Andy Payton

Football player infobox| playername= Andy Payton


fullname = Andrew Payton
nickname = The Padiham Predator
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|10|23
cityofbirth = Padiham
countryofbirth = England
height =
currentclub =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1986-1991
1991
1991-1993
1993-1996
1996-1998
1998-2003
2001-2002
2003-2004
2004
clubs = Hull City
Middlesbrough
Celtic
Barnsley
Huddersfield Town
Burnley
Blackpool (loan)
Stalybridge Celtic
Colne
Total
caps(goals) = 143 0(55)
019 00(3)
036 0(15)
108 0(41)
043 0(17)
156 0(68)
004 00(1)
00? 00(?)
00? 00(?)
"'509 (200)
pcupdate = 2006-10-15

Andrew Payton (born October 23, 1967 in Padiham, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

During his career he played for Hull City, Middlesbrough, Celtic, Barnsley, Huddersfield Town, home town club Burnley and Blackpool, before ending his career in non-league football with Stalybridge Celtic and then Colne.

He was a crowd favourite at Boothferry Park and remained Hull City's record sale for 15 years when he left in 1991 to join Middlesbrough for £750,000. He was also a big favourite at Turf Moor and is regarded as one of the best strikers to play for Burnley in recent years. Known as the 'Padiham Predator', Payton was bought to Burnley by then manager Chris Waddle in a swap deal with striker Paul Barnes.

External links

* [http://www.ambernectar.org/heropayton.shtml Andy Payton article] at Amber Nectar