24 Facts About Andy Welsh

Andrew Peter David Welsh was born on 24 January 1983 and is an English football coach and former player.

The left-footed Andy Welsh wrote to the club asking for a trial run and made his professional debut for Stockport County in October 2001, going on to make 75 league appearances in his four-year stint at the club.

Andy Welsh made six appearances on loan at Macclesfield Town in 2002.

However, Andy Welsh was controversially sent off in only the second game of the season against Liverpool at Anfield on 20 August 2005, although the decision was later overturned on appeal.

Andy Welsh found himself out of the Sunderland team after Christmas, and many thought he had played his last game for the club after he was loaned to Championship club Leicester on 1 March 2006.

Andy Welsh went on to make ten appearances for Leicester, scoring one goal, helping to stave off relegation for the Foxes.

Four days after playing his last game for Leicester, Andy Welsh was back at Sunderland, playing in the club's last two games, against Fulham and Aston Villa, under new caretaker manager Kevin Ball.

Andy Welsh picked up an injury during a pre-season win against League of Ireland club, Shelbourne, prompting Quinn and new manager Roy Keane to sign Swedish winger Tobias Hysen and Celtic midfielder Ross Wallace to fill the left-midfield role.

Andy Welsh subsequently re-joined Leicester on loan when he regained fitness, although he managed only four league starts for them, and returned to Sunderland in the New Year.

Coincidentally, Sunderland's next game was against Leicester at the Walkers Stadium, where Andy Welsh was named as an unused substitute.

However, after the first few games Toronto struggled to find points hard to come by, Andy Welsh was in and out of the team and soon decided to return to England.

On 30 August 2007, it was reported that Andy Welsh would be leaving Toronto for Blackpool, whom he signed for the following day.

Andy Welsh played 38 games for Yeovil in his first season, becoming a fans' favourite when the team went on a four-game winning streak scoring four goals direct from his set pieces.

Andy Welsh ended the season with Yeovil's most assists and most crosses in his 38 appearances.

Andy Welsh was again one of Yeovil's outstanding performers, leading the way in assists.

Andy Welsh secured Yeovil's league one status for another season with an 85th-minute equaliser at home to Oldham Athletic the day after his first child was born.

On 1 June 2011, Andy Welsh became Greg Abbott's first signing of the summer when he joined Carlisle United on a two-year deal.

On 24 June 2013, Andy Welsh become Scunthorpe United's 5th signing of the summer where he has signed a one-year deal for the League Two club with an option of a further year.

On 12 September 2014, Andy Welsh signed for United of Manchester.

In December 2014, Andy Welsh made the move to Farsley Celtic, closer to his home in Bradford.

Andy Welsh led a team that was struggling on an unbeaten run, finishing safely in the league.

Andy Welsh then took over at the newly merged club Ossett United, finishing fourth in the League with the league's best defensive record.

On 29 July 2020, Andy Welsh was selected from 750 applicants to become the first manager of Bury AFC, but the first season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Andy Welsh led Bury to the title; the side finished 11 points clear, winning 27 out of 36 games, boasting the highest goals total and best defensive record in the division.