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Andrew Alexander "Andy" Cole (born 15 October 1971 in Nottingham) is an English footballer, who is one of the highest scoring players in the game's history. He is most well known by the name Andy Cole (which he was universally known as in the 1990s) but in 2000 he asked to be known as Andrew Cole.^[1] is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Nottingham is a city, unitary authority, and county town of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified - by Athelstan 927 AD Area - Total... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ...

Although ranked second in the all time scoring charts of the FA Premier League, in his career Cole has scored a total of 188 Premier League goals, 2nd behind Alan Shearer who has 260 goals, Cole is currently the highest goalscorer still playing in the Premiership. Cole has the distinction of being one of the few players in England to have swept all possible honours in the English game, including the PFA Young Player of the Year award, as well as the coveted UEFA Champions League title. Cole was also capped fifteen times for England between 1995 and 2001, scoring once. For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Alan Shearer OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth, Tyne and Wear) is an English former professional footballer who played for the English national team and three English Premiership clubs: Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. ... The PFA Young Player of the Year is awarded at the end of every English football season, by the members of the Professional Footballers Association, the players union. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cap (sport). ...

Arsenal, Fulham and Bristol City

Cole started his career as a youth player for Arsenal. He made his only league appearance for Arsenal, aged 19, as a substitute against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane during a First Division game on December 29, 1990; Arsenal won 4-1 but Cole did not score. Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. ... Bramall Lane Stadium is the home of Sheffield United Football Club in Sheffield, England and is the oldest major stadium in the world still to be hosting professional football matches. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

The following season he was loaned to Fulham in the Third Division, where he scored 3 goals in 13 games, before being sold to Second Division Bristol City in a £500,000 deal - at the time he was the Ashton Gate club's most expensively signed player. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England, (the other being Bristol Rovers). ... Ashton Gate is a stadium in Bristol, England, and is the home of Bristol City F.C. Located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon, it has an all-seated capacity of about 21,500, with an effective capacity for football matches (depending on...

Newcastle United

Having proved himself as a competent young goalscorer with Bristol City, Cole was quickly one of the hottest prospects in England and his name was regularly linked with Premiership clubs throughout the 1992-93 season. For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... The 1992-1993 season was the 113th season of competitive football in England. ...

In February 1993, Division One leaders Newcastle United splashed out a then club record £1.75 million for his services. He then scored 12 goals in as many league games to confirm Newcastle as Division One champions, although 25-goal David Kelly was the club's top scorer. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) are an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne. ... David Kelly (born November 25, 1965) is a retired footballer. ...

After Kelly was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers, manager Kevin Keegan brought in Peter Beardsley as Cole's strike-partner for the 1993-94 Premiership campaign. The red-hot Cole scored 34 goals in 40 games during Newcastle's first Premiership season as they finished third and qualified for the UEFA Cup. Cole scored a total of 41 goals in all competitions - breaking the club's goalscoring record which had been set by Hughie Gallacher nearly 70 years earlier. The PFA voted 22-year-old Cole as Young Player of the Year for that season. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. are an English football club playing at Molineux. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire, England)[1] is a former English football coach and one of the all-time greatest players. ... Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE (born January 18, 1961, Newcastle upon Tyne) is a renowned English former footballer of the 1980s and 1990s, who once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times, on one occasion as captain. ... The 1993-1994 season was the 114th season of competitive football in England. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Hugh Kilpatrick Hughie Gallacher (2 February 1903 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland - 1957) was a Scottish football player in the 1920s and 1930s. ...

Cole then scored 9 Premiership goals in 18 games for Newcastle after the start of the 1994-95 season, and also scored a hat-trick against Royal Antwerp in the UEFA Cup. The 1994-1995 season was the 115th season of competitive football in England. ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ... R. Antwerp F.C. - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

Manchester United

On 10 January 1995, Cole was suddenly sold to Manchester United for a deal worth £7 million - with £6 million cash plus £1 million-rated Keith Gillespie going in the opposite direction. He scored 12 goals in his first 18 Premiership games for United, including 5 in one game in the 9-0 rout of Ipswich Town, a Premiership record, and 2 vital goals in United's 3-2 victory away at Coventry City. But he was frustrated by a superb goalkeeping performance by Luděk Mikloško at West Ham United F.C. on the final day of the season. Victory would have kept the Premiership trophy at Old Trafford - it went to Blackburn Rovers instead. January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... Keith Robert Gillespie (born February 18, 1975 in Larne, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish professional footballer, who plays midfield. ... Ipswich Town Football Club (also known as Ipswich, The Blues, Town or The Tractor Boys) are an English professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. ... Ludek Miklosko (born 9 December 1961) is a former Czech football goalkeeper. ... West Ham United Football Club are an English football team based in West Ham, in the London Borough of Newham, and have played their home matches at the 35,146 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club are an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ...

He was cup-tied for the FA Cup final a week later. Without him United lost to Everton 1-0. Cup-tied is an adjective, used primarily in football, to describe a player who is ineligible to play in a knockout cup competition after transferring from another club during that competition. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ...

During a difficult first full season in Manchester, Cole was slated by even some of United's own fans throughout the 1995-96 season, although he did score in four successive games during the winter, including an important and spectacular opening goal in United's 2-0 defeat of title rivals Newcastle United on the 27th of December, and was in the first 11 for most first-team games. At one point, some fans were even calling for 21-year-old Paul Scholes to replace Cole as Éric Cantona's regular strike-partner. But Cole kept his place, collecting a Premiership title winners medal and scoring the second goal in United's 3-0 defeat of Middlesbrough on the final day of the season which won United the Premiership title, and played in their FA Cup final victory to become part of England's first ever side to win the double twice. The 1995-1996 season was the 116th season of competitive football in England. ... Paul Aaron Scholes (born November 16, 1974) is an English football player who has spent his whole career at Manchester United. ... Ã‰ric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born May 24, 1966 in Marseille) is a French former footballer of the late 1980s and 1990s. ...

The arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjær - and two broken legs suffered in a reserve game - restricted Cole's first-team chances in 1996-97, but he still played in 20 Premiership games (10 as a substitute) and qualified for another Premiership title medal. Before the season began, he had been offered to Blackburn Rovers as part-exchange in a £12,000,000 deal which would have brought Alan Shearer to Old Trafford. But Shearer opted for Newcastle instead. Ole Gunnar SolskjÃ¦r (born February 26, 1973) is a Norwegian football player who currently plays for Manchester United. ... The 1996-1997 season was the 117th season of competitive football in England. ... Alan Shearer OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth, Tyne and Wear) is an English former professional footballer who played for the English national team and three English Premiership clubs: Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. ... Old Trafford (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Sir. ...

Cole was the joint top goalscorer in the Premiership during the 1997-98 season with 18 goals, but United finished trophyless for only the second time in 9 seasons. Despite his high goals-per-game and chances-per-goal ratios, which were superior to many of the players deemed better than him, some United fans still criticised his performances. Cole scored his first European hat-trick for the club in an away match at Feyenoord. Cole ended the season runner up in the PFA Players' Player of the Year award to Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp. But despite this and being the leading goalscorer in all competitions that season with 25, Cole was controversially omitted from the England World Cup squad by then-manager Glenn Hoddle. // Premier League Arsenal overhauled Manchester Uniteds lead during the final weeks of the season to win the Premiership title. ... At the end of every English football season the members of the PFA, the players union, vote on which of its members has played the best football in the previous year. ... Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born May 10, 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch professional footballer. ... Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ...

Cole faced competition from Dwight Yorke, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær during the 1998-99 season but played a key role in their unique treble of the Premiership title, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League. Cole scored the vital winning goal in United's final Premiership game of the season against Tottenham Hotspur, a result which meant United finished 1 point ahead of rivals Arsenal to win the Premiership title. He also scored United's third and winning goal in their Champions League semi-final 2nd leg against Juventus, sealing their place in the final for the first time in over 30 years. His striking partnership with Yorke proved to be crucial to United's success that season as the pair contributed 53 goals between them and struck up an almost telepathic understanding on the pitch, most notably in a Champions League match away against FC Barcelona, the match ending 3-3 with Yorke scoring 2 and Cole scoring a memorable goal after linking up with Yorke. Also in this season Cole scored his 100th Premiership goal in a top of the table clash against Arsenal at Old Trafford on 17 February. The match ended 1-1. Dwight Eversley Yorke (born November 3, 1971 in Canaan, Tobago) is a Trinidad and Tobagon football player. ... Edward Paul Teddy Sheringham MBE [1] (born April 2, 1966 in Highams Park, London) is a veteran English footballer. ... The 1998-1999 season was the 119th season of competitive football in England. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as BarÃ§a (IPA: baÉ¾.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...

He was United's top scorer again in 1999-00 with 19 goals in 28 Premiership games. He collected his fourth Premiership title medal in five seasons, and scored over 20 goals in all competitions for the third successive season. Cole scored many vital goals for United including the only goal of the game in their top of the table clash against their closest rivals Leeds United. He also joined an elite group during this season by scoring his 100th goal for the club in a 2-2 draw against Wimbledon F.C.. Injury just prior to Euro 2000 led to Cole missing out on another major competition for his country. The 1999-2000 season was the 120th season of competitive football in England. ... Leeds United F.C. is the only professional association football club in Leeds. ... Wimbledon F.C. crest This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2003. ... The 2000 UEFA UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...

Another title followed in 2000-01 when, despite suffering from an injury that restricted his appearances, Cole scored 13 goals in all competitions, including 4 in the European Cup allowing him at the time to become Manchester United's record goal scorer in the competition. The 2000-2001 season was the 121st season of competitive football in England. ...

He played made one last appearance for Manchester United on 13th March 2007, coming on at half time for a friendly game between Manchester United and European XI in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the European Community and 50 years of Manchester United in the European Cup. Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... The European Community (EC) was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ... Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ...

Blackburn Rovers

The arrival of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Juan Sebastián Verón counted against Cole's first-team chances in the 2001-02 season, and just before the end of 2001 he was sold to Blackburn Rovers for £7million. Within two months of arriving he had collected a League Cup winners medal, scoring the winning goal for Blackburn in the final against Tottenham Hotspur who were managed by the former England manager and open critic of Cole, Glenn Hoddle. This victory meant that, in the space of seven seasons, Cole had won all three domestic trophies plus a European trophy. Cole ended the season with a total of 18 goals in all competitions, 5 for Manchester United and 13 for Blackburn. Rutgerus Johannes Martinius van Nistelrooy (originally spelled Van Nistelrooij) (born July 1, 1976 in Oss, North Brabant) is a Dutch footballer who plays in the position of centre forward for Real Madrid and the the Dutch national team. ... Juan SebastiÃ¡n VerÃ³n (born March 9, 1975 in La Plata) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a midfielder. ... The 2001-2002 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... The 2002 Worthington Cup Final was played between Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on Sunday, 24th Fenruary 2002. ...

There were no trophies the following season but he was still able to help Blackburn achieve automatic UEFA Cup qualification, being helped by his old United strike-partner Dwight Yorke who had joined the club in July 2002.

Cole had a frustrating season in 2003-04 as Rovers slid into the bottom half of the Premiership when they had been expected to feature in the race for European qualification (by their fans and the media). The 2003-2004 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England. ...

Fulham

13 years after spending three months on loan at Fulham, Cole returned to Craven Cottage for the 2004-05 season joining them on a one-year contract. He was the club's top scorer and scored one of the goals of the season against Liverpool. Despite this successful period at Fulham he decided to leave the club after only one season as his family wanted to return to the north west. Craven Cottage is the name of a sports stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the football team Fulham F.C. since 1896. ... The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ...

Manchester City

Cole signed for Manchester City at the beginning of the 2005-06 season. His arrival was a controversial one, with some City fans struggling to take to a player who had been so successful with their rivals, but a good start to his career at Eastlands won over most doubters. Stuart Pearce's side's spent most of the season in the top half of the table. However Cole's season was ended by injury in March. Without him, City suffered a slump in form that resulted in a lower placed finish than expected. The 2005-2006 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ... The City of Manchester Stadium (also known as COMS or Eastlands) is a sports venue in Manchester, England. ... Stuart Pearce MBE (born April 24, 1962 in Hammersmith, London) is an English football coach, a former manager of Manchester City and currently the England Under 21s, having been appointed as permanent manager of the former after a period as caretaker following the retirement of Kevin Keegan. ...

Portsmouth and Birmingham City

Despite signing a new contract with Manchester City only months earlier^[2] and leaving Fulham in 2005 to return to the north, Cole signed for south coast club Portsmouth on transfer deadline day (31 August, 2006) for an undisclosed fee expected to rise to £1m depending on appearances.^[3] He scored his first league goal for his new club in the 2-0 win at home to West Ham on 14 October 2006.^[4] The north, the midlands and the south Northern England, The North or North of England is a rather ill-defined term, with no universally accepted definition. ... Portsmouth Football Club are an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. ...

On 21 March 2007, he signed on loan for Birmingham City of the Championship until the end of the season.^[5] Cole returned to Portsmouth after 5 appearances and 1 goal for Birmingham. He was released on 3 August 2007 and is currently a free agent.^[6] Birmingham City Football Club are an English football club based in Birmingham, in the heart of the West Midlands. ...

England

Despite first being capped for England in 1995, he had earned only 15 caps by the time he announced his retirement from international football after failing to be selected for the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad. He scored one goal for England, in a World Cup qualifying match against Albania in March 2001. He also scored in his single appearance for the England B team. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ... Qualifying countries The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... England B team England B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the England national football team. ...

Honours

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