Lee Andrews (born 23 April 1984) is an English former professional

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who played as a defender.

Playing career

Andrews began his career as a trainee with his local side

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, turning professional in August 2001 and making his league debut later month in a 2–0 defeat at home to

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. He had spell as a regular in the Carlisle side at right-back, before losing his place. He joined

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on loan in February 2003, before returning to Carlisle and regaining his place in the first team, signing a new two-year contract in May 2004. After playing in a Carlisle side relegated to and promoted from the

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, Andrews joined

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on loan in November 2005 and as Carlisle successfully battled for a second successive promotion, moved to

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, struggling at the opposite end of the table on loan in March 2006. He was released by Carlisle at the end of the 2005–06 season, and returned to Plainmoor on a permanent basis in June 2006 as one of

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' first signings after taking over as manager. Atkins had been manager of Carlisle while Andrews was a trainee there. He was an ever-present for Torquay in the 2006–07 season, which ended with Torquay's relegation to the

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. Although offered a new contract with Torquay at the end of the season, he chose to return to the North of England. In September 2007 he signed for

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, moving to

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in April 2008. He would end his playing career in the summer of 2015 after playing over 200 times for Workington.

Managerial career

After his retirement as a player, Andrews joined the coaching staff at

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in June 2015, where he became an assistant coach to Derek Townsley. From June 2016 until December 2018, Andrews was joint-manager at Workington alongside Dave Hewson. On 31 December 2018, Andrews was replaced by Gavin Skelton as manager, however after Skelton resigned just 6 days and two games into the role, Andrews became sole manager of Workington later on 7 January 2019. He stepped down at the end of the 2018–19 season, after the club were relegated from the

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Premier Division.

Personal life

Andrews was born in

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. He is now employed as a Facilities Manager for a National rail services provider working within the nuclear industry.

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WORKINGTON REDS SURVIVE SCARE IN FA CUP WIN
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