Andy Holdsworth
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Andrew Holdsworth | |
| Date of birth | 29 January 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Pontefract, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | |
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| Current club | Free agent | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003-2009 | Huddersfield Town | 231 (6) |
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Andrew "Andy" Holdsworth, (born 29 January 1984 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England) is a professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town between 2003 and 2009. He is a versatile member of the squad who can play both in defence or midfield.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club career
A product of the Huddersfield Town academy, Holdsworth made his professional debut in the 2003-04 season aged 19. He was a substitute in the 2-1 victory over Bristol Rovers at the Galpharm Stadium and quickly went on to establish himself in the first team. During the season, playing at right-back, he made 39 league appearances (five as a substitute).
He scored his first professional goal against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in a League Cup tie which Huddersfield won 4-2, a goal which was aided by referee Mark Cooper's decision to play-on following a handball by Ben Clark.[1]
In late 2006, he was named on Alisdair Straughan's list of Huddersfield Town's Fans' Favourites, one of 6 members of the then current squad to be named.
In April 2007, Holdsworth signed an extension to his contract, which will see him stay at the Galpharm until 2009.[2] After a move from full back into midfield, he scored his first two goals of the season in the final league match of 2006-07 at home to Leyton Orient where Huddersfield won 3-1.
On 26 April 2008, Holdsworth was named Town's Player of the Year, with 40% of the votes.[citation needed] Second was goalkeeper Matt Glennon and third was Andy Booth.
On 26 May 2009, after failing to agree a new contract, he left Huddersfield Town.
[edit] International career
In January 2006, Holdsworth was selected in the squad to represent the Football League u-21 side in a match against the Italian football league u-21s.[3]
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
[edit] Huddersfield Town
[edit] Personal
[edit] Club Awards
- Huddersfield Town Player of the Year Awards – 2007–08: Fans' Player of the Year
[edit] References
- ^ Sunderland 2-4 Huddersfield. BBC. Retrieved on 7 May, 2007.
- ^ Holdsworth pens new Terriers deal. BBC. Retrieved on 9 May, 2007.
- ^ Taylor reveals U-21 squad. BBC. Retrieved on 7 May 2007.
[edit] External links
- Andy Holdsworth player profile at htafc.com
- Andy Holdsworth career stats at Soccerbase
