Andrew Waterworth (born 11 April 1986) is a former footballer from Northern Ireland who was most recently the interim manager of the Northern Ireland women's national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Waterworth | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Crossgar, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kilmore Recreation | |||
| 2002–2004 | Glentoran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Ards | 59 | (12) |
| 2004 | → Kilmore Recreation (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2006–2008 | Lisburn Distillery | 38 | (18) |
| 2008 | Hamilton Academical | 10 | (1) |
| 2008–2013 | Glentoran | 146 | (44) |
| 2013–2021 | Linfield | 257 | (136) |
| 2021–2022 | Glenavon | 25 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Northern Ireland U21 | 7 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | Northern Ireland women (interim) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 Feb 2008 | |||
Club career
editHamilton Academical
editWaterworth joined Hamilton from Lisburn Distillery in January 2008 for a fee of £20,000.[1] He made his debut against Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup in February.[2]
He scored his first goal for Hamilton against Dundee in April 2008,[3] but returned to Northern Ireland having made only 10 appearances during eight months in Scotland.[4]
Glentoran
editAfter leaving Hamilton Accies, Waterworth joined Irish Premiership side Glentoran. During his time with the East Belfast side, he won winners medals in both the Irish Premiership[4] and Irish Cup.[5]
On 9 May 2013, Glentoran announced on their website that Waterworth would not be signing a new contract.[6]
Linfield
editIn May 2013, Linfield confirmed that they had signed Waterworth on a two-year contract.[7] On his Linfield debut, Waterworth broke a bone in his leg which side-lined the striker for two months. However, he eventually made his league debut for Linfield on 14 September 2013, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–1 win against Ballymena United at Windsor Park, and went on to score 11 goals in his first eleven league appearances to put his side top the table.[8] His first trophy with the Blues arrived in the form of the 2013–14 County Antrim Shield, after a penalty shoot-out victory over Crusaders in the final.[9]
Glenavon
editOn 30 May 2021, it was announced that Waterworth, alongside team-mates Mark Haughey and Mark Stafford, had signed for Glenavon on the expiry of their contracts at Linfield. Waterworth made his Glenavon debut coming on as a sub in a 1–1 draw with Portadown, and scored his first goals for the club a week later, notching a brace in a 6–1 victory over Warrenpoint Town.
It was announced on 2 July 2022 that Waterworth had retired from football.
International career
editWaterworth was called up to the Northern Ireland under-21 side in January 2008.[10] In total he won seven under-21 caps and scored two goals.[11]
Managerial career
editOn 16 March 2023, it was announced Waterworth would take charge of the Northern Ireland women's team on an interim basis.[12] Waterworth managed the team for a 4-1 defeat against Wales on 6 April 2023.[13]
References
edit- ^ Waterworth Signs![permanent dead link] - HamiltonAcademical FC
- ^ Aberdeen 1 Accies 0[permanent dead link] - Hamilton Academical FC
- ^ Dundee 1 Accies 1[permanent dead link] - Hamilton Academical FC
- ^ a b Sterling, Mark (24 September 2018). "Andrew Waterworth: Striker missed big break - because he had nipped to the loo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Waterworth savours Irish Cup glory". BBC Sport. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Andy Waterworth". Glentoran FC. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Andy Waterworth joins Linfield from Irish Cup winners Glentoran". BBC Sport. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Irish Premiership: Linfield 4-1 Ballymena Utd". BBC Sport. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Linfield defeat Crusaders in Shield shoot-out". BBC Sport. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Irish League quartet in U21 squad". BBC Sport. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Andrew Waterworth". Linfield FC. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Waterworth to take charge of senior women's team on interim basis". Irish FA. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Wales 4-1 Northern Ireland: New manager 'has to be right person' - Andy Waterworth". BBC Sport NI. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
External links
edit- Andrew Waterworth at Soccerway
- Andrew Waterworth at Soccerbase