Andrew Whittington (born 28 May 1971) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. Primarily a , he began his career with the Gold Coast Seagulls and was a foundation member of the North Queensland Cowboys.
Playing career In Round 14 of the 1992 NSWRL season, Whittington made his first grade debut for the Gold Coast Seagulls. In Round 19 of the 1993 season, he scored his first try in a 13–16 loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Over three seasons with the Gold Coast, he played 20 games.
In 1995, Whittington joined the newly established North Queensland Cowboys. As part of his contract, he worked as the head groundskeeper at Stockland Stadium, the club's home ground. The job required him to stay overnight on occasion to turn the sprinkler system on. Whittington played in the club's inaugural match against the Sydney Bulldogs, starting at prop. He played 11 games for the Cowboys in 1995, departing at the end of the season.
In 1996, after not signing a Super League contract, Whittington returned to the Gold Coast Chargers, playing for their reserve grade side.
In 1999, Whittington played for the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup, before moving to the Tweed Heads Seagulls.1999 ipswichjets.com.auSeagulls gun prop fit to play The Northern Daily Leader, 16 March 2001 In 2000, he represented the NSW Country representative side.Panther veteran his fittest for a decade The Northern Daily Leader, 23 February 2001
Statistics NSWRL/ARL SeasonTeamMatchesTGGK %F/GPts 1992 Gold Coast 1 0 0 — 0 0 1993 Gold Coast 14 1 0 — 0 4 1994 Gold Coast 5 0 0 — 0 0 1995 North Queensland 11 0 0 — 0 0 Career totals 31 1 0 — 4 0
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