Andy Gouck
Encyclopedia
Andrew Scott Gouck is an English
former professional footballer who played as a midfielder
.
. He played 148 league games, in which he scored 22 goals, and played four FA Cup
games. He also captained the side on a few occasions.
In July 1996, Gouck moved to Rochdale. During two seasons at Spotland
, he played 42 games and scored five goals. After two successful seasons with Rochdale, Gouck was released.
He then moved to Southport
in the Conference National
. He spent three seasons with the Sandgrounders, playing 57 league matches and scoring four goals, before being released in May 2001.
The same month he signed a two year contract with fellow Conference National club, Morecambe
, where he scored four goals in 42 appearances.
After a loan spell with Accrington Stanley
then in the Northern Premier League
in 2002, he signed permanently with the club in January 2003.
During his time with Stanley, he scored five league goals in 26 matches. In November 2003 he scored an injury-time goal for Stanley, by then in the Conference National, as they beat Third Division
Huddersfield Town
1-0 in the first round of the 2003–04 FA Cup
, live on the BBC
. Later that month, however, Gouck was found guilty of drink driving in Blackpool, after he had narrowly avoided a head-on collision with a police car in the resort. He was twice the alcohol limit and he was banned from driving. In March 2004 he was hospitalised in Victoria Hospital, Blackpool
, for five days suffering from viral pneumonia
.
Gouck left Stanley in May 2004 and then had a spell with Fleetwood Town
.
er, a job he now does full-time.
Now retired from professional football he lives back in his hometown of Blackpool where he plays Sunday League football
, for Bloomfield Veterans FC, in the Blackpool & Fylde Sunday League Alliance Division One, who he has played for since July 2006. The club are managed by his father, Duncan. His younger brother, Ross, also plays for the club, as does fellow former Blackpool player, Neil Mitchell
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former professional footballer who played as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
.
Playing career
In April 1990, Gouck started his career as a trainee at his hometown club, BlackpoolBlackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
. He played 148 league games, in which he scored 22 goals, and played four FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
games. He also captained the side on a few occasions.
In July 1996, Gouck moved to Rochdale. During two seasons at Spotland
Spotland
Spotland is a district of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Spodden, and is the home of Spotland Stadium.Historically a part of Lancashire, Spotland was formerly its own township within the ancient parish of Rochdale....
, he played 42 games and scored five goals. After two successful seasons with Rochdale, Gouck was released.
He then moved to Southport
Southport F.C.
Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...
in the Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
. He spent three seasons with the Sandgrounders, playing 57 league matches and scoring four goals, before being released in May 2001.
The same month he signed a two year contract with fellow Conference National club, Morecambe
Morecambe F.C.
Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park...
, where he scored four goals in 42 appearances.
After a loan spell with Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley F.C.
Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system....
then in the Northern Premier League
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...
in 2002, he signed permanently with the club in January 2003.
During his time with Stanley, he scored five league goals in 26 matches. In November 2003 he scored an injury-time goal for Stanley, by then in the Conference National, as they beat Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
1-0 in the first round of the 2003–04 FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
, live on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. Later that month, however, Gouck was found guilty of drink driving in Blackpool, after he had narrowly avoided a head-on collision with a police car in the resort. He was twice the alcohol limit and he was banned from driving. In March 2004 he was hospitalised in Victoria Hospital, Blackpool
Victoria Hospital (Blackpool)
Victoria Hospital is the main hospital for Blackpool and the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England. The hospital is part of the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust....
, for five days suffering from viral pneumonia
Viral pneumonia
Viral pneumonia is a pneumonia caused by a virus.Viruses are one of the two major causes of pneumonia, the other being bacteria; less common causes are fungi and parasites...
.
Gouck left Stanley in May 2004 and then had a spell with Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town F.C.
Fleetwood Town F.C. is an English football club based in Fleetwood, Lancashire. They currently play in the Conference National having been defeated in the Conference National play-off semi-final by AFC Wimbledon in the 2010–11 season.-History:...
.
Post-retirement
Gouck played much of his football career part-time while balancing a role as a social workSocial work
Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
er, a job he now does full-time.
Now retired from professional football he lives back in his hometown of Blackpool where he plays Sunday League football
Sunday league football
Sunday league football is a term used in the United Kingdom to describe those association football leagues which play on Sunday, as opposed to the more usual Saturday. These leagues tend to be lower standard amateur competitions, whose players may have less ability, or less time to devote to...
, for Bloomfield Veterans FC, in the Blackpool & Fylde Sunday League Alliance Division One, who he has played for since July 2006. The club are managed by his father, Duncan. His younger brother, Ross, also plays for the club, as does fellow former Blackpool player, Neil Mitchell
Neil Mitchell (footballer)
Neil Nicholas Mitchell is an English former professional footballer.-Playing career:Mitchell, a central midfielder, began his career as a trainee with Blackpool in 1991. He remained at Bloomfield Road for five years, making 67 league appearances and scoring eight goals...
.
Honours
Blackpool- Division FourFootball League Fourth DivisionThe Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
play-off winner: 1991-92