Andy Welsh: Difference between revisions

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| name = Andy Welsh

| image =

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| fullname = Andrew Peter David Welsh

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1983|1|24}}

| birth_place = [[Manchester]], England

| position = [[Midfielder]]

| currentclub = [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] (manager)

| years1years2 = 2001–20042002 | clubs1clubs2 = → [[StockportMacclesfield CountyTown F.C.|StockportMacclesfield CountyTown]] (loan) | caps1caps2 = 856 | goals1goals2 = 32

| years2years3 = 2002 = 2004–2007 | clubs2clubs3 = → [[Macclesfield TownSunderland A.F.C.|Macclesfield TownSunderland]] (loan) | caps2caps3 = 6 25 | goals2goals3 = 2

| years3years4 = 2004–2007 | clubs3 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]= 2006 | clubs4 = → [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] (loan) | caps3caps4 = 2510 | goals3goals4 = 21

| years4years5 = 2006 = 2006–2007 | clubs4clubs5 = → [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] (loan) | caps4caps5 = 107 | goals4goals5 = 10

| years5years6 = 2006–20072007 | clubs5clubs6 = → [[LeicesterToronto City F.C.FC|Leicester CityToronto]] (loan) | caps5caps6 = 7 20 | goals5goals6 = 01

| years6years7 = 2007 = 2007–2008 | clubs6clubs7 = [[TorontoBlackpool FCF.C.|Blackpool]] | caps6caps7 = 2021 | goals6goals7 = 10

| years7years8 = 2007–20082008–2011 | clubs7clubs8 = [[BlackpoolYeovil Town F.C.|BlackpoolYeovil Town]] | caps7caps8 = 21 113 | goals7goals8 = 06

| years8years9 = 2008–20112011–2013 | clubs8clubs9 = [[YeovilCarlisle TownUnited F.C.|YeovilCarlisle TownUnited]] | caps8caps9 = 11333 | goals8goals9 = 60

| years9years10 = 2011–20132013–2014 | clubs9 clubs10 = [[CarlisleScunthorpe United F.C.|CarlisleScunthorpe United]] | caps9 caps10 = 338 | goals9| goals10 = 0

| years10years11 = 2013–20142014 | clubs10clubs11 = [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] of Manchester|United of Manchester]] | caps10caps11 = 80 | goals10goals11 = 0

| years11years12 = 2014 = 2014–2016 | clubs11clubs12 = [[FCFarsley UnitedCeltic ofF.C.|Farsley ManchesterCeltic]] | caps11caps12 = 0 | goals11goals12 = 0

| years12 = 2014–2016 | clubs12 = [[Farsley AFC]] years13 = 2017 | clubs13 = [[Ossett Albion A.F.C.|Ossett Albion]] | caps12caps13 = | goals12goals13 =

| club-update totalgoals = 8 February 201415

| nationalyears1 = {{0|0000}}
| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-19 football team|Scotland U19]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =

'''Andrew Peter David Welsh''' (born 24 January 1983) is an English [[association football|football]] coach and former player who is the manager of [[Bury F.C.|Bury]].

After Sunderland's promotion to the [[Premier League]], Welsh retained the number 11 shirt, starting the season in place of injured defender [[George McCartney (footballer)|George McCartney]]. However, Welsh was controversially sent off in only the second game of the season against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Anfield]] on 20 August 2005, although the decision was later overturned on appeal.

After failing to break back into Sunderland's first team, it was announced in March 2007, that Welsh would be heading to Canada for a medical before signing a contract with [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) club, [[Toronto FC|Toronto]], after the clubs agreed a deal to end his contract at Sunderland.<ref name="BBC6468427">

On 12 September 2014, Andy Welsh signed for [[FCF.C. United of Manchester|United of Manchester]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fc-utd.co.uk/m_story.php?story_id=5703|title=FC United of Manchester – Opps Page|website=fc-utd.co.uk}}</ref> In December 2014, Welsh made the move to [[Farsley AFCCeltic F.C.|Farsley Celtic]], closer to his home in Bradford.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.farsleyafc.co.uk/news/andy-welsh-completes-farsley-move-1342527.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109003326/http://www.farsleyafc.co.uk/news/andy-welsh-completes-farsley-move-1342527.html |archive-date=9 January 2015 |title=Andy Welsh completes Farsley move – Farsley AFC}}</ref>

He then took over at the newly merged club [[Ossett United F.C.|Ossett United]], finishing fourth in the League (making the playoffs) with the league's best defensive record. The club also enjoyed cup success against [[Guiseley A.F.C.|Guiseley]], a team two divisions higher.

On 29 July 2020, Welsh was selected from 750 applicants to become the first manager of [[Bury F.C.|Bury AFC]],<ref name="Ingram">{{cite web |url=https://buryafc.uk/2020/07/bury-afc-appoint-first-team-manager-andy-welsh/ |title=Bury AFC Appoint First Team Manager: Andy Welsh |last=Ingram |first=Adam |work=Bury AFC official site |date=29 July 2020}}</ref> but the first season was ended prematurely due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Bury AFC were crowned champions of the [[North West Counties Football League|NWCFL Division One North]] in the club's [[2021–22 North West Counties Football League#Division One North|second season]].<ref name="21/22 Champs"> {{cite web|url=https://buryafc.uk/2022/03/partners-celebrate-treasureline-success/|title=Bury AFC: Champions|website=buryafc.uk|date=27 March 2022|accessdate=31 March 2022}}</ref> Welsh led Bury to the title; the side finished 11 points clear, winning 27 out of 36 games, boasting the highest goals total and best defensive record in the division.

On 5 June 2023, upon the merger of Bury F.C.FC and Bury AFC, the two team's histories were combined — retroactively counting Bury AFC's seasons as seasons for Bury F.C.FC and also retroactively counting Welsh as Bury F.C. manager since 2020. On 17 September 2023, after a run of form that saw two wins in eight games, Bury parted company with Welsh.<ref name="NWCFL-17Sep2023">{{cite news |title=Bury and Welsh part Ways |url=https://www.nwcfl.com/news-articles.php?id=9206 |access-date=17 September 2023 |work=NWCFL |date=17 September 2023}}</ref>

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|align="left"|[[Bury F.C.|Bury AFC/Bury F.C.]]^{<span style="color: #002bb8">'''1'''</span>}

|align=left|''Present''17 September 2023

!align="center" colspan="4"3|Total

^{<span style="color: #002bb8">'''1'''</span>}<small>Upon the merger of Bury F.C.FC and Bury AFC, the two team's histories were combined — retroactively counting Bury AFC's seasons as seasons for Bury F.C.FC</small><br />

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