Andy Firth
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-26) 26 September 1996
Place of birth Ripon, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Connah's Quay Nomads
Youth career
Cockermouth
2007–2015 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Liverpool 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Witton Albion (loan) 10 (0)
2018 → Chester (loan) 11 (0)
2018–2019 Barrow 18 (0)
2019–2022 Rangers 1 (0)
2022 → Partick Thistle (loan) 0 (0)
2022– Connah's Quay Nomads 44 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:56, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Andrew Firth (born 26 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cymru Premier club Connah's Quay Nomads.

Early and personal life

Firth was born in Ripon, North Yorkshire.[1]

Career

Firth began his career with Cockermouth.[2] He joined Liverpool at under-11 level.[1] He spent time on loan at Witton Albion in 2015,[3] and moved on loan to Chester in January 2018,[4] and made 11 appearances for the club before returning to Liverpool in May.[5] Firth had obtained his coaching badges whilst with the Liverpool Academy, and due to financial constraints at Chester he acted on occasion as coach for loanee Will Jääskeläinen.[6]

After leaving Liverpool in the summer of 2018, he signed for Barrow in July.[3] He moved to Scottish club Rangers in January 2019,[7] after 18 league appearances for Barrow.[8] He made his senior debut for Rangers against Kilmarnock in May 2019.[9][10] Firth signed a new one-year deal with Rangers on 29 April 2021.[11] On 12 February 2022, Firth joined Partick Thistle on loan in the Scottish Championship.[12]

Firth left Rangers in June 2022[13] and joined Connah's Quay Nomads in July 2022.[14]

Career statistics

As of 12 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2015–16 Premier League 0000000000
2016–17 0000000000
2017–18 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Witton Albion (loan) 2015–16[15][16] NPL Division One North 10000203[lower-alpha 1]0150
Chester (loan) 2017–18 National League 11000—00110
Barrow 2018–19 National League 18010—1[lower-alpha 2]0200
Rangers 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2019–20 0000000000
2020–21 0000000000
2021–22 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Partick Thistle (loan) 2022–23 Scottish Championship 0000000000
Connah’s Quay Nomads[17] 2022–23 Cymru Premier 320503000400
2023–24 12030102[lower-alpha 3]0180
Total 440804020580
Career total 8409060601050
  1. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup, one appearance in Mid-Cheshire Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Rangers

References

  1. 1 2 "Andrew Firth". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Meet the Academy... Andrew Firth". Liverpool FC. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Andy Firth". Barrow AFC. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool's Andy Firth joins Chester on loan for rest of season". BBC Sport. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  5. ↑ John McDougall (1 May 2018). "Andy Firth thanks Chester FC as loan spell comes to an end". CheshireLive. Reach. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  6. ↑ John McDougall (21 June 2018). "Liverpool goalkeeper Andy Firth reflects on 'great experience' of Chester FC loan spell". CheshireLive. Reach. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Rangers sign keeper Andy Firth from Barrow on 18-month deal". BBC Sport. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  8. ↑ Andy Firth at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Andy Firth in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  10. ↑ Gabriel McKay (29 December 2019). "Andy Firth huckled by Celtic steward as Rangers keeper attempts to send Allan McGregor message". Daily Record. Reach Scotland. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Andy Firth Signs Contract Extension". www.rangers.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "Andy Firth has today joined @PartickThistle on-loan until the end of the season". Twitter, Inc. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Leon Balogun leaves Rangers at end of contract as Andy Firth also departs Ibrox". HeraldScotland.
  14. ↑ "Former Liverpool and Rangers goalkeeper joins Connah's Quay". Y Clwb Pêl Droed.
  15. ↑ "Goalkeeper Records 1934-2023". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk.
  16. ↑ "2015-16 Results". www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk.
  17. ↑ "Andy Firth | Connah's Quay Nomads Football Club". www.the-nomads.co.uk.
  18. ↑ "Rangers top-flight champions for first time since 2011 after Celtic drop points". BBC Sport. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.


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