Andy Cole

**Andrew Cole** (born 15 October 1971) is a former English football player. He has played for England national team.

## Career statistics

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="4"|Arsenal|1989–90|First Division|0|0|0|0|0|0|—|0|0|0|0||
|1990–91|First Division|1|0|0|0|0|0|—|—|1|0|||||
|1991–92|First Division|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|0|||
|Fulham (loan)|1991–92|Third Division|13|3|—|—|—|2|1|15|4|||||
|Bristol City (loan)|1991–92|Second Division|12|8|—|—|—|—|12|8||||||
|rowspan="2"|Bristol City|1992–93|First Division|29|12|1|0|3|4|—|4|1|37|17||
|rowspan="4"|Newcastle United|1992–93|First Division|12|12|—|—|—|—|12|12|||||
|1993–94|Premier League|40|34|3|1|2|6|—|—|45|41|||||
|1994–95|Premier League|18|9|1|0|5|2|3|4|—|27|15||||
|rowspan="9"|Manchester United|1994–95|Premier League|18|12|—|—|—|—|18|12|||||
|1995–96|Premier League|34|11|7|2|1|0|1|0|—|43|13||||
|1996–97|Premier League|20|6|3|0|0|0|5|1|0|0|28|7|||
|1997–98|Premier League|33|15|3|5|1|0|7|5|1|0|45|25|||
|1998–99|Premier League|32|17|7|2|0|0|10|5|1|0|50|24|||
|1999–2000|Premier League|28|19|—|0|0|13|3|4|0|45|22||||
|2000–01|Premier League|19|9|1|0|0|0|10|4|1|0|31|13|||
|2001–02|Premier League|11|4|—|0|0|4|1|0|0|15|5||||
|rowspan="4"|Blackburn Rovers|2001–02|Premier League|15|9|2|1|3|3|—|—|20|13|||
|2002–03|Premier League|34|7|2|2|4|4|3|0|—|43|13||||
|2003–04|Premier League|34|11|1|0|1|0|1|0|—|37|11||||
|Fulham|2004–05|Premier League|31|12|5|0|3|1|—|—|39|13||||
|Manchester City|2005–06|Premier League|22|9|1|1|0|0|—|—|23|10||||
|Portsmouth|2006–07|Premier League|18|3|2|1|2|0|—|—|22|4||||
|Birmingham City (loan)|2006–07|Championship|5|1|—|—|—|—|5|1||||||
|Sunderland|2007–08|Premier League|7|0|1|0|0|0|—|—|8|0||||
|Burnley (loan)|2007–08|Championship|13|6|—|—|—|—|13|6||||||
|Nottingham Forest|2008–09|Championship|10|0|0|0|1|0|—|—|11|0||||

## Honours

**Arsenal**
- FA Charity Shield: 1991 (shared)

**Newcastle United**
- Football League First Division: 1992–93

**Manchester United**
- Premier League: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01
- FA Cup: 1995–96, 1998–99
- FA Charity Shield: 1997
- UEFA Champions League: 1998–99

**Blackburn Rovers**
- Football League Cup: 2001–02

**Individual**
- Premier League Golden Boot: 1993–94
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 1993–94
- Newcastle United Player of the Year: 1993–94
- Premier League Player of the Month: November 1997
- PFA Team of the Year: 1999–2000 Premier League

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Andy Cole
- **image**: AndrewCole.JPG
- **image size**: 200px
- **caption**: Cole in 2014
- **fullname**: Andrew Alexander Cole
- **birth place**: Nottingham, England
- **position**: Forward (association football)#Striker, Striker
- **youthyears1**: 1988–1989
- **youthclubs1**: Arsenal F.C., Arsenal
- **years1**: 1989–1992
- **clubs1**: Arsenal F.C., Arsenal
- **caps1**: 1
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 1991
- **clubs2**: → Fulham F.C., Fulham (loan)
- **caps2**: 13
- **goals2**: 3
- **years3**: 1992
- **clubs3**: → Bristol City F.C., Bristol City (loan)
- **caps3**: 12
- **goals3**: 8
- **years4**: 1992–1993
- **clubs4**: Bristol City F.C., Bristol City
- **caps4**: 29
- **goals4**: 12
- **years5**: 1993–1995
- **clubs5**: Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United
- **caps5**: 70
- **goals5**: 55
- **years6**: 1995–2001
- **clubs6**: Manchester United F.C., Manchester United
- **caps6**: 195
- **goals6**: 93
- **years7**: 2001–2004
- **clubs7**: Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers
- **caps7**: 83
- **goals7**: 27
- **years8**: 2004–2005
- **clubs8**: Fulham F.C., Fulham
- **caps8**: 31
- **goals8**: 12
- **years9**: 2005–2006
- **clubs9**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
- **caps9**: 22
- **goals9**: 9
- **years10**: 2006–2007
- **clubs10**: Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth
- **caps10**: 18
- **goals10**: 3
- **years11**: 2007
- **clubs11**: → Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City (loan)
- **caps11**: 5
- **goals11**: 1
- **years12**: 2007–2008
- **clubs12**: Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland
- **caps12**: 7
- **goals12**: 0
- **years13**: 2008
- **clubs13**: → Burnley F.C., Burnley (loan)
- **caps13**: 13
- **goals13**: 6
- **years14**: 2008
- **clubs14**: Nottingham Forest F.C., Nottingham Forest
- **caps14**: 10
- **goals14**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 509
- **totalgoals**: 229
- **nationalyears1**: 1991
- **nationalteam1**: England national under-20 football team, England U20
- **nationalcaps1**: 3
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 1992–1993
- **nationalteam2**: England national under-21 football team, England U21
- **nationalcaps2**: 8
- **nationalgoals2**: 4
- **nationalyears3**: 1994
- **nationalteam3**: England national football B team, England B
- **nationalcaps3**: 1
- **nationalgoals3**: 1
- **nationalyears4**: 1995–2001
- **nationalteam4**: England national football team, England
- **nationalcaps4**: 15
- **nationalgoals4**: 1