Andy Drury
2009 FA Trophy Final | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Mark Drury[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 28 November 1983||
Place of birth | Sittingbourne, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) |
Winger Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Folkestone Invicta (player-manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Sittingbourne | 98 | (26) |
2003–2006 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 101 | (19) |
2006–2008 | Lewes | 72 | (16) |
2008–2010 | Stevenage Borough | 57 | (7) |
2010–2011 | Luton Town | 23 | (6) |
2011–2013 | Ipswich Town | 62 | (2) |
2011 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Crawley Town | 41 | (5) |
2014–2015 | Luton Town | 35 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Eastleigh | 53 | (12) |
2016–2019 | Ebbsfleet United | 99 | (13) |
2019–2020 | Havant & Waterlooville | 27 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Sittingbourne | 0 | (0) |
2021 | Cray Wanderers | 8 | (1) |
2022 | Folkestone Invicta | 12 | (0) |
2023 | Chatham Town | 12 | (1) |
2023– | Folkestone Invicta | 12 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2022 | Whitstable Town | ||
2022 | Margate | ||
2023– | Folkestone Invicta (player-manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 26 November 2023 (UTC) |
Andrew Mark Drury (born 28 November 1983) is an English footballer and football manager, who is currently player-manager of Folkestone Invicta.
He started his career in non-League football for
Playing career
Early career
He started his club career at
Ipswich Town
On 31 January 2011, Drury signed for Ipswich Town in a £150,000 move, signing a 2+1⁄2-year deal.[7] He made his league debut coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute, replacing Lee Martin in a 6–0 away win against Doncaster Rovers.[8] He made his home debut the following weekend against Hull City, his first start for the club.[9] After the game, Drury said:
"It is a bit more intense. You have to concentrate all the time because there's always somebody running off you. But it's about how I play really and I felt comfortable in myself
— Andy Drury, .[10]
He was not offered a new contract and left Ipswich in the summer of 2013, having made 64 appearances for the club.
Crawley Town
Drury joined Crawley Town as a 93-day emergency loanee on 15 September 2011.[11] He scored on his debut for the club two days later in a 3–1 victory over Bradford City.[12] He returned to Ipswich when his loan spell expired, and was immediately selected for the New Year match against Nottingham Forest.
On 17 June 2013, Drury signed a new two-year contract with Crawley after being released by Ipswich Town[14]
Luton Town (second spell)
Drury rejoined Luton Town for a £100,000 fee on 30 June 2014 after two previous bids had been rebuffed by Crawley.[15] He made his debut on the opening game of the season, starting in a 1–0 win away to Carlisle United. Drury's second spell at the club never reached the heights of the first, and in July 2015 his contract was cancelled a year early by mutual consent.[16]
Non-League
On 14 July 2015, Drury signed for National League club Eastleigh.[16]
Drury joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Cray Wanderers as player-assistant manager in May 2021[17] before departing the club following the departure of manager Danny Kedwell in December 2021.[18]
In January 2022, Drury signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Folkestone Invicta.[19] Following spells as manager at Whitstable Town and Margate, he resumed his playing career by signing for Isthmian League South East Division club Chatham Town in January 2023.[20]
Managerial career
On 22 March 2022, Isthmian League South East Division side Whitstable Town announced the appointment of Drury as club manager.[21]
Following the departure of Jay Saunders, Drury was appointed manager of Isthmian League Premier Division club Margate.[22]
He was dismissed on 26 December 2022 with Margate 16th in the table.[23]
In November 2023, Drury was named player-manager of Folkestone Invicta having previously held the role of player-coach.[24]
Honours
Lewes
- Conference South: 2007–08
Stevenage Borough
References
- ^ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Andy Drury". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Andrew Drury – ESPN". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Wonder goal puts former Brickies ace Andy Drury in the spotlight". Canterbury Times. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Luton Town sign Stevenage winger Andy Drury". BBC Sport. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Charlton 2-2 Luton". BBC Sport. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Ipswich Town swoop for Luton Town winger Andy Drury". BBC Sport. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Doncaster 0–6 Ipswich". BBC Sport. 15 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Ipswich 1–1 Hull". BBC Sport. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Andy Drury excited by step up to Championship". BBC Sport. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Ipswich midfielder Andy Drury joins Crawley on loan". BBC Sport. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Crawley Town 3–1 Bradford". BBC Sport. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ "Crawley give up on Drury". Luton Today. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "LOOK WHO'S BACK!". Crawley Town F.C. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Official: Andy Drury signs for Luton Town". Luton Town F.C. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Eastleigh: Midfielder Andy Drury joins from Luton Town". BBC Sport. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Andy Drury - Welcome to the Wands Cray Wanderers FC. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Cray Wanderers announce Grant Basey as Interim First Team Manager". www.cray-wanderers.com. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to Andy Drury". Folkestone Invicta FC. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Drury in at Chatham". www.isthmian.co.uk. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "New Manager Appointed". Whitstable Town FC. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Blues Appoint Andy Drury As New First Team Manager". www.margate-fc.co.uk. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "CLUB NEWS | Margate Part Ways with Andy Drury".
- ^ "Welcome: Andrew Drury". folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
External links
- Andy Drury at Soccerbase
- Andy Drury at Soccerway