Andrew Francis Cannon (born 14 March 1996) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Rochdale

Cannon made his first team debut for

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

on 27 September 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Bastien Hery in an away

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match against

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. On 20 May 2015, Cannon signed a contract extension at

to keep him at the club until the summer of 2017. Cannon scored his first goal for Rochdale in a 3–2 loss to

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

on 6 August 2016, and then scored his second goal for the club on 9 August 2016 in a 3–1

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win over

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. He was man of the match in Rochdale's 2–2 draw in the 5th round of the

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against Tottenham Hotspur. He was offered a new contract by Rochdale at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Portsmouth

Cannon signed for

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on 2 January 2019 for an undisclosed fee reported to be around £150,000.

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has suggested that he sees Cannon as an attacking midfielder. Cannon was cup-tied for Portsmouth's win in the

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Hull City

On 16 June 2021, Cannon signed a two-year deal with

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, the club holding an option for a further year. He made his debut for Hull City on 7 August 2021, after coming on as a substitute in the 4–1 away win at

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

, scoring his first goal for Hull in extra time.

Stockport County (loan)

On 24 March 2022, Cannon moved to

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on loan for the remainder of the season. Cannon made his debut for the Hatters on 26 March as a late substitute in the club's 2–0 league victory against Eastleigh and then 3 days later on 29 March made his first start for the club and scored his first goal in Stockport's 5–0

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victory against

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

. Cannon went on to help Stockport secure promotion back to the

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by winning the

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trophy following a 2–0 win over

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on 15 May 2022.

Wrexham

On 9 December 2022, Cannon signed a permanent deal with

for an undisclosed fee.

Personal life

On 21 March 2020, it was reported that Cannon had tested positive for

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during the 2020 pandemic.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Rochdale profile
1996 births Living people Footballers from Ashton-under-Lyne English footballers Association football midfielders Rochdale A.F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players {{England-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub