Andrew William Monkhouse (born 23 October 1980) is an English former professional

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who played as a winger. He has previously played for

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Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in t ...

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and Whitby Town.

Club career

Rotherham United

Born in

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, West Yorkshire, Monkhouse began his career with

as a trainee before rising to the senior ranks at the age of 18 and scored on his debut in a 3–0 win against Hartlepool United. After 128 league outings for Rotherham and a couple of long-term injuries, in May 2006 Monkhouse was released.

Swindon Town

Monkhouse became

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's first signing as manager of

on 22 June 2006, signing a one-year contract.

Hartlepool United

Monkhouse's time at Swindon was interrupted by injury and he was loaned to

. Following a successful loan spell, a deal was then agreed between Swindon and Hartlepool United on 10 January 2007. Remarkably, the first time he was on the losing side in a league match in 2006–07 was in United's defeat against

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on 7 April 2007. Monkhouse was named in the PFA

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Team of the Year for the 2006–07 season after Hartlepool went on to finish 2nd to secure promotion to

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. After playing in a 1–0 win against

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in the

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in October 2013, Monkhouse made his 300th appearance for Hartlepool in all competitions, which made him one of only 16 'Pools' players to do so. Monkhouse was released in May 2014, ending a seven-year stay with the 'Pools'. He played in 331 games in all competitions for the North-East and is currently thirteenth in Hartlepool's all-time appearances list.

Bristol Rovers

On 21 July 2014, Monkhouse signed for

on a one-year deal after being released by Hartlepool United. He helped the club earn an instant return to the Football League, being a part of the team that gained promotion by winning the

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. Monkhouse left the club on completion of his contract as he sought a club closer to his

home.

Grimsby Town

On 24 June 2015, Monkhouse signed for Conference National side

on a one-year deal. Monkhouse was a regular player in the squad that eventually gained promotion with Grimsby's 3–1 victory over

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in the

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, seeing Grimsby promoted to

after a six-year absence from

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. Monkhouse was released when his contract expired at the end of the season.

Non-League

Monkhouse signed for

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side

upon his release from Grimsby. He scored 6 times in 46 appearances as Town narrowly avoided relegation. In February 2017, Monkhouse took up the role as Alfreton's player/assistant manager. On 7 July 2017, he signed a one-year deal with Northern Premier League side Whitby Town. Monkhouse played at centre-half for Whitby and made 52 appearances for the club. Monkhouse, however, only played on part-time during his stay at the club, because he also was working at the

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as a football coach.

Coaching career

In November 2018, Monkhouse transferred to Northern Premier League Division One side Ossett United to move closer to his home and focus more on coaching as he moved into a player/coach role. Monkhouse already had a UEFA A Licence and was also the U18 head coach of Ossett until May 2020. He also worked at the academy of

(July 2018 to September 2019). When he stepped down from this position, he worked one year in a similar position at Barnsley (September 2019 to May 2020). In January 2020, Monkhouse signed a player-deal with

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. On 17 April 2020, Monkhouse was appointed head coach of Pontefract Collieries. On 18 January 2021, Monkhouse left Pontefract Collieries by mutual consent. In September 2021, Monkhouse was appointed assistant first-team coach of

Career statistics

Honours

Player

Rotherham United *

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runner-up: 2000–01 * Third Division runner-up: 1999–2000 Swindon Town *

promotion: 2006–07 Hartlepool United *League Two runner-up: 2006–07 Bristol Rovers *

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play-offs: 2015 Grimsby Town *

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play-offs:

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* FA Trophy runner-up: 2015–16

Individual

* PFA Team of the Year: 2006–07 League Two

References

External links

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Andy Monkhouse profile
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In The Mad Crowd
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