Andy Payton

Date of birth23 October 1967
Place of birthWhalley
NationalityEnglish
Weight76 kg
Height1.75 m
PositionForward

A broken toe kept the Burnley fans' favourite out of action at the start of 2000-01. Once back in the side he was soon into familiar scoring mode, becoming the first Claret to hit a hat-trick as a substitute when he did so in the Worthington Cup victory against Hartlepool. However his well-established striking partnership with Andy Cooke never got into its stride and then when Ian Moore came from Stockport the pair never looked comfortable playing together. Andy was a virtual fixture on the subs' bench for the second half of the season, often coming on too late to make any impact on events, and when Gareth Taylor arrived he was marginalized even more. For all that he remained Burnley's top scorer and he is now approaching the landmark figure of 100 goals for the club he has always supported.

With circumstances not allowing him to commit the necessary time and effort, Andy announced his retirement from football in August 2003.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Hull City 29 Jul 1985 22 Nov 1991
Middlesbrough 22 Nov 1991 14 Aug 1992
Celtic 14 Aug 1992 25 Nov 1993
Barnsley 25 Nov 1993 04 Jul 1996
Huddersfield Town 04 Jul 1996 16 Jan 1998
Burnley 16 Jan 1998 13 Jun 2003
Blackpool 06 Dec 2001 06 Jan 2002 L
Stalybridge Celtic 13 Jun 2003 02 Aug 2003

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1991-92 Middlesbrough FA Cup 1
3
1991-92 Middlesbrough League Division Two 8
11
3
1995-96 Barnsley League Cup 1
1997-98 Huddersfield Town League Cup 1
1999-00 Burnley FA Cup 2
1999-00 Burnley League Cup 1
2000-01 Burnley FA Cup 1
1
1
2000-01 Burnley League Cup 2
2
5
2000-01 Burnley League Division 1 18
22
9
1
2001-02 Blackpool League Division 2 4
1
2001-02 Burnley League Division 1
15
4
2002-03 Burnley FA Cup
1
2002-03 Burnley League Division 1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
23 Nov 1991 Middlesbrough v Bristol City W 3-1 League Division Two
26 Dec 1991 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough W 0-1 League Division Two
28 Dec 1991 Portsmouth v Middlesbrough L 4-0 League Division Two
01 Jan 1992 Middlesbrough v Derby County D 1-1 League Division Two
04 Jan 1992 Middlesbrough v Manchester City W 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
11 Jan 1992 Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town W 1-0 League Division Two
18 Jan 1992 Millwall v Middlesbrough L 2-0 League Division Two
04 Feb 1992 Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough W 1-2 FA Cup 4th round
15 Feb 1992 Portsmouth v Middlesbrough D 1-1 FA Cup 5th round
22 Feb 1992 Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers D 0-0 League Division Two
26 Feb 1992 Middlesbrough v Portsmouth L 2-4 FA Cup 5th round replay
21 Mar 1992 Middlesbrough v Brighton and Hove Albion W 4-0 League Division Two
28 Mar 1992 Charlton Athletic v Middlesbrough D 0-0 League Division Two
01 Apr 1992 Leicester City v Middlesbrough L 2-1 League Division Two
04 Apr 1992 Middlesbrough v Watford L 1-2 League Division Two
07 Apr 1992 Bristol City v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Division Two
10 Apr 1992 Tranmere Rovers v Middlesbrough W 1-2 League Division Two
15 Apr 1992 Middlesbrough v Oxford United W 2-1 League Division Two
18 Apr 1992 Middlesbrough v Plymouth Argyle W 2-1 League Division Two
20 Apr 1992 Sunderland v Middlesbrough L 1-0 League Division Two
25 Apr 1992 Middlesbrough v Bristol Rovers W 2-1 League Division Two
28 Apr 1992 Middlesbrough v Grimsby Town W 2-0 League Division Two
02 May 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough W 1-2 League Division Two


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.