Andy Proudlove

Andy Proudlove
Personal information
Full name Andrew George Proudlove[1]
Date of birth (1955-01-15) 15 January 1955[1]
Place of birth Buxton, England[1]
Playing position Left-winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1972 Reading 5 (0)
1972–1975 Buxton
1975–1976 Sheffield Wednesday 15 (0)
1976–1977 Norwich City 1 (0)
1977–1978 Hereford United 11 (0)
1978 Buxton
1978–1979 Port Vale 5 (0)
Stafford Rangers
1980–1981 Macclesfield Town 2 (0)
Matlock Town
Buxton
1982 KuPS 2 (0)
Total 41+ (0+)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Andrew George "Andy" Proudlove (born 15 January 1955) is an English former footballer. A Winger, he played for Reading, Buxton, Sheffield Wednesday, Norwich City, Hereford United, Port Vale, Stafford Rangers, Macclesfield Town, Matlock Town, and KuPS. He won the Cheshire County League title with Buxton in 1972–73.

Playing career

Proudlove began his career with Reading, making five Fourth Division appearances in the 1971–72 season. His stay at Elm Park was brief, and he left the "Royals" and joined Buxton. The "Bucks" won the Cheshire County League in 1972–73, and won admission to the Northern Premier League. They finished 18th in 1973–74 and 16th in 1974–75. He returned to the Football League with Len Ashurst's Sheffield Wednesday, making 15 Third Division appearances in the 1975–76 season. He left Hillsborough for Norwich City, but played just one First Division game in the 1976–77 campaign for John Bond's "Canaries". He moved from Carrow Road to Hereford United, but played just 11 league games at the "Bulls" were relegated out of the Third Division. He returned to Buxton after leaving Edgar Street. He signed with Dennis Butler's Port Vale from Buxton for a £1,000 fee in November 1978.[1] He played five consecutive Fourth Division games for the club around January 1979, but did not solve Vale's troubles on the left side of midfield and was instead given a free transfer to Alliance Premier League side Stafford Rangers in May 1979.[1] He later played for Macclesfield Town and Matlock Town before returning to his home town club in Buxton; he later played in Finland for KuPS.[2]

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading1971–72Fourth Division50100060
Sheffield Wednesday1975–76Third Division1502100171
Norwich City1976–77First Division10001020
Hereford United1977–78Third Division1101000120
Port Vale1978–79Fourth Division50000050
Macclesfield Town 1980–81[3] Northern Premier League 20001030

Honours

with Buxton

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 241. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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