester City, Everton and Sheffield Wednesday, he played as a left sided defender or wing back.
Whilst at City, Hinchcliffe was one of the scorers in the Manchester derby on 23 September 1989 in a 5–1 victory over Manchester United.[1] Hinchcliffe won the 1995 FA Cup while with Everton and enjoyed the best form of his career at the club, winning seven full England caps. His England debut came in a 3–0 away victory over Moldova on 1 September 1996, in what was manager Glenn Hoddle's first game in charge.[2] After injury problems,he was sold by the Toffees to Wednesday where he played for a further four years. Hinchcliffe retired from playing football in March 2002 following surgery on his left knee.[3] He only made two appearances in his final season at the club (2001–02), one of which was in the League Cup semi final first leg against Blackburn Rovers,[4] the other in the league against Crewe Alexandra.[5]
Hinchcliffe now works as a co-commentator on Sky Sports.
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[edit] Miscellaneous
Like his Everton team-mate, Duncan Ferguson, Hinchcliffe has inspired a composition by the Finnish composer Osmo Tapio Räihälä, who wrote an orchestral work titled Hinchcliffe Thumper - Tha' Bloody Intermezzo in 1993. The work was premiered in Malmö, Sweden in 1994.
[edit] Childhood
Hinchcliffe stated in a end of season Everton VHS that he was encouraged to take up a football career from his father who was a season ticket holder at Crewe Alexandra F.C.. He received his first football shirt on his 6th Birthday. It was a Nigeria shirt with Tolu and the number 4 on the back.
[edit] References
- ^ "The last Maine Road derby: your views". BBC Sport. 2002-11-09. http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/sport/2002/11/08/manchester_derby.shtml. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ "England Expects". BBC Sport. 2001-02-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1192973.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ "Hinchcliffe forced to quit". BBC Sport. 2002-03-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/1896444.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ Rich, Tim (8 January 2002). "Cole helps Blackburn to seize advantage". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/cole-helps-blackburn-to-seize-advantage-662646.html?cmp=ilc-n. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ "Sheff Wed 1-0 Crewe". BBC. 12 January 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1753058.stm. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
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