Andy LINIGHAN | 1992-1993 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

LINIGHAN PES STATS | 1992-1993

electric_trigger Andy LINIGHAN | 1992-1993 Club: Arsenal Number: 5 Position: CB* Nationality: English Era/Age: 1992-1993, aged 30 Foot: R Side: B Length: 193 Weight: 87 Attack: 55 Defence: 84 Balance: 88 Stamina: 82 Top Speed: 77 Acceleration: 76 Response: 83 Agility: 70 Dribble Accuracy: 66 Dribble Speed: 68 Short Pass Accuracy: 73 Short Pass Speed: 73 Long Pass Acc.: 68 Long Pass Speed: 74 Shot Accuracy: 57 Shot Power: 82 Shot Technique: 58 Free Kick Accuracy: 58 Curling: 60 Header: 87 Jump: 85 Technique: 70 Aggression: 56 Mentality: 78 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 78 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot frequency: 5 Andrew ''Andy'' Linighan (born June 18, 1962) is a former English football player. A tall, imposing centre back, Linighan became notable for his calm performances in defence for Norwich, and was snapped up by George Graham's Arsenal for £1.2 million in the summer of 1990 (despite Arsenal already having England international defenders Tony Adams and Steve Bould in the side). Linighan mainly played as backup to Adams and Bould at Arsenal. In his first season, in which Arsenal won the First Division, Linighan managed to put in 10 performances, which were only just enough for him to win a medal. His biggest moment for the club came at the end of the 1992-93 season; having already beaten Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup final, Arsenal faced Wednesday again in the FA Cup final. The final finished 1-1, forcing a replay, which finished 1-1 after 90 minutes and went to extra time; with 119 minutes gone, Linighan (suffering from a broken nose after a clash with Mark Bright) came up for a corner and headed in the winner. Thanks to his goal, Arsenal thus became the first club in English football to win the ''Cup Double''. His former club, Norwich City, qualified for the UEFA Cup as a result of his cup final goal, as it meant that Arsenal qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup, so the European place for the League Cup winner went to the team who had finished third in the Premier League instead. By then, Linighan's place in the Arsenal side was further in doubt, as the club had signed Martin Keown earlier that year (Linighan had only played in the cup finals because Keown was cup-tied). Despite this, he stayed on at the club as fourth-choice centre-back, until he was sold to Crystal Palace in January 1997. Andy LINIGHAN | 1992-1993 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)