Drury playing for Stevenage Borough in the 2009 FA Trophy Final
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Mark Drury | ||
Date of birth | 28 November 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Sittingbourne, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position |
Winger Attacking midfielder |
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Club information | |||
Current team
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Ebbsfleet United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Sittingbourne | 98 | (26) |
2003–2006 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 101 | (19) |
2006–2008 | Lewes | 72 | (16) |
2008–2010 | Stevenage Borough | 57 | (7) |
2010–2011 | Luton Town | 23 | (6) |
2011–2013 | Ipswich Town | 62 | (2) |
2011 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Crawley Town | 41 | (5) |
2014–2015 | Luton Town | 35 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Eastleigh | 53 | (12) |
2016– | Ebbsfleet United | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2016 (UTC). |
Andrew Mark "Andy" Drury (born 28 November 1983) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ebbsfleet United.
He started his career in non-League football for Sittingbourne in 2001, moving to Gravesend & Northfleet in 2003. He remained with the club for three seasons before signing for Conference South side Lewes in 2006. In 2008, Drury moved up a division to the Conference Premier, signing for Stevenage Borough. In 2009, Drury won the FA Trophy with the club and, the next season, won promotion to The Football League. He opted against signing a new contract, instead joining Conference Premier side Luton Town. He remained at Luton for half a season before his strong performances attracted the interest of Championship club Ipswich Town. In January 2011 he moved to Portman Road in a transfer worth £150,000. He played in 64 games for Ipswich, alongside a loan spell at Crawley Town in League Two, before leaving in 2013 to sign for Crawley on a two-year contract. In June 2014, Drury signed for his former club Luton Town, now newly promoted to League Two, for a £100,000 fee. His second spell at the club ended my mutual consent a year early He then joined National League club Eastleigh.
He started his club career at Sittingbourne, making 107 appearances before moving onto Gravesend and Northfleet (now Ebbsfleet United). He then went on to play for Lewes before a move up a division to Stevenage. At Stevenage he won both the FA Trophy and the Conference Premier title, before making a short move to Luton Town. His performance in Luton's 2–2 FA Cup draw with Charlton Athletic, in which he scored two goals, brought him to the attention of clubs higher up the football pyramid, including Ipswich Town.