Andy Drury

Andy Drury

Drury playing for Stevenage Borough in the 2009 FA Trophy Final
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Mark Drury[1]
Date of birth	28 November 1983[2]
Place of birth	Sittingbourne, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Playing position	Winger Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Eastleigh
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2003	Sittingbourne	98	(26)
2003–2006	Gravesend & Northfleet	101	(19)
2006–2008	Lewes	72	(16)
2008–2010	Stevenage Borough	57	(7)
2010–2011	Luton Town	23	(6)
2011–2013	Ipswich Town	62	(2)
2011	→ Crawley Town (loan)	13	(3)
2013–2014	Crawley Town	41	(5)
2014–2015	Luton Town	35	(2)
2015–	Eastleigh	35	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:24 26 September 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Andrew Mark "Andy" Drury (born 28 November 1983) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eastleigh. He started his career in non-League football for Sittingbourne in 2001, moving to Gravesend & Northfleet in 2003. He remained with the club for three seasons before signing for Conference South side Lewes in 2006. In 2008, Drury moved up a division to the Conference Premier, signing for Stevenage Borough. In 2009, Drury won the FA Trophy with the club and, the next season, won promotion to The Football League. He opted against signing a new contract, instead joining Conference Premier side Luton Town. He remained at Luton for half a season before his strong performances attracted the interest of Championship club Ipswich Town. In January 2011 he moved to Portman Road in a transfer worth £150,000. He played in 64 games for Ipswich, alongside a loan spell at Crawley Town in League Two, before leaving in 2013 to sign for Crawley on a two-year contract. In June 2014, Drury signed for his former club Luton Town, now newly promoted to League Two, for a £100,000 fee. His second spell at the club ended my mutual consent a year early He then joined National League club Eastleigh.

Career

Early career

He started his club career at Sittingbourne, making 107 appearances before moving onto Gravesend and Northfleet (now Ebbsfleet United).^[4] He then went onto play for Lewes before a move up a division to Stevenage. At Stevenage he won both the FA Trophy and the Conference Premier title, before making a short move to Luton Town.^[5] His performance in Luton's 2–2 FA Cup draw with Charlton Athletic, in which he scored two goals, brought him to the attention of clubs higher up the football pyramid, including Ipswich Town.^[6]

Ipswich Town

On 31 January 2011, Drury signed for Ipswich Town in a £150,000 move, signing a two-and-a-half year deal.^[7] He made his league debut coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute, replacing Lee Martin in a 6–0 away win against Doncaster Rovers.^[8] He made his home debut the following weekend against Hull City, his first start for the club.^[9] After the game, Drury said:

“	"It is a bit more intense. You have to concentrate all the time because there's always somebody running off you. But it's about how I play really and I felt comfortable in myself	”
	— Andy Drury, .[10]

He was not offered a new contract and left Ipswich in the summer of 2013, having made 64 appearances for the club.

Crawley Town

Drury joined Crawley Town as a 93-day emergency loanee on 15 September 2011.^[11] He scored on his debut for the club two days later in a 3–1 victory over Bradford City.^[12] He returned to Ipswich when his loan spell expired, and was immediately selected for the New Year match against Nottingham Forest.

Crawley Town boss Steve Evans said after the loan, "The reality is despite how much I wanted him, the clubs could not agree on a transfer fee. I also think maybe his wages could have been a problem because it should not be forgotten they were heavily subsidised by Ipswich when he was on loan with us."^[13]

On 17 June 2013, Drury signed a new two-year contract with Crawley after being released by Ipswich Town^[14]

Luton Town (second spell)

Drury rejoined Luton Town for a £100,000 fee on 30 June 2014 after two previous bids had been rebuffed by Crawley.^[15] He made his debut on the opening game of the season, starting in a 1–0 win away to Carlisle United. Drury's second spell at the club never reached the heights of the first, and in July 2015 his contract was cancelled a year early by mutual consent.^[16]

Eastleigh

On 14 July 2015, Drury signed for National League club Eastleigh.^[16]

Honours

Lewes

• Conference South: 2007–08

Stevenage Borough

• FA Trophy: 2008–09
• Conference Premier: 2009–10

References

1. "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 79. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
2. "Andy Drury". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
3. "Andrew Drury – ESPN". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
4. "Wonder goal puts former Brickies ace Andy Drury in the spotlight". This Is Kent. Canterbury Times. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
5. "Luton Town sign Stevenage winger Andy Drury". BBC Sport. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
6. "Charlton 2-2 Luton". BBC Sport. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
7. "Ipswich Town swoop for Luton Town winger Andy Drury". BBC Sport. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
8. "Doncaster 0–6 Ipswich". BBC Sport. 15 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
9. "Ipswich 1–1 Hull". BBC Sport. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
10. "Andy Drury excited by step up to Championship". BBC Sport. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
11. "Ipswich midfielder Andy Drury joins Crawley on loan". BBC Sport. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
12. "Crawley Town 3–1 Bradford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
13. "Crawley give up on Drury". Luton Today. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
14. "LOOK WHO'S BACK!". Crawley Town F.C. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
15. "Official: Andy Drury signs for Luton Town". Luton Town F.C. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
16. "Eastleigh: Midfielder Andy Drury joins from Luton Town". BBC Sport. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

External links

• Andy Drury career statistics at Soccerbase