Andy Sinton
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Sinton[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 March 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Cramlington, England | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Queens Park Rangers (Club Ambassador) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1985 | Cambridge United | 93 | (3) |
1985–1989 | Brentford | 149 | (28) |
1989–1993 | Queens Park Rangers | 161 | (22) |
1993–1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | 62 | (3) |
1996–1999 | Tottenham Hotspur | 83 | (6) |
1999–2002 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 71 | (3) |
2002–2004 | Burton Albion | 38 | (2) |
2004 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 6 | (0) |
2004–2007 | Fleet Town | 21 | (1) |
Total | 684 | (68) | |
International career | |||
1990 |
England Schoolboys | ||
1990–1992 |
England B | 3 | (0) |
1990 |
Football League XI | 1 | (0) |
1991–1993 | England | 12 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2005–2010 | Fleet Town | ||
2010–2013 | AFC Telford United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Andrew Sinton (born 19 March 1966) is an English football manager and former professional footballer, who is club ambassador for Queens Park Rangers.
As a player, he was a
Following retirement, Sinton managed non-league side Fleet Town for five seasons, then
Club career
Sinton was a schoolboy footballer, playing for the England Under 15 team. He signed for Cambridge United on leaving school, and made his debut aged 16 years 228 days on 2 November 1982. He is the youngest player to play a league game for Cambridge, and is one of only two product of the club's youth team to become a full England international:[3] John Ruddy of Norwich City followed Sinton to this accolade in 2012. Sinton was the outstanding player in a poor Cambridge side, which suffered successive relegations in 1983–84 and 1984–85.[citation needed][4]
He was signed by
He spent two and a half years at
He made his last Premiership appearance for Tottenham Hotspur in 1999, before spending three years with Wolverhampton Wanderers and then signing for Nigel Clough's Burton Albion in August 2002.
International career
On the international front, Sinton made his England debut in a 1–1 draw in
Management career
Sinton was appointed manager of
Personal life
In May 2015 Sinton was back in football when he was appointed as former club Queen's Park Rangers first club ambassador. His role includes attending games and fan events, working with commercial partners as well as with the club's Media and Communications, Marketing and Club in the Community teams to help promote Queen's Park Rangers. He was a driving force in creating 'Forever Rs', the club's former players association, in 2016.[16]
Honours
As a player
Tottenham Hotspur
Individual
As a manager
AFC Telford United
References
- ^ a b "Andy Sinton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Brentford FC Your favourite 80s player?". Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Former Player News: The Wolves connection". Cambridge United F.C. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ "Cambridge United Complete History - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Fox, Norman (29 December 1992). "Everton's day of dismissals". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ^ "Put the champagne on ice". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Andy Sinton | Football Stats | No Club | Season 1998/1999 | 1983–2004 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Andy Sinton". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Archive: Andy Sinton". The Football Association. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "First team player profiles". Fleet Town F.C. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Sinton confirmed as Telford boss". 26 May 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ a b "AFC Telford United results for the 2010-2011 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "AFC Telford United results for the 2011-2012 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- A.F.C. Telford United. Archived from the originalon 22 October 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Andy Sinton Appointed QPR Ambassador".
- ^ "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ISBN 978-1906796716.
External links
- Andy Sinton at Soccerbase
- Andy Sinton management career statistics at Soccerbase