Andrew Waterworth

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Andrew Waterworth
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Personal information
Full name Andrew Waterworth
Date of birth (1986-04-11) 11 April 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth Crossgar, Northern Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Glenavon
Number 7
Youth career
Kilmore Recreation
2002–2004 Glentoran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Ards 59 (12)
2004 → Kilmore Recreation (loan) ? (?)
2006–2008 Lisburn Distillery 38 (18)
2008 Hamilton Academical 10 (1)
2008–2013 Glentoran 146 (44)
2013–2021 Linfield 257 (136)
2021– Glenavon 11 (2)
National team‡
2006–2007 Northern Ireland U21 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 Feb 2008

Andrew Waterworth (born 11 April 1986) is a footballer from Northern Ireland who plays as a forward for NIFL Premiership side Glenavon.

Club career[]

Hamilton Academical[]

Waterworth joined Hamilton from Lisburn Distillery in January 2008 for a fee of £20,000.[1] He made his debut against Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup in February.[2]

He scored his first goal for Hamilton against Dundee in April 2008,[3] but returned to Northern Ireland having made only 10 appearances during eight months in Scotland.[4]

Glentoran[]

After leaving Hamilton Accies, Waterworth joined Irish Premiership side Glentoran. During his time with the East Belfast side, he won winners medals in both the Irish Premiership[4] and Irish Cup.[5]

On 9 May 2013, Glentoran announced on their website that Waterworth would not be signing a new contract.[6]

Linfield[]

In May 2013, Linfield confirmed that they had signed Waterworth on a two-year contract.[7] On his Linfield debut, Waterworth broke a bone in his leg which side-lined the striker for two months. However, he eventually made his league debut for Linfield on 14 September 2013, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–1 win against Ballymena United at Windsor Park, and went on to score 11 goals in his first eleven league appearances to put his side top the table.[8] His first trophy with the Blues arrived in the form of the 2013–14 County Antrim Shield, after a penalty shoot-out victory over Crusaders in the final.[9]

Glenavon[]

On 30 May 2021, it was announced that Waterworth, alongside team-mates Mark Haughey and Mark Stafford, had signed for Glenavon on the expiry of their contracts at Linfield. Waterworth made his Glenavon debut coming on as a sub in a 1-1 draw with Portadown, and scored his first goals for the club a week later, notching a brace in a 6-1 victory over Warrenpoint Town.

International career[]

Waterworth was called up to the Northern Ireland under-21 side in January 2008.[10] In total he won seven under-21 caps and scored two goals.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Waterworth Signs![permanent dead link] - HamiltonAcademical FC
  2. ^ Aberdeen 1 Accies 0[permanent dead link] - Hamilton Academical FC
  3. ^ Dundee 1 Accies 1[permanent dead link] - Hamilton Academical FC
  4. ^ a b Sterling, Mark (24 September 2018). "Andrew Waterworth: Striker missed big break - because he had nipped to the loo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Waterworth savours Irish Cup glory". BBC Sport. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Andy Waterworth". Glentoran FC. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Andy Waterworth joins Linfield from Irish Cup winners Glentoran". BBC Sport. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Irish Premiership: Linfield 4-1 Ballymena Utd". BBC Sport. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Linfield defeat Crusaders in Shield shoot-out". BBC Sport. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Irish League quartet in U21 squad". BBC Sport. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Andrew Waterworth". Linfield FC. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

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