Andy Porter (footballer, born 1968)
Andrew Michael Porter (born 17 September 1968) is an English former professional footballer turned coach and manager who is a first-team coach at Northern Premier League Division One West club Nantwich Town. His playing career spanned from 1986 to 2006 and for the majority of his career he played for Port Vale. His successes with the club include winning promotion out of the Third Division via the play-offs in 1989, lifting the Football League Trophy in 1993, and playing in the final of the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1996. He later played for Wigan Athletic, Mansfield Town, Chester City, Northwich Victoria, and Kidsgrove Athletic.
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Porter with York City in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andrew Michael Porter | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Holmes Chapel, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 198?–1985 | Manchester City | ||
| 1985–1986 | Port Vale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1998 | Port Vale | 357 | (22) |
| 1987 | → Hutt Valley United (loan) | ||
| 1998–2000 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Chester City (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Chester City | 38 | (4) |
| 2002 | → Northwich Victoria (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Kidsgrove Athletic | ||
| 2004–2006 | Port Vale | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Alsager Town | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 451 | (27) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Chester City (caretaker) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Kidsgrove Athletic | ||
| 2008 | Port Vale (caretaker) | ||
| 2010 | York City (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He served Port Vale as co-caretaker manager alongside Dean Glover. He managed Kidsgrove Athletic in 2002–03, and has also spent short periods as caretaker manager at Chester City, Port Vale and York City. He worked as assistant manager to Martin Foyle at Hereford United from June 2012 to March 2014.