Andy Payton

This article is about the English footballer. For the Scottish footballer, see Andy Paton.

Andy Payton

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Paul Payton
Date of birth	(1967-10-23) 23 October 1967
Place of birth	Whalley, England
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
000?–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	158	(69)
2001–2002	→ Blackpool (loan)	4	(1)
2003–2004	Stalybridge Celtic
2004	Colne
Total		512	(201)
*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 the Padiham Predator.

Biography

After being released by hometown club Burnley at the age of 15, Payton began his career as an apprentice at Hull City, signing a professional contract in 1985. He joined Middlesbrough for £700,000 in November 1991, which remained Hull's record sale for 15 years, before signing for Celtic in August 1992. After just over a year at Celtic, he returned to England to play for Barnsley. In 1996 Huddersfield Town signed him for £325,000, before selling him to Burnley as part of a swap deal with Paul Barnes in 1998. After five years at Burnley, including a loan spell at Blackpool where he scored once against Bury, he ended his career in non-league football with Stalybridge Celtic and then Colne.

External links

• Andy Payton article Amber Nectar