Andy Awford
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Terry Awford | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Worcester, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | Worcester City | ||
| 1989–2000 | Portsmouth | 313 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1993 | England U21 | 10 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2006 | Portsmouth Academy (scout) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Oxford United (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Bognor Regis Town (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2011–2014 | Portsmouth Academy | ||
| 2013 | Portsmouth (caretaker) | ||
| 2014 | Portsmouth (caretaker) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Portsmouth | ||
| 2015 | Luton Town (Development Manager) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Luton Town (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Andrew Terry "Andy" Awford (born 14 July 1972) is an English football coach and former footballer who was most recently the caretaker manager of Luton Town. Prior to this, he was the manager of Portsmouth, a club where he spent the vast majority of his playing and coaching career. Awford was hand selected by The FA in 2012 to participate on their new level 5 qualification, The FA Professional / Elite Award, which he successfully completed and graduated in June 2013 at St Georges Park.
Awford began his career at his home-town club Worcester City where he became the youngest player ever to appear in the FA Cup, aged just 15 years 88 days, when he came on as substitute in a tie at Boreham Wood.
He went on to sign professional terms with Second Division side Portsmouth in 1989 at the age of 16, making almost 400 first-team appearances in an 11-year career. Awford was part of the Pompey side that reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1992, losing to Liverpool in a penalty shootout. In his time at the club, he also played ten times for the England under-21s.
In 1994, Awford suffered a succession of injuries, including a broken leg, which kept him from playing for 14 months. He went on to play in subsequent campaigns, but further injuries throughout the 2000–01 season led him to retire from professional football at the age of 28. His last competitive appearance for Pompey came against Queens Park Rangers on 4 November 2000.
After retiring, Awford took up the position of chief scout and later reserve team manager at Portsmouth. In April 2006, he was appointed the first team coach at Oxford United under his former Portsmouth manager Jim Smith and in June 2008 became assistant manager of Bognor Regis Town. Awford resigned along with manager Mick Jenkins in January 2009.
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