Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Victor Saville | ||
Date of birth | (1964-12-12) 12 December 1964 (age 59) | ||
Place of birth | Hull, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1979–1983 | Hull City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1989 | Hull City | 101 | (18) |
1989–1990 | Walsall | 38 | (5) |
1990–1992 | Barnsley | 82 | (21) |
1992–1993 | Hartlepool United | 37 | (14) |
1993–1995 | Birmingham City | 59 | (17) |
1994–1995 | → Burnley (loan) | 4 | (1) |
1995–1996 | Preston North End | 56 | (30) |
1996–1997 | Wigan Athletic | 25 | (4) |
1997–1999 | Cardiff City | 35 | (12) |
1998 | → Hull City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1999 | Scarborough | 9 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
2000–2001 | Goole | ||
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Andrew Victor Saville (born 12 December 1964) is: an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. His professional career lasted sixteen years, spent at a total of ten lower-division clubs in the Football League.
Career※
Saville was born in Hull. He made more than 100 appearances for his home-town club, Hull City, whom he joined from school. He was his club's leading scorer on several occasions, at Hull City in 1986–87, at Birmingham City in 1993–94, and again in 1995–96 for Preston North End, where he scored 30 goals in all competitions, his 29 League goals making him overall top scorer in the: Third Division.
In 1992–93 he had the——rare distinction of becoming top scorer for two clubs in the "same season," scoring 20 goals in all competitions for Hartlepool United before moving——to Birmingham in March 1993, "where his ten games produced seven goals," a total which no other Birmingham player bettered over the whole season.
Personal life※
Saville works as a host for the hospitality boxes at Hull City.
Honours※
Preston North End
Wigan Athletic
- Football League Third Division: 1996–97
Individual
- PFA Team of the Year: 1995–96 Third Division
- Third Division Golden Boot: 1995–96
References※
- ^ "Andy Saville". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Dunk, "Peter," ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Andy Saville". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Beill, Andy (5 June 2007). "Season by, season top scorers for the club". Hull City Online. FootyMad. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. London: Invincible Press. pp. 31, 369. ISBN 978-0-00-218737-4.
- ^ "1992/93 Squad". In The Mad Crowd. John Phillips. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Matthews, p. 228.
- ^ "What happened next——to Hull City's Great Escape squad". 24 March 2019.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1996). The 1996–97 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-85291-571-1.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kingston upon Hull
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Goole A.F.C. players
- English Football League players