Andy Wilkinson
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| Andy Wilkinson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Gordon Wilkinson | |
| Date of birth | 6 August 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Stone, England | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Stoke City | |
| Number | 28 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001– 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005 2006–2007 |
Stoke City → Telford United (loan) → Partick Thistle (loan) → Shrewsbury Town (loan) → Blackpool (loan) |
58 (0) 8 (0) 12 (1) 9 (0) 7 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andrew Gordon "Andy" Wilkinson (born 6 August 1984) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.
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[edit] Career
Wilkinson was born in Stone, Staffordshire, and is a graduate from Stoke City's youth academy. In 2001 he signed his first professional contract with the club. He made his Stoke City debut on 16 October 2001 in a Football League Trophy match against Blackpool, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Clive Clarke.[1]
His influence on the first-team may have been greater had it not have been for some unfortunate injuries which ruled him out for the entire 2002–03 season. He had to wait until the 2003–04 season to start playing again, starting the League Cup first-round tie against Rochdale.[2]
In November 2003 Wilkinson joined Conference National side Telford United to gain first team experience.[3] In January 2004 he returned to Stoke where he made three appearances in the Football League. These included his league debut against Walsall on 31 January as an 80th-minute substitute for Lewis Neal,[4] and his first league start in a 4–1 victory over West Bromwich Albion on 4 May.[5]
During the 2004–05 season Wilkinson was loaned to Scottish Division One side Partick Thistle, for whom he scored his first professional goal against Clyde.[6] Returning to Stoke in January 2005, he played one game against Millwall before being sent out one loan again, this time to Football League Two side Shrewsbury Town for the remainder of the season. [7]Wilkinson broke into the Stoke side in the 2005–06 season, making six first-team appearances before suffering ankle ligament damage playing against Southampton in April 2005, which forced him out of action for several months.[8]
After he recovered from his injury he was sent out on loan to Blackpool.[9] This deal was thought to be made permanent but after getting an extended run in the Stoke City side after he returned from his loan spell, Wilkinson decided not to move.
During the 2007–08 season Wilkinson made 20 appearances as Stoke City were promoted to the Premier League. On 26 December 2008 he was sent off for a second bookable offence in the game against Manchester United, since when he has kept his place in the side at the expense of club captain Andy Griffin. In February 2009 Wilkinson revealed that he would like to stay at Stoke City for the rest of his career.[10] His impressive performances for Stoke have led to the club offering him a new contract.[11]. On the 8th of July 2009 Andy Wilkinson signed a new 3 year contract keeping him at Stoke City until 2012 which he described as another dream.
"I'm delighted that I've signed the extension to my contract.It was a dream come true to play for the club (Stoke City) that i supported as a kid and now to sign a new deal going into the Premier League is another dream."[12]
[edit] Personal life
Wilkinson and fellow footballer Chris Birchall used to own Zenn nightclub in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, which was closed in July 2008 due to debts.[13]
[edit] References
- ^ "Blackpool 3-2 Stoke", Retrieved on 23 June 2009
- ^ Stoke City 2-1 Rochdale2, Retrieved on 23 June 2009
- ^ "Wilkinson Joins Telford", Retrieved on 23 June 2009
- ^ "Stoke City 3-2 Walsall", Retrieved on 23 June 2009
- ^ "Stoke 4-1 West Brom" Retrieved on 23 June 2009
- ^ "Clyde 1-1 Partick". Times.co.uk. Times Sport. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article402243.ece. Retrieved on 8th July 2009.
- ^ "Defender signs in on loan". Shrewsburytown.co.uk. Shrewsbury Town FC. http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~637443,00.html. Retrieved on 8th July 2009.
- ^ "Wilkinson's Word", Retrieved on 8 July 2009
- ^ "Trio Loaned out", Retrieved on 23 June 2009
- ^ "Wilkinson harbours one-club dream", Retrieved on 23 June 2009
- ^ "Wilkinson offered new Stoke deal", Retrieved on 8 July 2009
- ^ "New deals for Diao and Wilkinson". BBC.co.uk. BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8138316.stm. Retrieved on 8th July 2009.
- ^ "Football stars lose as Zenn club in Hanley collapses", Retrieved on 23 June 2009
[edit] External links
- Andy Wilkinson player profile at stokecityfc.com
- Andy Wilkinson career stats at Soccerbase
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