Andrew Alfred Collett (born 29 of October 1973)is an English former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Collett was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. He began his career at

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

, for whom he made his first-team debut. He then moved south to

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been ...

, where he remained for five years before moving on to

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington under ...

. He stayed at Darlington for five years, before his career was cut short because of a shoulder injury. Collett played a vital role in helping Darlington reach the 2000 Third Division play-off final, where they lost to

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standin ...

. Collett was appointed Darlington's goalkeeping coach after he retired as a player in 2004. On 26 May 2009, he was appointed goalkeeper coach of

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic be ...

. He rejoined

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and Martin Gray, who were also amongst the coaching staff of Darlington. Collett joined

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club

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartl ...

as goalkeeping coach on 15 December 2011, but left in June 2013 when his contract was not renewed upon the club's relegation. He soon took up the same position at

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club

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

, before he left in May 2015. Collett returned to York City in 2017 as goalkeeper coach, as well as running a successful coaching academy in Teesside It was announced that he had left the club on 4 April 2022.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collett, Andy 1973 births Living people Footballers from Stockton-on-Tees English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Middlesbrough F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. non-playing staff York City F.C. non-playing staff Hartlepool United F.C. non-playing staff Gateshead F.C. non-playing staff