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Wikipedia / Andy Payton

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.

Playing career

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 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.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Payton gained a UEFA A Coaching License and coached at Colne, Padiham and Northwich Victoria. He was appointed manager of Garstang in May 2019, but left the club in August.

Career statistics

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

0

43

18

1990–91

Second Division

43

25

1

0

3

0

1

0

48

25

1991–92

Third Division

10

7

—

3

1

1

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

0

35

15

1993–94

Scottish Premier Division

7

2

—

2

3

2

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

First Division

38

17

2

0

5

2

—

45

19

1997–98

First Division

5

0

—

2

1

—

7

1

Total

43

17

2

0

7

3

—

52

20

Burnley

1997–98

Second Division

19

9

—

—

5

3

24

12

1998–99

Second Division

40

19

1

2

1

1

0

0

42

22

1999–2000

Second Division

41

27

4

0

1

0

1

0

47

27

2000–01

First Division

40

9

2

1

4

5

—

46

15

2001–02

First Division

15

4

0

0

0

0

—

15

4

2002–03

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

Second Division

4

1

—

—

—

4

1

Career total

509

200

31

4

36

19

12

3

588

226

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

References