Andrew Sambrook
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew John Sambrook | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Chatham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Welling United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gillingham | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2001 | Gillingham | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Rushden & Diamonds | 69 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Grays Athletic | 86 | (0) |
| 2008 | Fisher Athletic | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Thurrock | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | AFC Wimbledon | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Welling United | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| England Schoolboys | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:39, 4 October 2011 (UTC). | |||
Andrew John "Andy" Sambrook (born 13 July 1979 in Chatham, Kent) is a former professional footballer who played for a number of lower-league English clubs including Gillingham, Rushden & Diamonds, and Grays Athletic.
Football career
Early career
Sambrook began his career at Gillingham whilst still in full-time education at Rainham Mark Grammar School. Sambrook won a scholarship to Hartwick College, New York where he combined his football career with further education. Prior to his leaving the UK, he featured for England schoolboys.[1]
Professional football career
On his return to England, Sambrook signed for Rushden & Diamonds, making over sixty appearances before transferring to Grays Athletic in the summer of 2005. He signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the 2006–07 season.
In April 2007, Sambrook won the "Chairman's Player of the Year" trophy at the annual Grays Athletic awards ceremony.[2]
Semi-professional football career
Despite being offered a new contract for the 2008–09 season, Sambrook did not re-sign for Grays and subsequently was released.[3] He joined Conference South side Fisher Athletic in July 2008,[4] a move that was to be cut-short by extreme financial difficulties at the club.[5]
Due to these problems Sambrook, along with a handful of other players, was released from Fisher by mutual consent on 10 November 2008 and subsequently signed for Conference South rivals Thurrock.[6]
Less than three months later, on 30 January 2009, Sambrook left Thurrock for AFC Wimbledon. He signed for Welling United in May 2009, at the end of the 2008–09 season,[7] making it his fifth club in under a year.
Sambrook retired from competitive football in July 2012 due to a series of chronic ankle injuries. He is now in training to be an accountant.
Honours
- FA Trophy: 2006
References
- ↑ "List of Kent Schools' Former Players". kentschoolsfa.org.uk. 2007/2008 Season. Retrieved 26 October 2010. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "GAFC Awards Night 2006/07". graysathletic.co.uk. 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ↑ "Player News". Grays Athletic F.C. 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
- ↑ "Fish go on signing spree". Non League Daily. 26 July 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "Cash woes for Fisher". Fisher F.C. Official Site. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
- ↑ "Andy Sambrook signs". Thurrock F.C. Official Site. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ↑ "One in – one out at Welling". Non-League Daily. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2008.