Editing Andy Cole (section)

{{short description|English footballer (born 1971)}}
{{Redirect|Andrew Cole|other people of the same name|Andrew Cole (disambiguation)}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Andy Cole
| image          = Andy Cole in 2014.jpg
| caption        = Cole in 2014
| fullname       = Andrew Alexander Cole<ref name="Hugman 2008-09">{{cite book |editor1-last=Hugman |editor1-first=Barry J. |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09 |publisher=Mainstream |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-84596-324-8 }}</ref>
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1971|10|15|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman 2008-09"/>
| birth_place    = [[Nottingham]], England
| height         = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrew Cole |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/725/Andrew-Cole/overview |website=premierleague.com |access-date=5 September 2022 }}</ref>
| currentclub    = 
| 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
}}
'''Andrew Alexander Cole''' (born 15 October 1971) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. His professional career lasted from 1988 to 2008, and is mostly remembered for his time with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], who paid a [[Progression of the British football transfer fee record|British record transfer fee]] to sign him from [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. Cole spent six years with Manchester United and won nine trophies, including five [[Premier League]] titles and the Treble of the Premier League, [[FA Cup]] and [[UEFA Champions League]] in 1999.

As well as Manchester United and Newcastle United, Cole also played in the top division of English football for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] and [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], as well as in [[English Football League|The Football League]] for [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]], [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] and [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]. He is the [[List of footballers with 100 or more Premier League goals|fourth-highest goalscorer in Premier League history]] with 187 goals, and used to hold the Premier League records for most goals scored in a 42-game season (34), the fastest player to score 50 goals (65 matches), and the first player to top both the Premier League's goalscoring and assist charts in the same season (1993–94).<ref>{{cite web |title=Salah edged only by Shearer in time to 50 goals |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/981847 |website=Premier League |access-date=3 November 2020 |date=24 January 2019}}</ref>

Cole has the distinction of having won every top-level team competition in English football at least once, as well as the primary European competition, the UEFA Champions League. As an individual he has won the [[PFA Young Player of the Year]] award. Cole was [[cap (football)|capped]] 15 times for the [[England national football team|England national team]] between 1995 and 2001, scoring once against [[Albania national football team|Albania]] in a [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier]].<ref name="blackburn-deal"/>