Andy Woon

Andrew Geoffrey Woon (born 26 June 1952) is an English retired professional football forward who made 50 appearances in the Football League for Brentford. He later played non-league football for Maidstone United, Gravesend & Northfleet and Hastings United before injuries ended his career.

Andy Woon
Personal information
Full name Andrew Geoffrey Woon[1]
Date of birth (1952-06-26) 26 June 1952
Place of birth Bognor Regis, England
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1973 Bognor Regis Town
1973–1975 Brentford 50 (12)
1975–1976 Maidstone United
1976–1979 Gravesend & Northfleet (32)
Hastings United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Bognor Regis Town

Woon began his career with hometown non-league club Bognor Regis Town and top-scored two seasons in a row to send the club to two successive promotions out of the Sussex League and into the Southern League First Division South.[1][2] He departed Nyewood Lane in February 1973.[1]

Brentford

Woon joined with Third Division strugglers Brentford on trial in October 1972 and impressed enough to sign a professional contract for a £1,000 fee in February 1973.[1][3] He had a whirlwind start to life at Griffin Park, when he became the only Brentford player to score a hat-trick on his debut in a 5–0 win over Port Vale on 10 February.[4] He was the club's second-leading scorer during the 1973–74 season,[4] before falling out of favour with incoming manager John Docherty in 1975 and departing the club at the end of the 1974–75 season.[1]

Non-league football

After his departure from Brentford, Woon played on in non-league football with Southern League clubs Maidstone United, Gravesend & Northfleet and Hastings United.[1] Injuries ended his career at the latter club.[1]

Honours

Bognor Regis Town

  • Sussex League First Division: 1971–72[1]
  • Sussex League Second Division: 1970–71[1]

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1972–73[4] Third Division 6 3 — — 6 3
1973–74[4] Fourth Division 27 7 1 0 1 0 29 7
1974–75[4] 17 2 2 2 2 1 21 5
Career total 50 12 3 2 3 1 56 15

References
  1. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 171–172. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. "Football Club History Database – Bognor Regis Town". fchd.info. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 266. ISBN 978-1906796709.
  4. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 392–393. ISBN 0951526200.
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