Andy Arnott

Andrew John Arnott (born 18 October 1973) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League, but also occasionally deputised as a forward. He began his career with Gillingham, later joining Manchester United on loan with a view to a permanent move, although he made no appearances. He subsequently played for Leyton Orient, Fulham, Brighton & Hove Albion and Colchester United in the Football League.

Andy Arnott
Personal information
Full name Andrew John Arnott[1]
Date of birth (1973-10-18) 18 October 1973[2]
Place of birth Chatham, England[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder/Forward
Youth career
Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 Gillingham 73 (12)
1993 → Manchester United (loan) 0 (0)
1996–1997 Leyton Orient 50 (6)
1997–1998 Fulham 1 (0)
1998 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan)
1998–1999 Brighton & Hove Albion 28 (2)
1999 → Colchester United (loan) 4 (0)
1999–2000 Colchester United 11 (0)
2000–2002 Stevenage Borough 7 (0)
2002–2004 Dover Athletic
2004 Welling United
Ashford Town (Kent)
Total 174 (20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Chatham, Arnott began his career at nearby Gillingham, where he signed his first professional contract in May 1991. At the end of the 1991–92 season, after only 32 appearances and 8 goals, Arnott went on loan to Manchester United, specifically to play in the Blue Star youth tournament in Zurich. He started all United's games as they reached the final, scoring two of their six goals, before they lost 1–0 to FC Spartak Moscow. However, he did not join the club and returned to Gillingham for the start of the next season.[3] He concluded his time at Gillingham with a record of 12 goals in 73 league games.[4]

Leyton Orient signed Arnott in January 1996 for a fee fixed by tribunal at £10,000, a further £5,000 after 50 first team appearances and a 25 per cent sell-on clause.[5] He made his debut against Darlington in February 1996 and made 54 League and cup appearances, scoring six goals.[5] He did enough to convince Fulham to pay £23,000 for his services in the summer of 1997, but under Mohamed Al-Fayed's regime at the club Arnott could only manage one substitute appearance.[3][4] He was loaned out to Rushden & Diamonds in 1998,[6] before transferring to Brighton & Hove Albion for £20,000 in October 1998.[3] He made 28 appearances for Brighton,[4] and was involved in a swap loan deal with Colchester United in September 1999, being exchanged for Warren Aspinall. After making four appearances, the deal was made permanent in November of the same year.[3]

Arnott made 15 league appearances in total while with the club,[4] but was forced to call time on his professional career after undergoing a hernia operation.[3] After leaving Colchester, he signed for Stevenage Borough in December 2000, making his debut for Stevenage on 18 August 2001 against Stalybridge Celtic. Again, he was troubled with injuries during his time, joining Dover Athletic in 2002.[6] He was made team captain for Dover, and moved to Welling United in 2004[7] before a final move to Ashford Town (Kent).[3]

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 1995–96[5] Third Division 193000000193
1996–97[5] 313202000353
Total 506202000546
Fulham 1997–98[8] Second Division 1000002030
Brighton & Hove Albion 1998–99[9] Third Division 272100010292
1999–2000[10] 1000100020
Total 282101010312
Colchester United (loan) 1999–2000[11] Second Division 4000000040
Colchester United 1999–2000[11] 8000000080
2000–01[12] 3000101050
Total 110001010130
Stevenage Borough 2001–02[13] Conference 7000000070
Career total 785104040875
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.

References
  1. "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. "Andy Arnott – Football Stats – Soccer Base". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  4. "ANDY ARNOTT". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 0752424122.
  6. "Stevenage Player: Andy Arnott profile". BoroGuide. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  7. "Dover duo join Welling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  8. "Fulham 1997/1998 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 February 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  9. "Brighton 1998/1999 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 February 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  10. "Brighton 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 February 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  11. "Colchester 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 February 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  12. "Colchester 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 February 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  13. "Stevenage 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 February 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
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