Midfielder Andrew Crofts signed for Norwich from Brighton, where he had been club captain and player of the year, on 21st May 2010

Crofts was born in Chatham, Kent. Between the ages of 10 and 15 he attended weekly training sessions organised by Premier League club Chelsea. He also tried out on two occasions for the English Schools Football Association's national schoolboy team, but was unsuccessful

He signed for Gillingham as a trainee and went on to make 174 appearances for them, scoring 17 goals before falling out of favour with manager Mk Stimson and was loaned out to Peterborough in November 2008 and Wrexham in January 2009.

He signed for Brighton on 29th June 2009 and was made captain by Gus Poyet.

As one of his grandparents was born in Wales he was eligible to play for the Welsh national team, and after representing the country at under-19 and under-21 level he won his first senior cap in 2005 against Azerbaijan.

Andrew made his debut in the 3-2 defeat at home to Watford on 6th August 2010, but scored Norwich's first goal. He played a key role (44 games, 8 goals) as Norwich won promotion to the Premiership, on 2nd May 2011 with a 1-0 win at Portsmouth

Crofts finished the 2011/12 season with 26 appearances as Norwich finished 12th in the Premier League

He returned to Brighton for an undisclosed fee on 2nd August 2012.

On 19th March 2016, Crofts rejoined Gillingham on loan until the end of the 2015/16 season. He had made 18 appearances for Albion that season, but had not featured for Chris Hughton's side since February. He made six appearances for Gillingham.

Crofts was released by Brighton on 20th May 2016. He had played 75 games for Brighton since joining from Norwich in 2012 and had scored six goals.

Crofts joined Charlton on trial in July 2016. This led to him signing a one year contract with the Addicks on 22nd July 2016. New Addicks boss Russell Slade previously signed Crofts in the summer of 2009 when manager of Brighton.

Released by Charlton, Crofts signed for Scunthorpe United on 31st August 2017

He joined Newport County on a one year deal on 26th June 2018. Crofts is a former Gillingham team-mate of Exiles boss Mike Flynn

On 27th June 2019, Crofts signed for Yeovil Town in a player-coaching role signing a one-year deal at Huish Park where he'll balance playing duties and a first team coaching role. Manager Darren Sarll said: "To bring a player of Andrew's experience into the club at this time is a great coup. He still has a thirst and hunger for playing and winning promotions and it's refreshing to be part of the very early stages of his coaching career. He'll be a valuable asset to the squad both as a player and in terms of passing on his experience and knowledge to the younger members of the squad."

However exactly a month later, Crofts left Yeovil to take up a coaching role at former club Brighton's Under-23 side. He later became Under-21s Head Coach.

On 8th September 2022 he became Interim Head Coach after Graham Potter left the Seagulls to become manager at Chelsea. Crofts will be supported by his assistant Shannon Ruth, set-play coach Nick Stanley, Adam Lallana and assistant goalkeeping coach Jack Stern. He didn't actually manage a game and his current role is to act as a conduit between the first team and the Academy.

On 23rd August 2024 Crofts was appointed to join Craig Bellamy's coaching team for the Welsh national side. "I’m very proud," said Crofts. "As soon as I knew there was an opportunity to be Craig’s assistant it grabbed me straight away. To represent Wales as a player was incredible for me and my family, and to now represent my country as an assistant coach is an indescribable feeling."