Andy Proudlove
Andrew George Proudlove (15 January 1955 – 25 September 2017) was an English former footballer. A winger, he played for Reading, Buxton, Sheffield Wednesday, Norwich City, Hereford United, Port Vale, Stafford Rangers, Macclesfield Town, Matlock Town, and KuPS. He won the Cheshire County League title with Buxton in 1972–73.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew George Proudlove[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1955[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Buxton, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 2017 (aged 62)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Buxton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1972 | Reading | 5 | (0) |
| 1972 | Buxton | ||
| 1972 | Mossley | ||
| 1972–1975 | Buxton | ||
| 1975–1976 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Norwich City | 1 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Hereford United | 11 | (0) |
| 1978 | Buxton | ||
| 1978–1979 | Port Vale | 5 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 1980–1981 | Macclesfield Town | 2 | (0) |
| 1981–198? | Matlock Town | ||
| 198?–1982 | Buxton | ||
| 1982 | KuPS | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Proudlove began his career with Reading, making five Fourth Division appearances in the 1971–72 season. His stay at Elm Park was brief, and he left the "Royals" and joined Buxton. The "Bucks" won the Cheshire County League in 1972–73, and won admission to the Northern Premier League. He briefly signed for Mossley in September 1972, making ten appearances before returning to Buxton two months later.[3] Buxton finished 18th in 1973–74 and 16th in 1974–75. He returned to the Football League with Len Ashurst's Sheffield Wednesday, making 15 Third Division appearances in the 1975–76 season. He left Hillsborough for Norwich City, but played just one First Division game in the 1976–77 campaign for John Bond's "Canaries". He moved from Carrow Road to Hereford United, but played just 11 league games at the "Bulls" were relegated out of the Third Division. He returned to Buxton after leaving Edgar Street. He signed with Dennis Butler's Port Vale from Buxton for a £1,000 fee in November 1978.[1] He played five consecutive Fourth Division games for the club around January 1979, but did not solve Vale's troubles on the left side of midfield and was instead given a free transfer to Alliance Premier League side Stafford Rangers in May 1979.[1] He later played for Macclesfield Town and Matlock Town before returning to his home town club in Buxton; he later played in Finland for KuPS.[4]
Personal life
He married Christine, and had a son, Matthew.[2]
Statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Reading | 1971–72 | Fourth Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1975–76 | Third Division | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Norwich City | 1976–77 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hereford United | 1977–78 | Third Division | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Port Vale | 1978–79 | Fourth Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Macclesfield Town | 1980–81 | Northern Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
References
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 241. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- "Death Notices - David Smith Funeral Services". www.davidhsmith.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- Andy Proudlove at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.