Andrew Harry Teague (born 5 February 1986) is an English professional

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who plays for Ramsbottom United as a

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, also serving as assistant manager.

Career

Born in Preston, Teague began his career with Macclesfield Town. He suffered a broken leg on 25 November 2006, after colliding with teammate Jonny Brain (who also broke his leg) in a game against

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

and was ruled out for the rest of the season. He spent loan spells with Tamworth and

Hyde United Hyde United Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England, formed in 1919. The team's strip is red shirts and black shorts and their home ground is the 4,250 capacity Ewen Fields. Hyde United's record ...

, before he was released by Macclefield in the summer of 2008. He spent some time with Leigh Genesis, before moving to Lancaster City in January 2009, where he became club captain. He moved to

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth ca ...

in January 2011, making 390 appearances for the club, also becoming club captain. He won the

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in 2015. He returned to Lancaster City in June 2020. After serving as captain and caretaker manager at Lancaster, Teague moved to

Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for to ...

in January 2024. Teague joined Ramsbottom United in June 2024 as a player and assistant manager.

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* * 1986 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Preston, Lancashire Macclesfield Town F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players Leigh Genesis F.C. players Lancaster City F.C. players Chorley F.C. players Clitheroe F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Men's association football defenders English football managers Lancaster City F.C. managers Ramsbottom United F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1980s-stub