Andy Ferrell

As of 18 February 2012

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Ferrell began his career as a trainee in the youth system at hometown club Newcastle United, before signing a professional contract on 5 December 2002. He was released at the end of the 2003–04 season without making an appearance for the first team although he had impressed for the reserve team, scoring 11 goals in 21 starts. He signed a one-year contract with Watford on 7 July 2004, where he made two appearances in the League Cup in the 2004–05 season, scoring the winning goal in the first round against Cambridge United. He made no other appearances for Watford and left the club at the end of the season when his contract was not renewed. After trials at Darlington, Forest Green Rovers and Hereford United, Ferrell signed for Conference National outfit Hereford on 9 August 2005. In his first season with the club, he was a regular in central midfield, making 38 appearances and scoring two goals in all competitions as Hereford reached the 2006 Conference National play-off final and won promotion to League Two in May 2006. He signed a new one-year contract in April 2006 to keep him at Hereford for the 2006–07 season. In his second season with the club, he was in and out of the starting XI, making 27 league and cup appearances, but scored in the 4–0 win over League One side Port Vale in the FA Cup. With the return of Ben Smith, his first team opportunities were limited and he was loaned to Conference National team Kidderminster Harriers…

Ferrell is able to play as a central midfielder or left midfielder and his play has been described as being combative.

Ferrell was charged with conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs and was jailed for four years in June 2013. He claimed he got involved in the supply of drugs to fund his gambling addiction. In March 2023 he, along with three other men, was convicted of public order offences and banned from attending any regulated football match in the UK for three years, following disorder before a Newcastle United match against Chelsea on 12 November 2022.