Andy Fensome - A Short Profile

Below is a short profile on Andy Fensome who has joined Hereford United as assistant to new manager Simon Davey. (Details from several sources)

Andrew Fensome (born in Northampton on 18 February 1969) is an English former footballer.

Northampton born defender Andy Fensome was a former Norwich City trainee who was released in 1989 before he was able to break into their first team. After an uneventful spell on loan to Newcastle, his next port of call was Cambridge United for whom he made an impressive 126 league appearances. This prompted Preston North End to sign him for a £7,500 fee in October 1993 and he made 93 league appearances for the Lancashire side. He scored one goal whilst there to add to his solitary strike for Cambridge. In the 1994/95 season he was named as the club's Player of the Year.

Released by Preston in the summer of 1996, he joined Rochdale for whom he made 40 appearances in his inaugural season at Spotland.

Rochdale released Fensome in the summer of 1998 and he joined Barrow of the Vauxhall Conference where he partnered Mark Seagraves in defence. His place at Barrow was threatened due to the club's perilous financial position. Chairman Stephen Vaughan resigned following the start of a fraud squad investigation into the club's recent share issue in October. Vaughan's share holding and the freehold of the stadium have been put up for sale. The complete playing squad was transfer listed after a FA Umbro Trophy defeat at Hucknall Town only added to their woes.

Fensome moved on to play for Morecambe, making over 150 appearances for them before being released in May 2002 - the club wishing to free up the wage bill to bring in some new faces. He then joined neighbours Lancaster City in the middle of July 2002.

He currently resides in Preston and was a coach for the Preston North End Centre of Excellence until he appointment at Edgar Street.

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