Andy Parry

Andy Parry
Personal information
Full name Andrew James Parry[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2011 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Kettering Town 1 (0)
2011 Radcliffe Borough
2011–2013 Southport 62 (2)
2013–2016 Luton Town 23 (3)
2014 → AFC Telford United (loan) 10 (2)
2015 → Southport (loan) 4 (0)
2015 → Altrincham (loan) 10 (0)
2016 → Barrow (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2018 Barrow 20 (0)
2018–2020 Southport 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2020 (UTC)

Andrew James Parry (born 13 September 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder.

Career

Early career

Born in Liverpool, Merseyside,[2] Parry was part of the youth system at Lancashire club Blackburn Rovers between 2007 and 2011.[3] He was released by Blackburn Rovers in the summer of 2011 without being offered a professional contract and later joined Conference Premier club Kettering Town.[4] He made his debut and only appearance for the club in a 3–2 win at home to Newport County.[5]

Parry went on trial with Northern Premier League Division One North club Radcliffe Borough on 9 November 2011.[6][7] He made his league debut for Radcliffe Borough three days later in a 2–2 draw with Mossley.[8] Parry played in a 2–2 draw with Fleetwood Town on 15 November in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy, in which he scored the winning penalty to eliminate Fleetwood from the competition.[9] His final appearance for the club was in a 10–3 win over Harrogate Railway Athletic, in which Parry scored two goals.[10]

Southport

On 24 November, Parry was transferred to Conference Premier club Southport.[11] He made his debut for the club as a 78th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win away to Stockport County.[5] Parry's first goal for the club came in the 2012–13 season on 29 September 2012 when he scored in a 3–1 defeat away to Luton Town.[5] On 13 October, he scored once more in a 3–2 win away to Woking.[12]

Luton Town

On 1 May 2013, Parry joined Conference Premier club Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[13] He started the season as a regular first-team player, primarily playing in central midfield, though suffered with injuries throughout the latter half of the campaign. Luton won promotion to League Two, with Parry playing in 23 league matches, scoring three goals.[5]

Parry joined Conference Premier club AFC Telford United on a one-month loan deal on 7 October 2014,[14] where he made 10 league appearances.[5] He was then loaned out to former club Southport for one month in January 2015,[15] playing in four matches.[5] Parry returned to Luton but failed to make an appearance from the substitute's bench and was placed on the transfer list at the end of the season.[16]

On 21 August 2015, Parry joined National League club Altrincham on a one-month loan.[17] He made his debut for the club one day later in a 2–1 defeat away to Dover Athletic.[5] On 23 September, Parry's loan spell with Altrincham was extended by a further month.[18] Parry returned to Luton early before completing his extended loan spell due to two injuries disrupting his playing time.[19]

Barrow

On 14 January 2016, Parry joined National League club Barrow on a one-month loan deal.[20] After making two appearances for Barrow, Luton came to a mutual agreement with Parry to cancel his contract,[21] allowing him to sign a permanent contract with Barrow until the end of the 2015–16 season.[22] Parry went on to make 18 appearances for the club in all competitions.[5] At the end of the season, Parry signed a new one-year contract with Barrow, including the option of a one-year extension dependent on appearances.[23] After making two starts and three substitute appearances from the opening eight matches of the 2016–17 season,[5] Parry sustained ruptured cruciate knee ligaments as a result of two separate training session incidents and underwent surgery in October, ruling him out for the remainder of the season.[24]

Return to Southport

In May 2018 he rejoined Southport for a third time.[25] He left the club in summer 2020.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kettering Town 2011–12[5] Conference Premier 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Southport 2011–12[5] Conference Premier 24 0 0 0 — 0 0 24 0
2012–13[5] Conference Premier 38 2 1 0 — 4[a] 1 43 3
Total 62 2 1 0 — 4 1 67 3
Luton Town 2013–14[5] Conference Premier 23 3 2 0 — 1[a] 1 26 4
2014–15[27] League Two 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 23 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 26 4
AFC Telford United (loan) 2014–15[5] Conference Premier 10 2 4 1 — — 14 3
Southport (loan) 2014–15[5] Conference Premier 4 0 — — — 4 0
Altrincham (loan) 2015–16[5] National League 10 0 — — — 10 0
Barrow 2015–16[5] National League 17 0 — — 1[a] 0 18 0
2016–17[5] National League 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Total 22 0 0 0 — 1 0 23 0
Southport 2018–19[5] National League North 21 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 23 0
2019–20[5] National League North 9 0 0 0 — 0 0 9 0
Total 30 0 1 0 — 1 0 32 0
Career total 152 7 8 1 0 0 7 2 167 10
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Luton Town

References

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  3. ^ Wood, Mark (6 June 2013). "Blackburn exit makes Parry determined to succeed at Luton". Luton Today. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Trio sign late Poppies deals". Pitchero. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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  7. ^ Iles, Marc (24 November 2011). "Boro squad revamp despite stunning win". Bury Times. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Radcliffe Borough 2–2 Mossley". Mossley A.F.C. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Fleetwood Town 2–2 Radcliffe Borough (3–4 pens)". Fleetwood Town F.C. 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Harrogate Railway Athletic 3–10 Radcliffe Borough". Evo Stik League. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Southport sign Kurtis Guthrie and Andy Parry". BBC Sport. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Woking 2–3 Southport". Sky Sports. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Luton Town sign Southport's Shaun Whalley and Andy Parry". BBC Sport. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Andy Parry: Luton Town loan defender to AFC Telford United". BBC Sport. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Andy Parry: Luton Town defender joins Southport on loan". BBC Sport. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Luton Town: Hatters release seven and transfer list six more". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Andy Parry joins Altrincham on loan". Luton Town F.C. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  18. ^ Simmonds, Mike (24 September 2015). "Parry to stay with Alty but Robinson returns to Luton". Luton Today. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  19. ^ "Altrincham FC Departed Players 2015–16". Altrincham F.C. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  20. ^ "Barrow sign Luton Town defender Andy Parry on loan". BBC Sport. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  21. ^ "Andy Parry leaves Luton Town on Deadline Day". Luton Town F.C. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  22. ^ "Andy Parry to stay at Barrow on deal to end of season". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  23. ^ "Barrow deals for Lindon Meikle, Andy Parry and Alex-Ray Harvey". BBC Sport. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  24. ^ "Barrow AFC midfielder Parry undergoes knee surgery to end his season". North-West Evening Mail. Barrow. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  25. ^ "TRANSFERS | Andy Parry Re-Joins Southport FC". 19 May 2018.
  26. ^ "UPDATE | Retained & Released List". Southport FC. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  27. ^ "Games played by Andy Parry in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2016.