Andy Ritchie (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Timothy Ritchie | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1980 | Manchester United | 42 | (13) |
| 1980–1983 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 102 | (26) |
| 1983–1987 | Leeds United | 159 | (44) |
| 1987–1995 | Oldham Athletic | 250 | (104) |
| 1995–1997 | Scarborough | 76 | (20) |
| 1997–1999 | Oldham Athletic | 32 | (3) |
| Total | 661 | (210) | |
| International career | |||
| 1976 | England Schoolboys | 8 | (6) |
| 1978 | England Youth | 4 | (0) |
| 1982 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 2005–2006 | Barnsley | ||
| 2007–2008 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrew Timothy Ritchie (born 28 November 1960) is an English former footballer and manager. His career spanned 22 years, during which he played for five different clubs. He began his career at Manchester United, for whom he made 42 league appearances and scored 13 goals. In 1980, he moved south to Brighton & Hove Albion, where he spent three years. He made just over a century of league appearances and scored 26 goals. In 1983, he returned north to sign for Leeds United. In four years, he made over 150 league appearances and scored 44 goals.
Ritchie spent the majority of his career at Oldham Athletic, between 1987 and 1995 initially. He made 250 league appearances for the club, scoring 104 goals. His career wound down with two-year spells at Scarborough and back at Oldham before his retirement in 1999. He was player/manager of Oldham in the year prior to his retirement, then managed the club for another two years after hanging up his boots. He went on to manage Barnsley and Huddersfield Town, both for a year.
After playing for England Schoolboys in 1976 and England Youth in 1978, Ritchie made one appearance for England under-21s in 1982.