Andrew John Procter (born 13 March 1983) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. He made one appearance for the England C national team.

Career

The highlight of his career came on 28 April 2007 in a crucial League Two

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with

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. Procter scored two goals in a 3–2 victory which secured Stanley's

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status in their first season back after promotion from the Conference. He studied at the

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on a part-time basis for a degree in

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, a programme he decided to follow after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury in 2005. Procter signed for Preston North End on 20 January 2012 and was announced captain on his arrival and he received a new two-year deal on 1 July 2012. He scored his first goal for the club against future club Bury in a

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tie on 18 December 2012. After 23 league appearances, 17 of them coming from the bench he decided to cancel his contract via mutual consent with the ''Lilywhites'' after 18 months of service. After a week without a club Procter joined Bury on a free transfer penning a two-year deal with the Shakers. In his first season at Bury he made 28 appearances in all competitions. In his second season at Bury he was put on the transfer list along with Ashley Grimes after being seen as surplus to requirements. On 1 September 2014, he had his contract cancelled because Procter wanted to leave Bury. Procter rejoined Accrington Stanley on 1 September. He competed against the likes of Luke Joyce and

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in 2014–15 season.

Career statistics

Honours

;Accrington Stanley: *

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(VI): 2003 *

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(V): 2006

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Procter, Andrew 1983 births Living people Footballers from Blackburn English footballers England semi-pro international footballers Association football midfielders Great Harwood Town F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Bury F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Alumni of the University of Salford Wigan Athletic F.C. non-playing staff Blackburn Rovers F.C. non-playing staff