Andrew Fensome (born 18 February 1969 in
Northampton
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) is an English former
footballer
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and academy coach at
Preston North End
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. He was assistant manager of
Hereford United
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, until he was sacked on 4 October 2010.
He began his career as an apprentice at
Norwich City
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before moving to
Cambridge United
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.
He signed for
Preston North End
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for a £7,500 fee in October 1993 and was named as the club's
Player of the Year
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Association football
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in the 1994–95 season. In total, he made 105 appearances for the
Deepdale
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club and scored 2 goals.
He was transferred to
Rochdale
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in July 1996.
He coached at former club Preston North End
[ and worked as a match summariser for ]BBC Radio Lancashire
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Originally launched as BBC Radio Blackburn, in 1981 it expanded to cover the whole county and was renamed BBC Radio Lancashire.
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before joining 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 ...
as assistant to manager Simon Davey
Simon Davey (born 1 October 1970) is a Welsh former professional footballer and football manager. He is now Executive Director of a youth club in America called Southern Soccer Academy. He played for Swansea City, Carlisle United and Preston No ...
in June 2010.
References
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1969 births
Living people
Footballers from Northampton
English men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Norwich City F.C. players
Bury Town F.C. players
Newcastle United F.C. players
Cambridge United F.C. players
Preston North End F.C. players
Rochdale A.F.C. players
Morecambe F.C. players
Preston North End F.C. non-playing staff
English Football League players
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