| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Paul Payton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-10-23)23 October 1967 (age 57)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Whalley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1985 | Hull City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1991 | Hull City | 143 | (55) |
| 1991–1992 | Middlesbrough | 19 | (3) |
| 1992–1993 | Celtic | 36 | (15) |
| 1993–1996 | Barnsley | 108 | (41) |
| 1996–1998 | Huddersfield Town | 43 | (17) |
| 1998–2003 | Burnley | 156 | (68) |
| 2001–2002 | →Blackpool (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 509 | (200) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Colne (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Padiham (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Northwich Victoria (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Garstang | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2006-10-15 | |||
Andrew Paul Payton (born 23 October 1967) is an English former professional footballer. A striker, Payton played for seven professional clubs in England and Scotland, scoring 200 goals in over 500 appearances, and gaining the nickname thePadiham Predator.
After being released by hometown clubBurnley at the age of 15,[2] Payton began his career as an apprentice atHull City, signing a professional contract in 1985.[3] He joinedMiddlesbrough for £700,000 in November 1991,[3] which remained Hull's record sale for 15 years, before signing forCeltic in August 1992. After a year at Celtic, he returned to England to play forBarnsley. In 1996Huddersfield Town signed him for £325,000,[3] before selling him toBurnley as part of a swap deal withPaul Barnes in 1998. After five years at Burnley, including a loan spell atBlackpool where he scored once againstBury,[4] he ended his career in non-league football withStalybridge Celtic and thenColne.
After retiring from playing, Payton gained a UEFA A Coaching License and coached at Colne,Padiham andNorthwich Victoria.[5] He was appointed manager ofGarstang in May 2019,[5] but left the club in August.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hull City | 1986–87 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987–88 | Second Division | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 1988–89 | Second Division | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| 1989–90 | Second Division | 39 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 43 | 18 | |
| 1990–91 | Second Division | 43 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 48 | 25 | |
| 1991–92 | Third Division | 10 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 14 | 8 | ||
| Total | 143 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 165 | 57 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1991–92 | Second Division | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| Celtic | 1992–93 | Scottish Premier Division | 29 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 15 |
| 1993–94 | Scottish Premier Division | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2[c] | 0 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Total | 36 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 20 | ||
| Barnsley | 1993–94 | First Division | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 13 | ||
| 1994–95 | First Division | 43 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 48 | 12 | ||
| 1995–96 | First Division | 40 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 45 | 19 | ||
| Total | 108 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 122 | 44 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 1996–97[8] | First Division | 38 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 45 | 19 | |
| 1997–98[9] | First Division | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 43 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 52 | 20 | |||
| Burnley | 1997–98[9] | Second Division | 19 | 9 | — | — | 5[b] | 3 | 24 | 12 | ||
| 1998–99[10] | Second Division | 40 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 22 | |
| 1999–2000[11] | Second Division | 41 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 47 | 27 | |
| 2000–01[12] | First Division | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 46 | 15 | ||
| 2001–02[13] | First Division | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03[14] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 156 | 68 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 176 | 80 | ||
| Blackpool (loan) | 2001–02[13] | Second Division | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 509 | 200 | 31 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 588 | 226 | ||
| International | |
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| National | |
