Andy Farrell (footballer)

Andy Farrell

Personal information
Full name	Andrew James Farrell
Date of birth	(1965-10-07) 7 October 1965
Place of birth	Colchester, England
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1987	Colchester United	105	(5)
1987–1994	Burnley	257	(19)
1994–1996	Wigan Athletic	54	(1)
1996–1999	Rochdale	118	(6)
1999–2000	Morecambe	31	(0)
2000–2002	Leigh RMI	64	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew James "Andy" Farrell (born 7 October 1965) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Farrell's career began with hometown club Colchester United, making over 100 league appearances, before he moved on to play over 300 games for the Burnley, becoming the only player in the club's history to appear in two Wembley finals and wear numbers one to 11 during his time at Turf Moor. He went on to make appearances for Wigan Athletic, Rochdale, Morecambe and Leigh RMI before launching his coaching career. Farrell returned to Turf Moor to work in the club's community scheme and coach in the centre of excellence. He was then taken onto the full-time staff as assistant to youth coach Terry Pashley. As an 'A' licence qualified coach, Farrell is now a key part of the Clarets' youth set-up in helping nurture potential future professional players at Burnley.

Honours

Club

Burnley

• Football League Fourth Division Winner (1): 1991–92
• Football League Division Two Playoff Winner (1): 1993–94
• Football League Trophy Runner-up (1): 1987–88

References

• Andy Farrell career statistics at Soccerbase
• Andy Farrell profile at the Post-War Player Database