Andy Wilkinson Football player

Andrew Gordon "Andy" Wilkinson (born 6 August 1984) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.Wilkinson joined Stoke City's academy from his local club Stone Dominoes and made his professional debut in October 2001. Since then Wilkinson has gradually worked his way into the first team and after four loan moves and a number of injury problems had restricted his career. He broke into the side during the 2007–08 season in which Stoke were promoted to the Premier League. He helped Stoke establish themselves in the top-flight in 2008–09 and 2009–10 and he played in the 2011 FA Cup Final which Stoke lost 1–0 to Manchester City. He played in the UEFA Europa League in 2011–12 as Stoke again finished in mid-table. He remained in the side in 2012–13 under Tony Pulis before Mark Hughes was appointed manager in May 2013 and Wilkinson became a fringe member of the squad. After failing to regain his place in the first team in 2014–15, Wilkinson joined Millwall on loan.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 06, 1984
Birth place
Stone Staffordshire , Yarnfield
Height (meters)1.8

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Football player

position
Defender (association football)
teams
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Telford United F.C.
Blackpool F.C.
Partick Thistle F.C.
Stoke City F.C.
Stone Dominoes F.C.

Andy Wilkinson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15391899.stm