| Andy Pugh | |
| Fullname: | Andrew John Pugh[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Gravesend, England |
| Currentclub: | Phoenix Sports |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | Gillingham |
| Years1: | 2007–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Gillingham |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2007 |
| Clubs2: | → Welling United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2008 |
| Clubs3: | → Maidstone United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2008 |
| Clubs4: | → Folkestone Invicta (loan) |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2009 |
| Clubs5: | → Grays Athletic (loan) |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 2009 |
| Clubs6: | → Dover Athletic (loan) |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2009 |
| Clubs7: | → Welling United (loan) |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 7 |
| Years8: | 2010 |
| Clubs8: | → Histon (loan) |
| Caps8: | 6 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs9: | Welling United |
| Caps9: | 61 |
| Goals9: | 33 |
| Years10: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs10: | Cambridge United |
| Caps10: | 52 |
| Goals10: | 13 |
| Years11: | 2013 |
| Clubs11: | → Ebbsfleet United (loan) |
| Caps11: | 2 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 2014 |
| Clubs12: | → Dartford (loan) |
| Caps12: | 4 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Years13: | 2014–2020 |
| Clubs13: | Dartford |
| Caps13: | 143 |
| Goals13: | 44 |
| Years14: | 2019 |
| Clubs14: | → East Thurrock United (loan) |
| Caps14: | 4 |
| Goals14: | 4 |
| Years15: | 2020 |
| Clubs15: | → Sevenoaks Town (loan) |
| Caps15: | 3 |
| Goals15: | 1 |
| Years16: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs16: | Chatham Town |
| Caps16: | 16 |
| Goals16: | 9 |
| Years17: | 2022 |
| Clubs17: | → Phoenix Sports (loan) |
| Caps17: | 4 |
| Goals17: | 3 |
| Years18: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps18: | 31 |
| Goals18: | 13 |
| Club-Update: | 20:51, 1 April 2022 (UTC) |
Andrew John Pugh (born 28 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for Phoenix Sports.
Pugh signed scholarship forms with Gillingham in 2005 and made his debut as a substitute in a home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 February 2007.[2] It was announced on 8 May 2007 that Pugh had signed his first professional contract, a one-year deal with option of another year. In October 2007 he joined Welling United on a one-month loan deal.[3] On 15 February, Pugh joined Maidstone United on a month's loan.
In August 2008, Pugh joined Folkestone Invicta on a one-month loan deal to gain first-team experience,[4] and had another loan spell later the same season at Grays Athletic.[5] Pugh made his debut for Grays starting in the 1–1 home draw against Weymouth.[6] His loan spell at Grays was extended until the end of the 2008–09 season, despite Gillingham manager Mark Stimson's wishes to recall him.[7] [8] Pugh was sent-off in Grays' 2–1 away defeat on 13 April, ruling him out of the last three games of the Conference National season.[9]
In September 2009, Pugh joined Dover Athletic on a month's loan after Andy Hessenthaler's side were hampered by injuries.[10] Pugh scored a debut goal for Dover in a 4–2 victory over Hampton & Richmond Borough. Welling United re-signed Pugh on a one-month loan deal in November.[11] In March 2010, Pugh joined Conference National side Histon on loan for a month.[12] His contract at Gillingham finished at the end of that season, and was not renewed.After his Gillingham contract finished Pugh, along with Luis Cumbers, signed for Welling.[13]
On 25 January 2012, Pugh signed for Cambridge United on a two-and-a-half-year contract for a fee of £15,000. The transfer was protracted throughout the January transfer window as Pugh was unable to take a medical at the due to a knee injury.[14] On 9 January 2014, Pugh had signed a one-month loan deal to join Dartford alongside fellow Cambridge United player Rory McAuley.[15] He was recalled back to the Abbey Stadium on 14 February 2014, ready to take part in the club's FA Trophy semi-final against Grimsby Town. Pugh was released by Cambridge on 27 May 2014.
On 23 August 2019, Pugh joined East Thurrock United on dual registration terms.[16]
On 28 February 2020, Pugh joined Sevenoaks Town on dual registration terms.[17]
On 22 June 2020, Pugh joined Chatham Town ahead of the 2020–21 season.[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gillingham | 2006–07 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[19] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Gillingham total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Welling United (loan) | 2007–08[20] | Conference South | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Maidstone United (loan) | 2007–08 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Folkestone Invicta (loan) | 2008–09[21] | Isthmian League Division One South | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Grays Athletic (loan) | 2008–09 | Conference Premier | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | ||
| Dover Athletic (loan) | 2009–10 | Conference South | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Welling United (loan) | 2009–10 | Conference South | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[22] | 1 | 15 | 8 | ||
| Histon (loan) | 2009–10 | Conference Premier | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Welling United | 2010–11 | Conference South | 39 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 41 | 17 | ||
| 2011–12 | Conference South | 22 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | 26 | 19 | |||
| Welling United total | 61 | 33 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | 67 | 36 | ||||
| Cambridge United | 2011–12 | Conference Premier | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Cambridge United total | 52 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 58 | 13 | ||||
| Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference South | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Dartford (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Dartford | 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16[23] | National League South | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[24] | 0 | 40 | 14 | |||
| 2016–17[25] | National League South | 35 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | 6[26] [27] | 2 | 45 | 17 | |||
| 2017–18[28] | National League South | 33 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[29] [30] | 0 | 40 | 14 | |||
| 2018–19[31] | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20[32] | National League South | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||
| Dartford total | 147 | 46 | 10 | 4 | — | 18 | 3 | 175 | 53 | ||||
| East Thurrock United (dual) | 2019–20[33] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Sevenoaks Town (dual) | 2019–20[34] | Isthmian League South East Division | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Chatham Town | 2020–21[35] | Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[36] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[37] | Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[38] [39] | 1 | 15 | 9 | |||
| 2022–23[40] | Isthmian League South East Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Chatham Town total | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | ||||
| Career total | 346 | 130 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 394 | 143 | |||
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