Andy Awford (born July 14, 1972 in Worcester, England) is a former football player, who is now chief scout at Portsmouth F.C..
Awford began his career at his home-town club Worcester City F.C. , where he became the youngest player ever to appear in the FA Cup, aged just 15 years 88 days, when he came on as substitute in a tie at Boreham Wood.
Impressive displays at left-back meant he signed professional terms with Portsmouth, for whom he went on to make almost 400 first-team appearances, and helped them reach the FA Cup semi-finals in 1992. In this time he also played nine times for England under 21s.
But his career is a prime case of what might have been. He missed out on the Cup final when they lost a penalty shootout to Liverpool, the following season Pompey missed promotion to the Premiership by one goal, and hopes of a big-money move were wrecked by a broken leg which kept him out of the game for 14 months.
His subsequent knee problems never completely healed, and he retired following the 2000/01 season, taking up the position of chief scout at the club.
He is currently Reserve Team Manager and coaches the first team squad.
Last updated: 10-18-2005 00:21:24