Andy Payton

This article is about the English footballer. For the Scottish footballer, see Andy Paton.

Andrew Paul Payton (born 23 October 1967) is an English former professional footballer. A striker, Payton played for seven professional clubs in England and Scotland, scoring 200 goals in over 500 appearances, and gaining the nickname the Padiham Predator.

Andy Payton

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Paul Payton[1]
Date of birth	(1967-10-23) 23 October 1967 (age 57)[1]
Place of birth	Whalley, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
0000–1985	Hull City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1991	Hull City	143	(55)
1991–1992	Middlesbrough	19	(3)
1992–1993	Celtic	36	(15)
1993–1996	Barnsley	108	(41)
1996–1998	Huddersfield Town	43	(17)
1998–2003	Burnley	156	(68)
2001–2002	→ Blackpool (loan)	4	(1)
Total		509	(200)
Managerial career
2012–2013	Colne (assistant)
2016–2017	Padiham (assistant)
2017–2018	Northwich Victoria (assistant)
2019	Garstang
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2006-10-15

Playing career

After being released by hometown club Burnley at the age of 15,^[2] Payton began his career as an apprentice at Hull City, signing a professional contract in 1985.^[3] He joined Middlesbrough for £700,000 in November 1991,^[3] which remained Hull's record sale for 15 years, before signing for Celtic in August 1992. After a year at Celtic, he returned to England to play for Barnsley. In 1996 Huddersfield Town signed him for £325,000,^[3] before selling him to Burnley as part of a swap deal with Paul Barnes in 1998. After five years at Burnley, including a loan spell at Blackpool where he scored once against Bury,^[4] he ended his career in non-league football with Stalybridge Celtic and then Colne.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Payton gained a UEFA A Coaching License and coached at Colne, Padiham and Northwich Victoria.^[5] He was appointed manager of Garstang in May 2019,^[5] but left the club in August.^[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[7]

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hull City	1986–87	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1987–88	Second Division	21	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	25	2
	1988–89	Second Division	28	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	33	4
	1989–90	Second Division	39	17	1	0	2	1	1[a]	0	43	18
	1990–91	Second Division	43	25	1	0	3	0	1[a]	0	48	25
	1991–92	Third Division	10	7	—		3	1	1[b]	0	14	8
	Total		143	55	8	0	11	2	3	0	165	57
Middlesbrough	1991–92	Second Division	19	3	4	0	—		—		23	3
Celtic	1992–93	Scottish Premier Division	29	13	2	0	3	2	1[c]	0	35	15
	1993–94	Scottish Premier Division	7	2	—		2	3	2[c]	0	11	5
	Total		36	15	2	0	5	5	3	0	46	20
Barnsley	1993–94	First Division	25	12	4	1	—		—		29	13
	1994–95	First Division	43	12	1	0	4	0	—		48	12
	1995–96	First Division	40	16	2	0	3	3	—		45	19
	Total		108	40	7	1	7	3	—		122	44
Huddersfield Town	1996–97[8]	First Division	38	17	2	0	5	2	—		45	19
	1997–98[9]	First Division	5	0	—		2	1	—		7	1
	Total		43	17	2	0	7	3	—		52	20
Burnley	1997–98[9]	Second Division	19	9	—		—		5[b]	3	24	12
	1998–99[10]	Second Division	40	19	1	2	1	1	0	0	42	22
	1999–2000[11]	Second Division	41	27	4	0	1	0	1[b]	0	47	27
	2000–01[12]	First Division	40	9	2	1	4	5	—		46	15
	2001–02[13]	First Division	15	4	0	0	0	0	—		15	4
	2002–03[14]	First Division	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		156	68	8	3	6	6	6	3	176	80
Blackpool (loan)	2001–02[13]	Second Division	4	1	—		—		—		4	1
Career total			509	200	31	4	36	19	12	3	588	226

1. Appearances in Full Members Cup
2. Appearances in Football League Trophy
3. Appearances in UEFA Cup

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 287. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
2. Andy Payon Burnley F.C.
3. Andy Payton at Soccerbase
4. "League One Ground Guide: Part 1". blackpoolfc.co.uk. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
5. Payton is relishing opportunity of top job Lancashire Telegraph, 24 May 2019
6. Garstang FC part company with manager Andy Payton The Garstang Courier, 22 August 2019
7. Andy Payton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
8. "Games played by Andy Payton in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
9. "Games played by Andy Payton in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
10. "Games played by Andy Payton in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
11. "Games played by Andy Payton in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
12. "Games played by Andy Payton in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
13. "Games played by Andy Payton in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
14. "Games played by Andy Payton in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

External links

• Andy Payton article Amber Nectar