Adam Drury

Drury made his debut for Burton Albion in the FA Cup 3rd round playing 73 minutes in a 2–0 away defeat against Leicester City at King Power Stadium.

He made his League Two debut playing 71 minutes in a 2–1 win against Torquay United at Pirelli Stadium.

Drurys second appearance came in a 1–0 away defeat against Northampton Town, where he played the full 90 minutes in the match.

On 31 January, he had his loan extended until the end of the season.

Drury helped the club to the League Two play-offs, by beating 3–2 League Two champions Gillingham.

Adam John Drury (born 9 September 1993) is an English footballer who plays for Grimsby Borough.

He plays as a winger but can also play as a right back.

Drury has previously played for Manchester City, Burton Albion and St Mirren, Bristol Rovers, Gainsborough Trinity and Grimsby Borough.

Drury was born in Grimsby and raised in Humberston where he attended Humberston Academy.

He started his career at hometown club Grimsby Town in their youth system until the age of 12.

He was signed from Grimsby by Manchester City in 2007 aged 12; progressing from the youth team, he found his way into the reserve side and signed a professional contract in 2011.

Drury played in the Manchester City U21s Development squad under the guidance of former player and France international Patrick Vieira.

His final appearance came in the 2012–13 play-off semi-final first leg against Bradford City at Valley Parade.

Drury played 14 times for the Brewers in all competitions.

In January 2013 he joined League Two side Burton Albion on loan for a month.

Drury had been training with Peterborough United with a view to signing a year-long deal, however, on 19 August 2014, it was announced that he would spend the next season on loan with St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.

He made his debut for the club on 23 August 2014, starting and playing 70 minutes in a 1–0 home defeat to Dundee.

Drury scored his first league goal of the campaign in the fourth game for St Mirren, an equaliser in the 2–1 away defeat against Kilmarnock on 23 September 2014, stabbing the ball home from close range.

He came off the bench in the 63rd minute to net the winning goal in the 2–1 away victory against St Johnstone on 4 October 2014 with three minutes remaining, a fierce finish after a defense splitting pass saw Drury into the penalty box.

On 5 January St Mirren announced that Drury had left the club, cutting short his one-year loan period from Manchester City.

Drury played 16 times for Saints, scoring three goals.

Having left Manchester City in the summer of 2015, Drury went on to have trials with both Leeds United and Bradford City but was not successful in earning a contract with either club.

He was given a trial at Blackpool in July 2015, but also proved unsuccessful.

On 1 September 2015, Drury signed for Bristol Rovers on a non-contract basis.

Drury left the club after only a week without playing for them.

He cited "personal reasons" for leaving.

Drury spent a few weeks at National League side Lincoln City in October 2015, the trial being unsuccessful.

He then spent a few days on trial at Rotherham United before signing non-contractual (dual registration) terms for National League North side Gainsborough Trinity on 4 November 2015.

He made his full home debut four days later, a 1–0 defeat in the FA Cup first round against Shrewsbury Town.

On 30 December 2015, Drury left the club by mutual agreement.

Drury finished the 2015–16 campaign off moving from right-wing to right-back, his more natural position, making 5 appearances, scoring three goals and providing two assists, he was instrumental in the club's survival from relegation; he signed a new one-year contract with the club in July 2016.

Drury signed for NCEL Division One side Grimsby Borough in February 2016 back in his home town.

He started off playing in the team out of position as a striker, due to a lack of players in that position.

He scored two goals on his debut for the club in a 5–3 away defeat at Yorkshire Amateur on 23 February 2016.

On 22 March 2016, he scored an equalising goal on 60 minutes in a 1–2 home defeat over Tadcaster Albion in the Northern Counties East League Cup.

Drury started the 2016–17 season at right-back, he provided two assists in the 3–2 home victory over Ollerton Town on 6 August 2016, his performance that day awarding him man of the match.

He scored a brace in the following league match in a 3–2 defeat at Eccleshill United on 13 August 2016 with another man of the match awarding performance.

He scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–2 home victory against Hall Road Rangers on 8 October 2016.

Drury helped his team reach the promotion play-offs where he scored the winning goal against Hallam in the 3–2 home win of the NCEL Division One play-off semi-final on 26 April 2017.

His final goal of the season came in the NCEL Division One play-off final against Penistone Church, the game finishing in a 4–2 defeat.