Andy Collett
 Collett as a coach at Oldham Athletic in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Alfred Collett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1973[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1992 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Middlesbrough | 2 | (0) |
| 1994–1999 | Bristol Rovers | 107 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Darlington | 126 | (0) |
| Total | 235 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrew Alfred Collett (born 28 October 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
[edit]Collett was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[1] He began his career at Middlesbrough, for whom he made his first-team debut.[citation needed] He then moved south to Bristol Rovers, where he remained for five years before moving on to Darlington.[citation needed] He stayed at Darlington for five years, before his career was cut short because of a shoulder injury.[3] Collett played a vital role in helping Darlington reach the 2000 Third Division play-off final, where they lost to Peterborough United.[citation needed]
Collett was appointed Darlington's goalkeeping coach after he retired as a player in 2004.[3] On 26 May 2009, he was appointed goalkeeper coach of Oldham Athletic.[4] He rejoined Dave Penney and Martin Gray, who were also amongst the coaching staff of Darlington.[4] Collett joined League One club Hartlepool United as goalkeeping coach on 15 December 2011,[5] but left in June 2013 when his contract was not renewed upon the club's relegation.[6] He soon took up the same position at League Two club York City,[7] before he left in May 2015. Collett returned to York City in 2017 as goalkeeper coach, as well as running a coaching academy in Teesside[8] It was announced that he had left the club on 4 April 2022. [9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 92. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
- ^ "Andy Collett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Collett adapting slowly". The Northern Echo. Darlington. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Duo join Penney at Latics". Sky Sports. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Andy Collett is to coach Hartlepool keepers". Teesside Gazette. Middlesbrough. 15 December 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Hope, Craig (14 June 2013). "Andy Collett disappointed to be leaving Pools and Scott Flinders". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Flett, Dave (14 June 2013). "York City boss Nigel Worthington swoops to sign striker Wes Fletcher and keeper Chris Kettings". The Press. York. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Flett, Dave (7 May 2015). "Wes Fletcher released by York City along with Lewis Montrose and Ryan Jarvis". The Press. York. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Collett leaves York City – April 2022".
External links
[edit]- Andy Collett at Soccerbase
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Stockton-on-Tees
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. non-playing staff
- York City F.C. non-playing staff
- Hartlepool United F.C. non-playing staff
- Gateshead F.C. non-playing staff