Andrew "Andy" Rushbury (born 7 March 1983 in Carlisle)[1] is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Chesterfield.[2] He currently played for Belper Town and is now retired.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew James Rushbury | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlisle, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Belper Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Chesterfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Chesterfield | 40 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Matlock Town (loan) | ||
| 2004 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2004 | Telford United | 10 | (0) |
| 2004 | Forest Green | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2013 | Belper Town | 382 | (49) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Rushbury started his football career as a trainee with Chesterfield in 2000. He made his debut in the 2000–2001 season against Brighton and went on to make two appearances at the end of the 2000–01 campaign,[3] and was given a professional contract in August 2000 and went on to make 40 appearances for Chesterfield scoring 1 goal in the 4–4 draw with Wycombe Wanderers.[1] After spells on loan with Matlock Town[4] he was released by Chesterfield during the 2003–04 season after a loan spell with Alfreton Town making 11 appearances [5] and joined Conference club Telford United.[4] Telford United then liquidated in 2004.[6] After a brief period at Forest Green Rovers he then went on to play for Belper Town making over 350 appearances for the Derbyshire-based Club.[7]
England Universities edit
Rushbury also played for his university team at Nottingham Trent University from 2006 to 2009 and was selected to represent the England university team for the season 2007 and 2008 season selection squad [8] and was selected to represent the national squad at the world student games.
References edit
- ^ a b Kellett, Paul (17 May 2009). "Chesterfield FC: Apprentices & Trainees". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ "Chesterfield : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ "Games played by Andrew Rushbury in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Soccer Base Andrew Rushbury Stats in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Alfreton Town Past Players Appearances". AlfretonTownFC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Telford Lose Conference Spot". BBC. 27 May 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Nailers honour loyal servant". evostikleague.co.uk. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "English Universities football squad". bucs.org.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
External links edit
- Andy Rushbury at Soccerbase
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