Andrew Michael Parrish (born 22 June 1988) is an English retired

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Career

Parrish came through the ranks at

Bury Bury may refer to: *The burial of human remains *-bury, a suffix in English placenames Places England * Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village * Bury, Greater Manchester, a town, historically in Lancashire ** Bury (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–19 ...

, signing a two-year professional contract in September 2005, before making a breakthrough in the 2005–06 season aged 17, when he made eight appearances. The 2006–07 season brought more first team action for him, where he made 10 appearances overall. He signed a new twelve-month contract in July 2007, and made a further 26 league appearances in 2007–08. He joined

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea. Name The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...

in June 2008 after being released by Bury at the end of the 2007–08 season. He plays at either

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or centre back. At the end of the 2015–16 season, he was among 3 players released by the club after spending 8 years at the Globe Arena. He was released by Morecambe in May 2016. Andy is currently a Youth Development coach for

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and owns and runs online coaching platform Playerz, which launched in 2020.

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* 1988 births Living people Footballers from Bolton English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Bury F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1980s-stub