{{Short description|English footballer and manager}} {{Use British English|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Andy Toman | fullname = Andrew James Toman | birth_date ={{birth date and age|df=y|1962|3|7}} | birth_place = Northallerton, England | height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}} | currentclub = | position = Midfielder | years1 = {{0|0000}}–1984 | years2 = 1984–1985 | years3 = 1985–1986 | years4 = 1986–1987 | years5 = 1986–1989 | years6 = 1989–1993 | years7 = 1992–1993 | years8 = 1993–1994 | years9 = 1993–1996 | years10 = 1996–1999 | years11 = 1999–2000 | years12 = 1999–2000 | years13 = 2002 | clubs1 = Shildon | clubs2 = Bishop Auckland | clubs3 = Lincoln City | clubs4 = Bishop Auckland | clubs5 = Hartlepool United | clubs6 = Darlington | clubs7 = → Scarborough (loan) | clubs8 = Scunthorpe United | clubs9 = Scarborough | clubs10 = Whitby Town | clubs11 = Blyth Spartans | clubs12 = Barrow | clubs13 = Spennymoor United | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 4 | caps4 = | goals4 = | caps5 = 112 | goals5 = 28 | caps6 = 115 | goals6 = 10 | caps7 = 6 | goals7 = 0 | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 5 | caps9 = 45 | goals9 = 3 | caps10 = | goals10 = | caps11 = | goals11 = | caps12 = | goals12 = | caps13 = | goals13 = | years14=2002–2004 |clubs14=Peterlee Newtown | manageryears1 = 2002–2003 | manageryears2 = 2005 | manageryears3 = 2005–2007 | manageryears4 = 2007–2008 | manageryears5 = 2008–2010 |manageryears6 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs1 = Peterlee Newtown (player-manager) | managerclubs2 = Durham City | managerclubs3 = Guisborough Town | managerclubs4 = Northallerton Town | managerclubs5 = Seaham Red Star | managerclubs6 = West Auckland Town (interim) }}
'''Andrew James Toman''' (born 7 March 1962) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
==Playing career== Toman started his career in the Northern League with Shildon, before joining Bishop Auckland. In the summer of 1985, Toman was offered his first taste of league football when Lincoln City paid £10,000 to secure his services. After a season with Lincoln, Toman returned to Bishop Auckland. In January 1987, Hartlepool United offered Toman a second chance at league football, paying Bishop Auckland £6,000 for him.
In the summer of 1989, a £40,000 fee saw him link up with Brian Little's Darlington for their successful campaign in the Football Conference. He remained at Feethams for a further three seasons, joining Scarborough on loan at the end of the 1992–1993 season, before being released in the summer of 1993.
He joined Scunthorpe United for the 1993–1994 season, but despite scoring 5 goals in 15 league appearances, he moved on to join Scarborough, this time on a permanent basis. He remained at Scarborough until the summer of 1996, which marked the end of his league career after 317 league appearances and 50 league goals.
He linked up with Whitby Town, scoring in their 3–0 FA Vase final victory over North Ferriby United at Wembley Stadium on 10 May 1997. After three seasons at Whitby, he had a short spell at Blyth Spartans, leaving after being sent off for dissent towards his own goalkeeper in the 5–3 defeat to Leigh RMI in the FA Cup on 18 September 1999. He joined Barrow, where he remained until the end of the season.
In December 2014, Andy joined West Auckland Town as interim manager until the end of the season.
==Management and coaching career== In September 2000, he joined Spennymoor United as player-coach but left after one month.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2000/10/20/189132.html |title=The Unibond league |publisher=The Northern Echo |date=20 October 2000 |accessdate=2 April 2008}}</ref> In October 2002, he joined Peterlee Newtown as player-manager.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2002/10/28/116328.html |title=Relief for Toman as Yale strikes late to earn win |publisher=The Northern Echo |date=28 October 2002 |accessdate=2 April 2008}}</ref> Toman steered the club away from relegation from the Northern League Division One, winning four and drawing two of their final six games to overhaul Prudhoe Town after which Toman announced his resignation<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2003/4/28/94320.html |title=The Albany Northern League Today: Toman quits as Peterlee completes great escape |publisher=The Northern Echo |date=28 April 2003 |accessdate=2 April 2008}}</ref> but, having received financial assurances from the club, had a change of heart and continued in charge.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=11062 |title=Toman has a change of heart |publisher=Non League Daily |date=3 July 2003 |accessdate=2 April 2008 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604060034/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=11062 |archivedate=4 June 2012 }}</ref> He finally left Peterlee in September 2004, stating that "I feel that I've taken the club as far as I can, plus I'm not enjoying it any more".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2004/9/27/38394.html |title=Toman quits Peterlee post after seeing his side progress in Vase |publisher=The Northern Echo |date=27 September 2004 |accessdate=2 April 2008}}</ref> His next appointment came in March 2005 when Durham City appointed him to the manager's post.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=25283 |title=Durham appoints Toman |publisher=Non League Daily |date=19 March 2005 |accessdate=2 April 2008 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604060039/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=25283 |archivedate=4 June 2012 }}</ref> However, he was relieved of the post in April 2005, with Toman describing himself as "flabbergasted" at the decision to replace him.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2005/4/18/16305.html |title=The Albany Northern League: No escape route for clubs at the bottom |publisher=The Northern Echo |date=18 April 2005 |accessdate=2 April 2008}}</ref> In November 2005 he took the hotseat at Guisborough Town who were then bottom of the Northern League Division Two.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2005/11/21/211953.html |title=Northern League: Boss Toman sees good things around the corner |publisher=The Northern Echo |date=21 November 2005 |accessdate=2 April 2008}}</ref> After steering them away from the bottom of the table in the 2005–2006, and having a more promising season in 2006–2007, he resigned in April 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=41458 |title=Toman leaves Guisborough |publisher=Non league Daily |date=2 April 2007 |accessdate=2 April 2008 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604060045/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=41458 |archivedate=4 June 2012 }}</ref> In May 2007 he was appointed to his current role as manager at Northallerton Town.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=42482 |title=Toman back in post |publisher=Non League Daily |date=28 May 2007 |accessdate=2 April 2008 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604060100/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=42482 |archivedate=4 June 2012 }}</ref> Toman is employed as the football academy coordinator at Middlesbrough College. In 2007 the college was awarded the title of best female football development centre in the country by the FA and Toman travelled to Wembley Stadium to receive the award.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ts5.gazettelive.co.uk/2007/12/top_fa_award_for_middlebrough.html |title=Top FA award for Middlesbrough College female football development centre |publisher=Middlesbrough Evening Gazette |date=3 December 2007 |accessdate=2 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831130402/http://ts5.gazettelive.co.uk/2007/12/top_fa_award_for_middlebrough.html |archivedate=31 August 2011 }}</ref>
==Honours==
===As a player=== '''Darlington''' * Football Conference: 1989–90 * Football League Fourth Division: 1990–91
'''Whitby Town''' * FA Vase: 1996–97
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110715170426/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=toma01 Lincoln City official profile] *[http://www.barrowfc.com/index.php?inc=player&lnk=T-U&id=94 Barrow profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081010123341/http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/itmc_view_person.asp?oid=803 Hartlepool United statistical record, version 1] *[http://www.poolstats.co.uk/players/0724.htm Hartlepool United statistical record, version 2]
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