| Andy Thackeray | |
| Fullname: | Andrew John Thackeray |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Huddersfield, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 198x–1986 |
| Youthclubs1: | Manchester City |
| Years1: | 1986–1987 |
| Clubs1: | Huddersfield Town |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1987–1988 |
| Clubs2: | Newport County |
| Caps2: | 54 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 1988–1992 |
| Clubs3: | Wrexham |
| Caps3: | 152 |
| Goals3: | 14 |
| Years4: | 1992–1997 |
| Clubs4: | Rochdale |
| Caps4: | 162 |
| Goals4: | 13 |
| Years5: | 1997–1999 |
| Clubs5: | Halifax Town |
| Caps5: | 79 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 1999–2003 |
| Clubs6: | Nuneaton Borough |
| Caps6: | 125 |
| Goals6: | 10 |
| Years7: | 2003–2005 |
| Clubs7: | Ashton United |
| Years8: | 2005–2007 |
| Clubs8: | Mossley |
Andrew John Thackeray (born 13 February 1968 in Huddersfield) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender.[1]
Thackeray was part of the Manchester City youth team which won the FA Youth Cup in 1986,[2] but moved on to Huddersfield Town without appearing for City's first team. He played only twice for Huddersfield, then spent a season with Newport County, before making more than 150 league appearances for each of his next two employers, Wrexham and Rochdale.[1] In the 1997–98 season he helped Halifax Town to promotion from the Conference and played one more season in the Football League.[3] Thackeray then returned to the Conference, spending four seasons with Nuneaton Borough.[1] In 2003, he joined Ashton United, where he scored 5 goals from 91 games in all competitions, and for a time acted as assistant manager.[4] His final club before retirement was Mossley, where he scored 4 goals from 74 games, and won the Player of the Year award in helping them to the Northern Premier League Division One title in the 2005–06 season.[5]