Tom Anthony

Tom Anthony
Personal information
Full name Thomas Henry Anthony[1]
Date of birth (1943-08-16) 16 August 1943
Place of birth Hounslow, England
Playing position Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1965 Brentford 33 (1)
1966–1971 Guildford City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas Henry "Tom" Anthony (born 16 August 1943) is an English retired professional football left back who played in the Football League for Brentford.

Career

Brentford

A graduate of the Brentford youth team,[1] an injury crisis saw Anthony make his professional debut in a Division Four match versus Stockport County on 18 September 1962.[2] He went on to quickly win a regular place in the team, making 35 appearances over the course of the 1962–63 season and picking up a Division Four winners' medal.[2] Having lost his place to new signing Allan Jones, Anthony managed just one appearance during the 1963–64 season (in a 2–2 FA Cup first round draw with Margate) and failed to appear at all during the following campaign.[2] He instead played for the reserve team, captaining the side to the 1964–65 London Challenge Cup.[3] Anthony departed the Bees in the summer of 1965, having made 36 appearances and scored one goal for the club.[1]

Guildford City

Anthony went on to have trials at Football League sides Coventry City and Millwall, but failed to win a contract at either club.[1] He dropped into non-league football in 1966 and enjoyed a five-year spell at Southern League side Guildford City, picking up a Division One winners' medal in the 1970–71 season.[1] Anthony made over 200 appearances for the club.[1]

Honours

Brentford

Guildford City

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1962–63[2] Fourth Division 33 1 1 0 1 0 35 1
1963–64[2] Third Division 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 33 1 2 0 1 0 36 1

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 12. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 387–388. ISBN 0951526200.
  3. 1 2 Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
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