Andrew Redmayne wins third A-League title after playing just three games

IN THREE seasons he has played a grand total of 190 minutes, but has won three premierships. Is this Australia’s luckiest footballer?

Sydney FC players celebrate the win. Picture: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

YOU may have never heard of him, but Andrew Redmayne may just be Australia’s luckiest footballer.

The Sydney FC goalkeeper tasted grand final success on Sunday night, despite only playing one game for the Sky Blues in their record-breaking season.

It means the 28-year-old has now won three grand finals in his eight year A-League career, after being part of the Brisbane Roar squad that won back-to-back titles in 2010 and 2011.

This is despite only playing one game in each of those seasons.

In fact, Redmayne only played 10 minutes in the 2010/11 season with the Roar, coming on in a 4-0 win against Gold Coast United.

The following season he played a full 90 minutes in the 2-1 win against Gold Coast United.

This season with Sydney FC, Redmayne played one game between the sticks when regular keeper Danny Vukovic was on Socceroos duty.

Andrew Redmayne (far right) celebrates with his Sydney FC teammates. Picture: Brett Costello

Making his feat even sweeter is the fact Redmayne only joined Sydney FC mid-season after moving from cross-city rivals Western Sydney Wanderers.

“I’m delighted to be joining the leading club in the country,” Redmayne said when he joined Sydney FC.

Redmayne conceded four goals in the Wanderers’ derby defeat to Sydney FC in round one.

Football fans were quick to highlight Redmayne’s knack of being at the right club at the right time after Sydney FC’s penalty shootout win.

Andrew Redmayne is the 6th goalkeeper to have played for Sydney FC, and the 6th keeper to keep a cleansheet against Perth Glory.

— Reddit Cove (@covereddit23) March 26, 2017

How good's football. Imagine walking up to Andrew Redmayne when he was sitting on the WSW bench: "chin up lad, u'll win a champions medal".

— Richard Parkin (@rrjparkin) May 7, 2017

Andrew redmayne
A-league champion
Let that sink in

— EthanG⚫🔴 (@egallagherr) May 7, 2017

A little something to leave you all with...Andrew Redmayne, A-League champion. #ALeagueGF pic.twitter.com/yIJAPDbJJw

— Sportsbet.com.au (@sportsbetcomau) May 7, 2017

A casual reminder that Andrew Redmayne has more A League winners medals than any Wanderers players

— Double Winners 🏆🏆 (@TravelSimmo) May 7, 2017

LOL... I just realised Redmayne gets a champions medal out of this. He conceded 16 goals in 7 games for WSW. Vuka, 13 in 29 #ALEAGUEGF

— Matt Campbell (@Campbo_1990) May 7, 2017

Biggest winner in this Sydney premiership team is Redmayne, leaves Wanderers midseason and wins the competition playing one game #aleaguegf pic.twitter.com/lmFuK8fWOt

— Jarrad (@JarradHD) May 7, 2017

Think we should all just take a minute and let it set in that Andrew Redmayne now is a premiership winner #ALeagueGF

— Laura (@hudsl22) May 7, 2017

The luckiest man in the universe?
Andrew Redmayne#ALeague #SYDvMVC

— Michael Curran (@MichaelBCurran) May 7, 2017

Remember that time you did a group assignment and there was that one person did absolutely nothing? That's Andrew Redmayne 🙄

— Sir Pontus 🎩 (@ozzieh10) May 7, 2017

Redmayne isn’t the first Australian goalkeeper to win a medal for essentially sitting on the bench.

Socceroos legend Mark Schwarzer won back-to-back English Premier League titles with Chelsea and then Leicester City last season despite getting no game time in either campaign.

A rare photo of Andrew Redmayne in action for Sydney FC this season. Picture: AAP Image/Travis Anderson

Originally published as Andrew Redmayne wins third A-League title after playing just three games