Andrew Procter

Andrew John Procter (born 13 March 1983) is a retired footballer and a former England C international.

For the English cricketer of the 1990s and 2000s, see Andrew Procter (cricketer). For the rugby league footballer of the 1990s, see Andy Proctor.

Andrew Procter

Personal information
Full name	Andrew John Procter[1]
Date of birth	(1983-06-13) 13 June 1983[1]
Place of birth	Blackburn, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Preston North End
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	Great Harwood Town
2002–2012	Accrington Stanley	335	(38)
2012–2013	Preston North End	33	(0)
2013–2014	Bury	32	(2)
2014–2016	Accrington Stanley	40	(0)
Total		440	(40)
National team
2005	England C	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

The highlight of his career came on 28 April 2007 in a crucial League Two six-pointer with Macclesfield Town. Procter scored two goals in a 3–2 victory which secured Stanley's Football League status in their first season back after promotion from the Conference.

He is studying at the University of Salford on a part-time basis for a degree in Physiotherapy, a programme he decided to follow after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury in 2005.[3]

Procter signed for Preston North End on 20 January 2012 and was announced captain on his arrival and he received a new two-year deal on 1 July 2012. He scored his first goal for the club against future club Bury in a Football League Trophy tie on 18 December 2012.[4] However, after 23 league appearances, 17 of them coming from the bench he decided to cancel his contract via mutual consent with the Lilywhites after 18 months of service. After only a week without a club Procter joined Bury on a free transfer penning a two-year deal with the Shakers. In his first season at Bury he made 28 appearances in all competitions. In his second season at Bury he was put on the transfer list along with Ashley Grimes after being seen as surplus to requirements. On 1 September 2014 he had his contract cancelled because Procter wanted to leave Bury but Bury manager at the time David Flitcroft said "If nothing happened (by Monday) we won't be loaning players out for no money". He rejoined Accrington Stanley on 1 September stating "I spoke to James Beattie in the summer and made it clear that I was keen to come back. It became apparent that I wasn't going to get many games at Bury and I've never been someone to sit on a contract so I just wanted to come back and get playing games again. "When I left Accrington we'd just finished in the play-offs and were on the verge of the play-offs when I actually left. That's where I'd like to help the club return to. "I went to watch the Bury game on Saturday and really liked what I saw. If we can get a decent run of results together then there's no reason why we can't push up that table.". He competed against the likes of Luke Joyce and Josh Windass in 2014/15 season.

Career statistics

As of match played 19 September 2015.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Accrington Stanley	2006–07[5]	League Two	43	3	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	46	3
	2007–08[6]	League Two	43	10	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	46	11
	2008–09[7]	League Two	37	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	39	3
	2009–10[8]	League Two	44	5	5	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	55	5
	2010–11[9]	League Two	43	6	2	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	49	6
	2011–12[10]	League Two	25	2	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	29	3
	Total		235	29	11	0	7	0	11	2	264	31
Preston North End	2011–12[10]	League One	19	0	—		—		—		19	0
	2012–13[11]	League One	15	0	2	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	1	23	1
	Total		34	0	2	0	2	0	4	1	42	1
Bury	2013–14[12]	League Two	32	2	2	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	37	2
Accrington Stanley	2014–15[13]	League Two	29	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
	2015–16[14]	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
	Total		32	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	37	0
Career total			333	31	19	0	11	0	17	3	380	34

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

Accrington Stanley

• Northern Premier League (VI): 2003
• Conference National (V): 2006

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
3. "Doctor Procter is the real heal at Accrington Stanley". thisislancashire.com. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
4. "Bury 3-3 Preston". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
5. "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
6. "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
7. "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
8. "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
9. "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
10. "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
11. "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
12. "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
13. "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
14. "Games played by Andrew Procter in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

External links

• Andy Proctor at Soccerbase