| Adrian Pettigrew | |
| Fullname: | Adrian Robert James Pettigrew[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 November 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Hackney, England |
| Position: | Central defender, midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | Chelsea |
| Years1: | 2005–2008 |
| Clubs1: | Chelsea |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) |
| Years2: | 2007 |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2007 |
| Clubs3: | → Brentford (loan) |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2008 |
| Clubs4: | → Rotherham United (loan) |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2008 |
| Clubs5: | Cheshunt |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2009 |
| Clubs6: | Bishop's Stortford |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2009 |
| Clubs7: | A.F.C. Sudbury |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2009 |
| Clubs8: | Cheshunt |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs9: | West End |
| Caps9: | 21 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Totalcaps: | 43 |
| Totalgoals: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2001–2002 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16[2] |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2002–2003 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
Adrian Robert James Pettigrew (born 12 November 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League for Brentford, Rotherham United and Wycombe Wanderers. A product of the Chelsea academy, he dropped into non-League football after his release in 2008.
A central defender, Pettigrew began his career in the Chelsea academy and turned professional in March 2005.[3] Despite captaining the reserve team during the 2005–06 season, Pettigrew failed to win a call into a first team squad before his release in May 2007.[4]
In August 2006, Pettigrew was set to join League Two club Wycombe Wanderers on loan, but the deal was put on hold due to injury. He finally joined the club on 5 March 2007, on loan until the end of the 2006–07 season, as cover for the injured Mike Williamson. Pettigrew made just one appearance for the Chairboys, with a start in a 1–0 defeat to Bristol Rovers on 27 March and he was substituted for Chris Palmer at half time. The loan was ended early on 17 April.[5]
On 10 August 2007, Pettigrew joined newly relegated League Two club Brentford on a one-month loan,[6] which was later extended for two further months.[7] [8] He was an ever-present in the Bees' opening 11 matches of the season and finished his spell on 11 November, with 14 appearances.[9]
On 31 January 2008, Pettigrew joined League Two club Rotherham United on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season.[10] The financially stricken club went into administration on 18 March and Pettigrew's loan was ended early on 3 April 2008,[11] [12] after he had made just four appearances.
After rejecting the chance to join Zulte Waregem and trialling with AEK Athens,[13] [14] Pettigrew had short spells in non-League football with Cheshunt, Bishop's Stortford and A.F.C. Sudbury during the 2008–09 season. He later played for Middlesex County League First Division Central & East club West End during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.[15]
Pettigrew was capped by England at U16 and U17 level. He was a part of the U17 team which won the 2002 Nordic U17 Championship.[16]
England U17
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2006–07 | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Brentford (loan) | 2007–08 | League Two | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[17] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2007–08 | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Cheshunt | 2008–09[18] | Isthmian League First Division South | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Bishop's Stortford | 2008–09[19] | Conference South | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| A.F.C. Sudbury | 2008–09 | Southern League First Division Midlands | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cheshunt | 2008–09 | Isthmian League First Division South | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| West End | 2011–12 | Middlesex County League First Division Central & East | 19 | 3 | — | — | 3[20] | 0 | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2012–13[21] | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 21 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |||||
| Career total | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |||