Andy Barcham
 Barcham playing for Portsmouth in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Barcham[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Basildon, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Gillingham (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Gillingham | 89 | (17) |
| 2011–2013 | Scunthorpe United | 75 | (9) |
| 2013–2015 | Portsmouth | 45 | (5) |
| 2015–2019 | AFC Wimbledon | 132 | (15) |
| Total | 379 | (49) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrew Barcham (born 16 December 1986) is an English professional footballer who last played for AFC Wimbledon as a winger.
Career
Tottenham Hotspur and loan to Leyton Orient
Born in
academy, and became a professional footballer in 2005. He made 19 appearances for the reserve team, including 15 starts and scored a goal in the win against Arsenal that gave Tottenham an initiative in the title race. That season, he was also top scorer for the under-18's side, with 10 goals in 22 starts. An extremely tenacious forward, he was used predominantly on the right for Tottenham's reserves.[citation needed
]
In November 2006, Barcham made his
Football League Cup win against Port Vale.[2] In November 2007 he joined Leyton Orient on loan until the end of the season,[3][4] and made his debut against Millwall
.
Gillingham
Barcham joined
Man of the Match. He scored his first goal for the Gills in the 2–0 home victory over Chester City, and signed for the Kent club on a six-month deal in January 2009.[6] Barcham was named the Kent side's Player of the Season in 2009–10.[7] He signed a two-year contract with the club that summer,[8] but left at its conclusion in 2011.[9]
Scunthorpe United
On 28 June, Barcham signed for League One side Scunthorpe United on a two-year deal.[10] He made his debut on 13 August, scoring the equalising goal of a 1–1 home draw against Preston North End.[11] He finished the season as the club's top scorer, with nine goals.
On 3 May 2013, he was released by Scunthorpe after the club was relegated to League Two.[12]
Portsmouth
Later in the month, Barcham signed for Portsmouth on a three-year contract.[13] He made his debut in a 4–1 home defeat to Oxford United on 3 August 2013, and scored his first goal on 24 August, in a 2–2 away draw against Mansfield Town.[14]
AFC Wimbledon
On 1 July 2015, after rescinding his deal with Pompey, Barcham signed for AFC Wimbledon.[15]
Barcham was released by AFC Wimbledon on 11 May 2019.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 February 2018
| Club | Season | League
|
FA Cup | League Cup
|
Other1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Leyton Orient (loan) | 2007–08 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Gillingham (loan) | 2008–09 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |
| Gillingham | 2008–09 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 8 | |
| 2010–11 | 24 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||
| Total | 89 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 18 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 2011–12 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 10 |
| 2012–13 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Total | 75 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 11 | |
| Portsmouth | 2013–14 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| 2014–15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 4 | |
| AFC Wimbledon | 2015–16[17]
|
33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 5 |
2016–17[18]
|
37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 6 | |
2017–18[19]
|
33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| Total | 103 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 118 | 15 | |
| Career total | 317 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 359 | 50 | |
1 Including the
Football League Trophy
.
Honours
AFC Wimbledon
Individual
- AFC Wimbledon Team of the Decade (2010s)[21]
- Gillingham Player of the Season: 2009–10[7]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "Tottenham 3–1 Port Vale (aet)". BBC Sport. 8 November 2006.
- ^ Steve Claridge (15 January 2008). "Scouting report:Andy Barcham, Leyton Orient". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- ^ "Orient sign Spurs striker on loan". BBC Sport. 21 November 2007.
- ^ "Gills sign Spurs' Andrew Barcham". Gillingham F.C. 25 September 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008.
- ^ "Barcham signs permanent deal". Gillingham F.C. 2 January 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Gillingham forwards Cody McDonald and Andy Barcham reject the chance to remain at Priestfield". Kent Online. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Barcham seals Gillingham switch". BBC Sport. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ Gillingham forwards Cody McDonald and Andy Barcham reject the chance to remain at Priestfield; Kent Online, 19 May 2011
- ^ "Scunthorpe United sign Jimmy Ryan and Andy Barcham". BBC Sport. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Scunthorpe 1–1 Preston". BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United: Paul Reid among seven players released". BBC Sport. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Barcham Joins Blues". Portsmouth FC. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ Mansfield 2–2 Portsmouth; BBC Sport, 24 August 2013
- ^ "Andy Barcham: AFC Wimbledon sign Portsmouth winger". BBC Sport. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Soares & Barcham to leave AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Andy Barcham in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Andy Barcham in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Andy Barcham in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Pilnick, Brent (30 May 2016). "AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Your Wimbledon team of the decade". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andy Barcham.
- Andy Barcham at Soccerbase
