Lee Andrews
English footballer (born 1984)
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Lee Andrews (born 23 April 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee David Andrews[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlisle, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2001 | Carlisle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Carlisle United | 106 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Rochdale (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2005 | → York City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Torquay United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Torquay United | 46 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Newcastle Blue Star | 24 | (0) |
| 2008–2015 | Workington | 214 | (13) |
| Total | 414 | (13) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Workington (joint-manager) | ||
| 2019 | Workington | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Andrews began his career as a trainee with his local side Carlisle United, turning professional in August 2001 and making his league debut later month in a 2–0 defeat at home to Luton Town. He had spell as a regular in the Carlisle side at right-back, before losing his place. He joined Rochdale on loan in February 2003,[2] before returning to Carlisle and regaining his place in the first team, signing a new two-year contract in May 2004.[3] After playing in a Carlisle side relegated to and promoted from the Football Conference, Andrews joined York City on loan in November 2005[4] and as Carlisle successfully battled for a second successive promotion, moved to Torquay United, struggling at the opposite end of the table on loan in March 2006.[5]
He was released by Carlisle at the end of the 2005–06 season, and returned to Plainmoor on a permanent basis in June 2006 as one of Ian Atkins' first signings after taking over as manager.[6] Atkins had been manager of Carlisle while Andrews was a trainee there. He was an ever-present for Torquay in the 2006–07 season, which ended with Torquay's relegation to the Conference National. Although offered a new contract with Torquay at the end of the season, he chose to return to the North of England.
In September 2007 he signed for Newcastle Blue Star,[7] moving to Workington in April 2008.[8] He would end his playing career in the summer of 2015 after playing over 200 times for Workington.
Managerial career
After his retirement as a player, Andrews joined the coaching staff at Workington A.F.C. in June 2015, where he became an assistant coach to Derek Townsley.[9] From June 2016 until December 2018, Andrews was joint-manager at Workington alongside Dave Hewson.[10]
On 31 December 2018, Andrews was replaced by Gavin Skelton as manager, however after Skelton resigned just 6 days and two games into the role, Andrews became sole manager of Workington later on 7 January 2019.[11] He stepped down at the end of the 2018–19 season, after the club were relegated from the Northern Premier League Premier Division.[12]
