Andy Barlow (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew John Barlow | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Oldham, Lancashire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1995 | Oldham Athletic | 261 | (5) |
| 1993 | → Bradford City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Blackpool | 81 | (2) |
| 1997–1999 | Rochdale | 68 | (1) |
| Total | 412 | (8) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Andrew John Barlow (born 24 November 1965) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a left-back in a career spanning fifteen years, and made more than 400 league appearances.
Barlow began his career with his hometown club, Oldham Athletic, and spent ten of his eleven years at Boundary Park playing under manager Joe Royle. At Oldham he played in the 1990 Football League Cup Final.
In 1995, he signed for Sam Allardyce's Blackpool, with whom he spent two years before joining Rochdale. He brought his playing career to a close at Spotland. He scored his only goal for the club, against Brighton in a 1–1 draw, with the last touch of his professional career.[1]
Post-retirement, he became a coach with the PFA, a role he continues to fulfill.
References[]
- ^ Profile at Dale Supporters Trust Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Andy Barlow at Soccerbase
- 1965 births
- Footballers from Oldham
- Living people
- English footballers
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Ramsbottom United F.C. players
- Association football fullbacks