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{{short description|English footballer}}
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| fullname = Andrew William Carr
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| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1956|02|28|df=y}}
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| cityofbirth = [[Stoke-upon-Trent]]
| fullname = Andrew William Carr<ref name="kent"/>
| countryofbirth = [[England]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|02|28|df=y}}<ref name="kent"/>
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| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
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| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]
| years1 = 1973&ndash;1975| clubs1 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]| caps1 = 0| goals1 = 0
| years1 = 1973–1975
| clubs1 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = | clubs2 = [[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]]| caps2 = | goals2 =
| years2 = 1975
| clubs2 = [[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = | clubs3 = [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich Town]]| caps3 = | goals3 =
| years3 = 1975–1977
| clubs3 = [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich Town]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 = 8
| years4 = | clubs4 = [[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]]| caps4 = | goals4 =
| years4 = 1977–1978
| clubs4 = [[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]]
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = | clubs5 = [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]]| caps5 = | goals5 =
| years5 = 1978–1979
| clubs5 = [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]]
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 1979
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| years6 = | clubs6 = [[Droylsden F.C.|Droylsden]]| caps6 = | goals6 =
| clubs6 = [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich Town]]
| totalcaps = 0+| totalgoals = 0+
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| goals6 = 7
| years7 = 1979–1980
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| clubs7 = [[Droylsden F.C.|Droylsden]]
| years8 = 1980–1981
| clubs8 = [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich Town]]
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 0
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'''Andrew William Carr''' (born 28 February 1956) is an English former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]], [[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]], [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich Town]], [[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]], [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] and [[Droylsden F.C.|Droylsden]].
'''Andrew William (Andy) Carr''' (born 28 February 1956) is an [[English people|English]] former [[Football (soccer)|footballer]].


==Playing career==
==Career==
Carr graduated through the [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] junior side to sign professional forms in November 1973. His only first team appearance for the club came at right-back on 9 January 1974 in an [[FA Cup]] [[FA Cup 1973–74|third round replay]], which was lost 4-2 at [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]. He was handed a [[free transfer (football)|free transfer]] in May 1975 and moved into the local non-leagues playing for [[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]], [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich Town]], [[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]], [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] and [[Droylsden F.C.|Droylsden]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=54|date=1996|isbn=0952915200|url=http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200}}</ref>
Carr graduated through the [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] junior side to sign professional forms in November 1973.<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=54|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}}</ref> His only first-team appearance for the "Valiants" came at right-back on 9 January 1974 in an [[FA Cup]] [[1973–74 FA Cup|third round replay]] at [[Kenilworth Road]], which was lost 4–2 to [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]].<ref name="kent"/> He was handed a [[Free transfer (association football)|free transfer]] away from [[Vale Park]] by [[Manager (association football)|manager]] [[Roy Sproson]] in May 1975, and moved into the local [[non-League football]].

He was signed by [[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]] on a free transfer in May 1975 and moved on to [[Nantwich Town F.C.|Nantwich Town]] in November 1975, where he was a key member of the 1976 [[Cheshire Senior Cup]] winning squad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Ultimate Book of Nantwich Town FC |publisher=Empire |year=2020 |isbn=978-0-9563068-2-1}}</ref> He commanded a £400 fee when he signed for [[Leek Town F.C.|Leek Town]] in December 1977. He left Harrison Park for [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]], where he debuted in October 1978. He was back with Nantwich later that season but followed boss Colin Hutchinson to [[Droylsden F.C.|Droylsden]] in December 1979. Carr returned to Nantwich in December 1980, leaving in the summer of 1981, only to feature again for the Dabbers at the end of the decade.<ref name=":0" />

==Career statistics==
Source:<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>
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|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Division
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]||[[1974–75 Port Vale F.C. season|1974–75]]||[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]||0||0||1||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]]
|[[1978–79 Northern Premier League|1978–79]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Stats|url=http://www.silkmenarchives.org.uk/season_stats/npl/1978_79.html|website=silkmenarchives.org.uk|access-date=12 July 2016}}</ref>
|[[Northern Premier League]]
|9||1||0||0||2||0||11||1
|}

==Honours==
'''Nantwich Town'''
*[[Cheshire Senior Cup]]: 1976<ref name=":0" />


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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Latest revision as of 16:55, 12 June 2024

Andy Carr
Personal information
Full name Andrew William Carr[1]
Date of birth (1956-02-28) 28 February 1956 (age 68)[1]
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1975 Port Vale 0 (0)
1975 Northwich Victoria (1)
1975–1977 Nantwich Town (8)
1977–1978 Leek Town
1978–1979 Macclesfield Town 9 (1)
1979 Nantwich Town (7)
1979–1980 Droylsden
1980–1981 Nantwich Town 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew William Carr (born 28 February 1956) is an English former footballer who played as a defender for Port Vale, Northwich Victoria, Nantwich Town, Leek Town, Macclesfield Town and Droylsden.

Career

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Carr graduated through the Port Vale junior side to sign professional forms in November 1973.[1] His only first-team appearance for the "Valiants" came at right-back on 9 January 1974 in an FA Cup third round replay at Kenilworth Road, which was lost 4–2 to Luton Town.[1] He was handed a free transfer away from Vale Park by manager Roy Sproson in May 1975, and moved into the local non-League football.

He was signed by Northwich Victoria on a free transfer in May 1975 and moved on to Nantwich Town in November 1975, where he was a key member of the 1976 Cheshire Senior Cup winning squad.[2] He commanded a £400 fee when he signed for Leek Town in December 1977. He left Harrison Park for Macclesfield Town, where he debuted in October 1978. He was back with Nantwich later that season but followed boss Colin Hutchinson to Droylsden in December 1979. Carr returned to Nantwich in December 1980, leaving in the summer of 1981, only to feature again for the Dabbers at the end of the decade.[2]

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1974–75 Third Division 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Macclesfield Town 1978–79[4] Northern Premier League 9 1 0 0 2 0 11 1

Honours

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Nantwich Town

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 54. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ a b c Ultimate Book of Nantwich Town FC. Empire. 2020. ISBN 978-0-9563068-2-1.
  3. ^ Andy Carr at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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