Andrew Alan David Haworth (born 28 November 1988) is an English

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who plays as a winger. Haworth progressed through the Blackburn Rovers

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and made his

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debut in 2008. He had

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with

Gateshead Gateshead () is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, ...

in 2009,

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...

in 2010,

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 2011 and

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

in 2012. After being released, He joined Scottish First Division side

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in July 2012, before leaving in November 2012. He then played for

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and

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in the

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, followed by a series of clubs in

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Career

Born

Lancaster, Lancashire Lancaster (, ) is a city in Lancashire, England, and the main cultural hub, economic and commercial centre of City of Lancaster district. The city is on the River Lune, directly inland from Morecambe Bay. Lancaster is the county town, although ...

, Haworth progressed through the

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...

and he made his debut for the academy in the 2004–05 season. His first start for the

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came in April 2007 and he scored a goal against

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. However, his appearances during the 2007–08 season were limited due to injuries. He signed a professional contract in the summer of 2008. He made his first team debut for Blackburn after starting in a 2–1 victory at

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in the League Cup on 12 November 2008, being

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for

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on 62 minutes. His next appearance came against Sunderland in the FA Cup fourth round, coming on as a substitute on 56 minutes in a 0–0 draw on 24 January 2009. He finished the 2008–09 season with two appearances. He joined

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team

on a month's

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on 13 November, making his debut the next day as a substitute in a 5–3 defeat at

Stevenage Borough Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The club competes in EFL League One, the third level of the Engli ...

. He finished the loan with six appearances. He signed a new contract to keep him at Blackburn until June 2011 and he subsequently joined League Two team

on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season on 21 January 2010. He made his debut in a 4–1 victory at

. He finished the loan with seven appearances as Rochdale won

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to League One. He went on trial with Conference team

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

in June with a view to signing on loan for the

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season. However, he signed for League Two team Bury on a two-year contract on a free transfer on 6 July. On 12 January 2012 he joined

on a one-month loan deal lasting until 14 February 2012. He made his debut two days later in a 2–2 draw against

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. He started the following game playing the full 90 minutes in what was a 1–1 draw at home to

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home g ...

. The loan deal expired after a 1–1 draw with

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however it was extended by a further two months until 14 April. His made his first appearance after extending his loan deal as he came off the bench in the 86th minute to replace

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during a 1–0 loss away to

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. On 16 April 2012, Haworth loan spell at Bradford City had ended In May 2012, Haworth was released by Bury after being deemed surplus to requirements. Shortly after leaving Bury, he soon move to Scotland by signing for

in the first division on a free transfer, with a two-year deal. Despite a good start in friendlies having scored twice, he failed to score later on in his Falkirk career, having been described as 'make the difference-type player' by manager

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. On 30 November 2012, Haworth left Falkirk by mutual consent having failed to settle in Scotland. Upon a move to Notts County, Haworth stated his move to Falkirk was a "big mistake". After his release from Falkirk, Haworth signed for League Two side

on 24 January after spending two months as a free agent, making newly manager Keith Hill his first signing. He made his debut, the next day, coming on as a substitute for Ashley Grimes in late minutes, as Rochdale settle a draw with

. However, later in the season, Haworth has his playing time reduce, having spent time on bench or left out the squad selection and at the end of the season, he was released by the club, along with seven other players. Haworth signed an initial six-month deal with

on 1 July 2013. After the move, Haworth says joining Notts County made him glad. However, it did not and would go on to join

side, Tamworth on loan. After making one appearance, Haworth joined Tanworth on a permanent basis after being released by Notts County. On 12 April 2014, it was confirmed he hadd left the club. On 24 June 2014, Haworth joined

on a one-year deal. On 25 January 2015, he went on loan to

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side Barrow, before signing permanently for the club that summer. After two years with Barrow, Haworth moved to join

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an association football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 and from 1891 played home games at Moss Rose. It competed in the short ...

in February 2017. After a short spell with the Silkmen, on 11 August 2017 Haworth signed for

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...

. In October 2017, Haworth moved on again, joining fellow

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side

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. Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Haworth dropped down to the Southern League Premier Central, signing for

Halesowen Town Halesowen Town Football Club is a football club based in Halesowen, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Grove Recreation Ground. History The club was believed to have been established around 1873, but rec ...

, before further spells that season with

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sides

Glossop North End Glossop North End Association Football Club is a football club in Glossop, Derbyshire, England, which competes in the . The club was founded in February 1886. Between 1899 and 1992 the club was officially known as Glossop. Their current home gr ...

and

Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge is a large village in Lancashire, England, south-east of Preston, in the borough of South Ribble. The name derives from the Old English "bēam" and "brycg", which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". People who live in Bamber Bri ...

. He next played for

Stafford Rangers Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Division One West. The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts. Stafford Rangers' rivals include ...

, before being released in November 2019. Following a time with

Ashton United Ashton United Football Club is a football club in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of and play at Hurst Cross. Having been founded as Hurst in 1892, they folded in 1892, before being reformed in 1909. ...

, Haworth signed for Squires Gate of the North West Counties Premier Division in September 2020.

Style of play

Haworth plays a winger who primarily operates on the right but can also play on the left. He is an "effective dribbler who can use his pace and trickery to beat players in the final third" and has been described as "pacey and tricky".

Career statistics

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haworth, Andy 1988 births Living people Footballers from Lancaster, Lancashire English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Bury F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Falkirk F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players Halesowen Town F.C. players Bamber Bridge F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen