Andy Hinchcliffe

Football player infobox


playername = Andy Hinchcliffe
fullname = Andrew George Hinchcliffe
height = height|meters=1.78
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|2|5|df=y
cityofbirth = Manchester
countryofbirth = England
currentclub =
position = Defender (retired)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1986–1990
1990–1998
1998–2002
clubs = Manchester City
Everton
Sheffield Wednesday
Total
caps(goals) = 112 077)
182 0(7)
086 0(82)
380 (322)
nationalyears = 1988
1996–1998
nationalteam = England U21
England
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)
007 0(0)

Andrew George "Andy" Hinchcliffe (born 5 February 1969 in Manchester, Greater Manchester) is a former English footballer. Formerly of Manchester City, Everton and Sheffield Wednesday, he played as a left sided defender or wing back. Known for his deadball accuracy and powerful free kicks.

Whilst at City, Hinchcliffe was one of the scorers in the Manchester derby on 23 September, 1989 in a 5–1 victory over Manchester United. [cite news
title = The last Maine Road derby: your views
url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/sport/2002/11/08/manchester_derby.shtml
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2002-11-09
accessdate = 2007-10-05] Hinchcliffe won the 1995 FA Cup while with Everton and enjoyed the best form of his career at the club, winning seven full England caps. His England debut came in a 3–0 away victory over Moldova on 1 September, 1996, in what was manager Glenn Hoddle's first game in charge. [cite news
title = England Expects
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1192973.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2001-02-27
accessdate = 2007-10-05] After injury problems he was sold by the Toffees to Wednesday where he played for a further two years. Hinchcliffe retired from playing football in March 2002 following surgery on his left knee. [cite news
title = Hinchcliffe forced to quit
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/1896444.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2002-03-27
accessdate = 2007-10-05]

Hinchcliffe now works as a football commentator on Key 103 and "Magic 1152 Manchester", summarising on all Manchester City games.

Miscellaneous

Like his Everton team-mate, Duncan Ferguson, Hinchcliffe has inspired a composition by the Finnish composer Osmo Tapio Räihälä, who wrote an orchestral work titled "Hinchcliffe Thumper - Tha' Bloody Intermezzo" in 1993. The work was premiered in Malmö, Sweden in 1994.

References

External links

*soccerbase|3518|Andy Hinchcliffe

Persondata
NAME= Hinchcliffe, Andy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Hinchcliffe, Andrew George
SHORT DESCRIPTION=former English footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1969-02-05
PLACE OF BIRTH= Manchester, England
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=