Andy Wilkinson
Wilkinson playing for Stoke City in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Gordon Wilkinson | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Yarnfield, Stone, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997 | Stone Dominoes | ||
| 1998–2001 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2016 | Stoke City | 160 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Telford United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Blackpool (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Millwall (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 205 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Andrew Gordon "Andy" Wilkinson (born 6 August 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
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. He retired from football in February 2016 after struggling to recover from a serious head injury.
Wilkinson was born in Stone, Staffordshire, and is a graduate from Stoke City's youth academy. In 2001, he signed his first professional contract with the club. He made his Stoke City debut on 16 October 2001 in a Football League Trophy match against Blackpool, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Clive Clarke. His influence on the first-team may have been greater had it not have been for some unfortunate injuries which ruled him out for the entire 2002–03 season. He had to wait until the 2003–04 season to start playing again, starting the League Cup first-round tie against Rochdale.
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