Andrew Waterworth (born 11 April 1986) is a former
footballer
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from Northern Ireland who is the
interim manager
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Lisburn Distillery
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in January 2008 for a fee of £20,000. He made his debut against
Aberdeen
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in the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Dundee in April 2008, but returned to Northern Ireland having made only 10 appearances during eight months in Scotland.
Glentoran
After leaving Hamilton Accies, Waterworth joined
Irish Premiership
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side
Glentoran
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History
Early history
In 1914, Glentoran won the Vienna Cup, becoming the first United Kingdom team to win a European t ...
. During his time with the East Belfast side, he won winners medals in both the Irish Premiership and
Irish Cup
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.
On 9 May 2013, Glentoran announced on their website that Waterworth would not be signing a new contract.
Linfield
In May 2013, Linfield confirmed that they had signed Waterworth on a two-year contract. On his Linfield debut, Waterworth broke a bone in his leg which side-lined the striker for two months. However, he eventually made his league debut for Linfield on 14 September 2013, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–1 win against
Ballymena United
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at
Windsor Park
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, and went on to score 11 goals in his first eleven league appearances to put his side top the table. His first trophy with the Blues arrived in the form of the 2013–14
County Antrim Shield
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, after a penalty shoot-out victory over Crusaders in the final.
Glenavon
On 30 May 2021, it was announced that Waterworth, alongside team-mates Mark Haughey and Mark Stafford, had signed for Glenavon on the expiry of their contracts at Linfield. Waterworth made his Glenavon debut coming on as a sub in a 1–1 draw with
Portadown
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, and scored his first goals for the club a week later, notching a brace in a 6–1 victory over Warrenpoint Town.
It was announced on 2 July 2022 that Waterworth had retired from football.
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and scored two goals.
Managerial career
On 16 March 2023, it was announced Waterworth would take charge of the Northern Ireland women's team on an interim basis. Waterworth managed the team for a 4-1 defeat against
Wales
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