Andy Saville

Andrew Victor Saville (born 12 December 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. His professional career lasted sixteen years, spent at a total of ten lower-division clubs in the Football League.^[3]

Andy Saville

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Victor Saville[1]
Date of birth	(1964-12-12) 12 December 1964 (age 60)[1]
Place of birth	Hull,[1] England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1979–1983	Hull City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1989	Hull City	101	(18)
1989–1990	Walsall	38	(5)
1990–1992	Barnsley	82	(21)
1992–1993	Hartlepool United	37	(14)
1993–1995	Birmingham City	59	(17)
1994–1995	→ Burnley (loan)	4	(1)
1995–1996	Preston North End	56	(30)
1996–1997	Wigan Athletic	25	(4)
1997–1999	Cardiff City	35	(12)
1998	→ Hull City (loan)	3	(0)
1999	Scarborough	9	(0)
1999–2000	Gainsborough Trinity
2000–2001	Goole
Total		449	(132)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Saville was born in Hull. He made more than 100 appearances for his home-town club, Hull City, whom he joined from school.^[3][4] He was his club's leading scorer on several occasions, at Hull City in 1986–87,^[5] at Birmingham City in 1993–94,^[4] and again in 1995–96 for Preston North End, where he scored 30 goals in all competitions, his 29 League goals making him overall top scorer in the Third Division.^[6]

In 1992–93 he had the rare distinction of becoming top scorer for two clubs in the same season, scoring 20 goals in all competitions for Hartlepool United^[7] before moving to Birmingham in March 1993, where his ten games produced seven goals, a total which no other Birmingham player bettered over the whole season.^[8]

Personal life

Saville works as a host for the hospitality boxes at Hull City.^[9]

Honours

Preston North End

• Football League Third Division: 1995–96

Wigan Athletic

• Football League Third Division: 1996–97

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 1995–96 Third Division^[10]
• Third Division Golden Boot: 1995–96