Andy Proudlove

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Andrew George Proudlove (15 January 1955 – 25 September 2017) was 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.

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]
Date of death 25 September 2017(2017-09-25) (aged 62)[2]
Place of death Buxton, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1972 Reading 5 (0)
1972 Buxton
1972 Mossley
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)
1979–1980 Stafford Rangers
1980–1981 Macclesfield Town 2 (0)
1981–198? Matlock Town
198?–1982 Buxton
1982 KuPS 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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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. He briefly signed for Mossley in September 1972, making ten appearances before returning to Buxton two months later.[4] Buxton 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.[5]

Personal life

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He married Christine and had a son, Matthew.[2]

Career statistics

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Source:[6][7]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 1971–72 Fourth Division 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Sheffield Wednesday 1975–76 Third Division 15 0 2 1 0 0 17 1
Norwich City 1976–77 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Hereford United 1977–78 Third Division 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Port Vale 1978–79 Fourth Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Macclesfield Town 1980–81 Northern Premier League 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0

Honours

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Buxton

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 241. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ a b "Death Notices - David Smith Funeral Services". www.davidhsmith.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Rollin, Jack; Dunk, Peter (1976). Rothmans football yearbook. 1976-77. London : Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-362-00259-1. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  6. ^ Andy Proudlove at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  7. ^ "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.