Andrew John Procter (born 13 March 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made one appearance for the England C national team.

Andrew Procter
Procter with Accrington Stanley
Personal information
Full name Andrew John Procter[1]
Date of birth (1983-06-13) 13 June 1983 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Blackburn, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Blackburn Rovers
(Head of Medical Services)
Youth career
Preston North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Great Harwood Town
2002–2012 Accrington Stanley 335 (38)
2012–2013 Preston North End 33 (0)
2013–2014 Bury 32 (2)
2014–2016 Accrington Stanley 40 (0)
Total 440 (40)
International career
2005 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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The highlight of his career came on 28 April 2007 in a crucial League Two six-pointer with Macclesfield Town. Procter scored two goals in a 3–2 victory which secured Stanley's Football League status in their first season back after promotion from the Conference.

He studied at the University of Salford on a part-time basis for a degree in Physiotherapy, a programme he decided to follow after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury in 2005.[3]

Procter signed for Preston North End on 20 January 2012 and was announced captain on his arrival and he received a new two-year deal on 1 July 2012. He scored his first goal for the club against future club Bury in a Football League Trophy tie on 18 December 2012.[4] After 23 league appearances, 17 of them coming from the bench he decided to cancel his contract via mutual consent with the Lilywhites after 18 months of service.

After a week without a club Procter joined Bury on a free transfer penning a two-year deal with the Shakers. In his first season at Bury he made 28 appearances in all competitions. In his second season at Bury he was put on the transfer list along with Ashley Grimes after being seen as surplus to requirements. On 1 September 2014, he had his contract cancelled because Procter wanted to leave Bury.

Procter rejoined Accrington Stanley on 1 September. He competed against the likes of Luke Joyce and Josh Windass in 2014–15 season.

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 September 2015
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Accrington Stanley 2006–07[5] League Two 43 3 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 46 3
2007–08[6] League Two 43 10 1 0 1 0 1[a] 1 46 11
2008–09[7] League Two 37 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 39 3
2009–10[8] League Two 44 5 5 0 2 0 4[a] 0 55 5
2010–11[9] League Two 43 6 2 0 2 0 2[b] 0 49 6
2011–12[10] League Two 25 2 1 0 1 0 2[a] 1 29 3
Total 235 29 11 0 7 0 11 2 264 31
Preston North End 2011–12[10] League One 19 0 19 0
2012–13[11] League One 15 0 2 0 2 0 4[a] 1 23 1
Total 34 0 2 0 2 0 4 1 42 1
Bury 2013–14[12] League Two 32 2 2 0 2 0 1[a] 0 37 2
Accrington Stanley 2014–15[13] League Two 29 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
2015–16[14] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 4 0
Total 32 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 37 0
Career total 333 31 19 0 11 0 17 3 380 34
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

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Accrington Stanley

References

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  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ^ "Doctor Procter is the real heal at Accrington Stanley". thisislancashire.com. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Bury 3-3 Preston". BBC Sport. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  14. ^ "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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