| Andy Coley | |
| Fullname: | Andrew Scott Coley[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Warrington, Cheshire, England |
| Height: | 1.9abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Weight: | 104abbr=onNaNabbr=on [2] |
| Club1: | Swinton Lions |
| Year1start: | 1997 |
| Year1end: | 00 |
| Appearances1: | 64 |
| Tries1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 80 |
| Club2: | Salford City Reds |
| Year2start: | 2001 |
| Year2end: | 07 |
| Appearances2: | 191 |
| Tries2: | 50 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 200 |
| Club3: | Wigan Warriors |
| Year3start: | 2008 |
| Year3end: | 11 |
| Appearances3: | 125 |
| Tries3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 52 |
| Teama: | Lancashire |
| Yearastart: | 2001 |
| Appearancesa: | 1 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 0 |
| Teamb: | England |
| Yearbstart: | 2004 |
| Appearancesb: | 3 |
| Triesb: | 4 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 16 |
| Teamc: | Great Britain |
| Yearcstart: | 2007 |
| Appearancesc: | 1 |
| Triesc: | 0 |
| Goalsc: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsc: | 0 |
| Pointsc: | 0 |
| Retired: | yes |
| Source: | [3] [4] [5] |
Andrew Scott Coley (born 7 July 1978) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and forward in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A Great Britain and England international forward, he played in the Super League for the Salford City Reds and the Wigan Warriors.[3]
Born in Warrington, Coley began playing rugby league for local amateur side Laporte ARL.[6]
He turned professional in 1997, joining the Swinton Lions.
In March 2000, Coley suffered a cruciate ligament injury, which ruled him out for the rest of the season.[7]
In 2001, Coley signed for Salford City Reds as a prior to the 2001's Super League VI, but subsequently moved up into the front row. Coley impressed in his first season at the club, and was rewarded with a new four-year contract.[8] He required another knee operation at the end of the year, which ruled him out of the first few months of the 2002 season.[9]
In 2004, Coley signed a new three-year contract with Salford.[10]
Coley agreed a deal to join Wigan Warriors in September 2007 from Salford City Reds who were relegated in the 2007 Super League season.[11]
Coley was first team at the Wigan Warriors since his arrival.
He played in the 2010 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens at Old Trafford.[12]
Coley played as a forward in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[13] [14] Shortly before the final, Coley announced he would be retiring from rugby league at the end of the 2011 season.[15]
Coley's first representative honours came in 2001 when he represented Lancashire.
In 2004, he was selected for England during their victorious European Nations Cup campaign, scoring a hat trick of tries on his England début against Russia.
In 2006, he received his first call-up for Great Britain when he was selected for the 2006 Tri Nations. He appeared as a substitute in a warm-up game against Newcastle,[16] but did not feature in any Test matches during the tournament. In June 2007, Coley won his first and only cap for Great Britain in a 42–14 win against France.[17]
Coley is a qualified quantity surveyor, and became Operations Director of a company in the construction industry.[18]