Andy Holdsworth
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Holdsworth | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontefract, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Guiseley | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huddersfield Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2009 | Huddersfield Town | 231 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | Morecambe | 14 | (1) |
| 2011 | Alfreton Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 - | Guiseley | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 30 April 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Andrew "Andy" Holdsworth, (born 29 January 1984)[1] is a professional footballer who currently plays for Guiseley. He has previously played for Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic and Morecambe. He can play both in defence or midfield.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Huddersfield Town
A product of the Huddersfield Town academy, Holdsworth made his professional debut in the 2003-04 season aged 19. He was a substitute in the 2-1 victory over Bristol Rovers at the Galpharm Stadium and quickly went on to establish himself in the first team. During the season, playing at right-back, he made 39 league appearances (five as a substitute).
He scored his first professional goal against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in a League Cup tie which Huddersfield won 4-2, a goal which was aided by referee Mark Cooper's decision to play-on following a handball by Ben Clark.[2]
In late 2006, he was named on Alisdair Straughan's list of Huddersfield Town's Fans' Favourites, one of 6 members of the then current squad to be named.
In April 2007, Holdsworth signed an extension to his contract, which would see him stay at the Galpharm until 2009.[3] After a move from full back into midfield, he scored his first two goals of the season in the final league match of 2006-07 at home to Leyton Orient where Huddersfield won 3-1.
On 26 April 2008, Holdsworth was named Town's Player of the Year, with 40% of the votes. Second was goalkeeper Matt Glennon and third was Andy Booth.[4]
[edit] Oldham Athletic
On May 26, 2009, after failing to agree a new contract, he left Huddersfield Town. After playing 2 friendlies for Bradford City, he was offered a two-year deal at Oldham Athletic, which he accepted. He played fifteen games for the club before being released on 28 January 2011. [5]
[edit] Morecambe
In January 2011, Holdsworth signed with Morecambe until the end of the season,[6] and made his debut against Accrington Stanley on 1 February 2011.[7] He was released at the end of the season.[8]
[edit] Alfreton Town
On 31 August 2011, Holdsworth joined Alfreton Town of the Blue Square Bet Premier league. He took the number 23 shirt.[9]
[edit] Guiseley
In October 2011, after 4 appearances for Alfreton, he joined Guiseley.[10]
[edit] International career
In January 2006, Holdsworth was selected in the squad to represent the Football League u-21 side in a match against the Italian football league u-21s.[11]
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
[edit] Huddersfield Town
[edit] Personal
[edit] Club Awards
- Huddersfield Town Player of the Year Awards – 2007–08: Fans' Player of the Year
[edit] References
- ^ Huddersfield Town Player Profile. Retrieved on 30 June 2010.
- ^ Sunderland 2-4 Huddersfield. BBC. Retrieved on 7 May 2007.
- ^ Holdsworth pens new Terriers deal. BBC. Retrieved on 9 May 2007.
- ^ "New contract for Glennon". htafc.com. 2008-05-07. http://www.htafc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10312~1307380,00.html. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Holdsworth leaves Latics". Oldham Athletic. 28 January 2011. http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~2278584,00.html?. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Shrimps sign two". morecambefc.com. 2011-01-28. http://www.morecambefc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10866~2278844,00.html. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley 1-1 Morecambe". morecambefc.com. 2011-02-01. http://www.morecambefc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10866~53441,00.html. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Shrimps announce released list". morecambefc.com. 2011-05-17. http://www.morecambefc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10866~2361465,00.html. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Squad strengthened on Deadline Day". alfretontownfc.com. 2011-08-30. http://www.alfretontownfc.com/news/SQUAD-STRENGTHENED-ON-DEADLINE-DAY-1233.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ "Holdsworth Joins Guiseley". Blue Square North. 5 October 2011. http://www.bluesqnorth.com/story/0,20970,13041_7225743,00.html. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ Taylor reveals U-21 squad. BBC. Retrieved on 7 May 2007.
[edit] External links
- Andy Holdsworth player profile at htafc.com
- Andy Holdsworth career stats at Soccerbase
- Living people
- 1984 births
- English footballers
- People from Pontefract
- Huddersfield Town F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Association football defenders
- Association football fullbacks
- Association football midfielders
- Association football utility players
- Alfreton Town F.C. players
- Guiseley A.F.C. players
