Andy Porter (footballer)
Porter with York City in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andrew Michael Porter | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Holmes Chapel, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Port Vale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1998 | Port Vale | 357 | (22) |
| 1987 | → Hutt Valley United (loan) | ||
| 1998–2000 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Chester City (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Chester City | 38 | (4) |
| 2002 | → Northwich Victoria (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Kidsgrove Athletic | ||
| 2004–2006 | Port Vale | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Alsager Town | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 451 | (27) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2002 | Chester City (caretaker) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Kidsgrove Athletic | ||
| 2008 | Port Vale (caretaker) | ||
| 2010 | York City (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Andrew Michael Porter (born 17 September 1968) is an English former professional footballer turned coach and manager. His playing career spanned from 1986 to 2006 and for the majority of his career he played for Port Vale. His successes with the club include winning promotion out of the Third Division via the play-offs in 1989, lifting the Football League Trophy in 1993, and playing in the final of the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1996. He later played for Wigan Athletic, Mansfield Town, Chester City, Northwich Victoria, and Kidsgrove Athletic.
He served Port Vale as co-caretaker manager alongside Dean Glover. He managed Kidsgrove Athletic in 2002–03, and has also spent short periods as caretaker manager at Chester City, Port Vale and York City. He worked as assistant manager to Martin Foyle at Hereford United from June 2012 to March 2014.
Born in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, Porter joined Port Vale as a youngster. He made his Football League debut in December 1986, and played on loan in New Zealand with Hutt Valley United to gain first team experience. He signed a professional contract with Vale on 29 June 1987. He went on to have a long association with the Vale Park club, as more than 350 Football League appearances were made before he departed for Wigan Athletic in July 1998. His spell with Vale had been one of the most successful the club had enjoyed for many years, including appearances at Wembley Stadium, FA Cup giant killing acts and twice winning promotion to the second tier of English football. He played in the 1996 Anglo-Italian Cup Final, as Vale lost 5–2 to Genoa. He enjoyed a testimonial match against Derby County in 1996. His 432 appearances in all competitions means he has the sixth most appearances of any Vale player over all competitions.
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