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Andrew David Brownrigg (born 2 August 1976) is an English former professional footballer.


Football career

Brownrigg began his career as a trainee with
Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...
, making his début during the 1994–95 season. In March 1995, after just eight league games for the Bulls, he was transferred to
Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...
for a fee of £100,000. He spent part of the following season on loan to
Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Latimer Park. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in 1976, and have ...
and in August 1997 moved to
Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...
having failed to make a first team appearance for Norwich, despite being an unused sub in the
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game against Arsenal at Highbury on 1 April 1995. After being on the bench against Cambridge Utd during Rotherham United's opening game of the 1997–98 season, his career took a tragic turn when he suffered severe facial injuries after being attacked by a man with a hammer. Due to his injuries, he missed a significant portion of the season and subsequently joined
Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921, Stalybridge Celti ...
on loan in March 1998 before being released by Rotherham at the end of the season. Brownrigg then had stints with various clubs, including
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to: * Yeovil, a town in Somerset, England, with a council named Yeovil Town * Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset * Yeovil Town W.F.C., an English women's football team affiliated with Yeovil T ...
,
Stocksbridge Park Steels Stocksbridge Park Steels Football Club is an English association football club based in Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire. They currently compete in the . The club was formed in 1986 after a merger between two clubs, and uses a yellow and blue hom ...
. In July 1999, Brownrigg joined Kidderminster Harriers, helping them secure the Football Conference title and subsequent promotion to the Football League. However, his transfer to Greenock Morton in July 2000 for £26,500 led to financial disputes with Morton and Kidderminster. As a result, he made only three appearances for Morton before leaving in March 2001. Brownrigg later joined Hartlepool United but was released in May 2001 after struggling to secure a regular spot in the starting lineup. He was linked with a return to Kidderminster, but in June 2001 joined
Northwich Victoria Northwich is a market town and civil parish in the Cheshire West and Chester borough of Cheshire, England. It lies on the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers River Weaver, Weaver and River Dane, Dane, east of Chester, south of Warr ...
. He subsequently moved to
Hednesford Town Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. They won the FA Trophy in 2004. History The club was established in 1880 as a merger of t ...
later that year and moved to
Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a Association football, football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the English Football League, Football League i ...
in June 2002. He was released in September 2002 and joined Wakefield & Emley. He had a trial with
Worksop Town Worksop Town Football Club is an English football club based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. The team play in the . They are nicknamed ''The Tigers'' and play their home games at Sandy Lane in Worksop. History Previous clubs The club claims it w ...
in the 2003 close season and also had a trial with
Oxford United Oxford United Football Club () is a professional association football, football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football. Founded as Headingto ...
in November the same year. He joined Maltby Main, but left to join Ossett Albion. He then rejoined Maltby Main in January 2004 and signed for Conference side
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in March 2004, but decided to leave the club the following month and rejoined Maltby Main for the final promotion push at the end of the season. He subsequently joined
Hallam Hallam may refer to: Places * Hallam, Victoria, Australia ** Hallam railway station UK * Hallamshire, an area in South Yorkshire, England, UK ** Royal Hallamshire Hospital ** Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency) ** Sheffield Hallam Univer ...
in 2005, but left to join
Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the High Peak, Derbyshire, Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.Alston, Cumbria also claims this, but lacks a regu ...
in the same year. He was virtually ever-present the following season when the Bucks won the NCEL Premier League title, and was extremely popular with the supporters at the Silverlands who adapted the 'Arthur Brownlow' song of Stockport County in his honour. He left Buxton in July 2006 because of travelling difficulties and the fact that he was about to embark on a Sports degree at University. He joined
Sheffield FC Sheffield Football Club is an English association football, football club, currently based in Dronfield, Derbyshire. They compete in the , on the eighth level of the English football league system, English football pyramid. Founded in October ...
in the close season of 2006. During that season, Brownrigg played a starring role in Sheffield's promotion from the NCEL Premier League, making it back to back promotions from the NCEL Premier League. At the end the season he left Sheffield, and rejoined Hallam in November 2007. In December 2008, he moved from Hallam to Staveley MW. In September 2009, he left Staveley Miners Welfare to rejoin Hallam. In March 2010, Brownrigg re-signed for Ossett Albion in the
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for the purpose of fitness for a proposed move to Worksop Town FC. Andy signed for Worksop Town in the NPL Premier Division, after playing three games for Ossett. At the beginning of the 2010–11 season Brownrigg signed for AFC Emley in the Northern Counties East League Division 1.


Personal life

On 16 June 2008, Brownrigg sought help at the Sporting Chance Clinic, a recovery facility established by former England International Tony Adams MBE for athletes facing addiction issues. During his stay, he received treatment for addictive-related problems. After a successful period of rehabilitation, Brownrigg returned to Sheffield on 11 June 2008, where he has since remained in recovery.


Education and research

On 16 July 2009, Brownrigg achieved a First Class Honours Degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology from The University of Huddersfield. Recognising his accomplishments and research focus, the University awarded him a PhD Scholarship in 2009. His research primarily revolves around the field of transition, specifically examining the experiences of professional footballers during their exit from the sport and career transition. In October 2012, Brownrigg's research received recognition from The British Psychological Society when his work was published in the Qualitative Methods in Psychology, 'Sports and Performance' Bulletin, which highlights his contribution to the field.


References


External links

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Profile at Flown From the Nest
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brownrigg, Andy Living people 1976 births Footballers from Sheffield English men's footballers Hereford United F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Hednesford Town F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Wakefield F.C. players Maltby Main F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Hallam F.C. players Buxton F.C. players Sheffield F.C. players Staveley Miners Welfare F.C. players Ossett Albion A.F.C. players Worksop Town F.C. players Emley A.F.C. players Men's association football defenders English Football League players