Researching Andy Thackeray
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 436 people with the Thackeray surname? In that year Thackeray was ranked number 3143 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Andy means "Form of ANDREW - manly" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Andy Thackeray on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Andy Thackeray and the Thackeray Genealogy
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 931 people with the Thackeray surname in the UK? Thackeray is now ranked number 3167 for popularity in the UK. |
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Andy Thackeray
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.
Thackeray was part of the Manchester City youth team which won the FA Youth Cup in 1986, 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. In the 1997–98 season he helped Halifax Town to promotion from the Conference and played one more season in the Football League. Thackeray then returned to the Conference, spending four seasons with Nuneaton Borough. 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. 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.
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