Tony Lynch
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Junior Lynch[1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 January 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Paddington, England | ||
Playing position | Left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
–1984 | Brentford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1986 | Brentford | 45 | (5) |
1986–1987 | Maidstone United | 36 | (4) |
1987–1990 | Wealdstone | 140 | (45) |
1990–1994 | Barnet | 50 | (11) |
1994–1996 | Stevenage Borough | 61 | (17) |
1996–1997 | Kettering Town | 30 | (7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Anthony Junior Lynch (born 20 January 1966) is an English former professional football left winger who played in the Football League for Brentford and Barnet. Either side of his spells with the two clubs, he played non-league football for Maidstone United, Wealdstone, Stevenage Borough and Kettering Town.
Career
A left winger, Lynch began his career in the youth system at Brentford and while still an apprentice, he made four senior appearances during the 1983–84 season.[2][3] He signed his first professional contract during the 1984 off-season, but made only 13 appearances during the 1984–85 season.[2][3] The departure of a number of a number of players allowed Lynch to break into the first team during the 1985–86 season, in which he made 40 appearances and scored four goals.[3][4] He was released by manager Frank McLintock in 1986 and dropped into non-league football.[2] After spells with Maidstone United and Wealdstone,[5] Lynch joined Conference club Barnet in October 1990 and was a part of the team which was promoted to the Football League at the end of the 1990–91 season.[1][6][7] He made 36 appearances and scored four goals in league football, before dropping back into non-league football to wind down his career with Stevenage Borough and Kettering Town.[1][5] He made a reserve team appearance for Second Division strugglers Peterborough United in March 1997.[8]
Honours
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1983–84[3] | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
1984–85[3] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
1985–86[3] | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
Total | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
Stevenage Borough | 1993–94[9] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
1994–95[9] | Conference | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 41 | 8 | ||
1995–96[9] | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 36 | 10 | |||
Total | 67 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 83 | 18 | |||
Career total | 112 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 140 | 23 |
- 1 2 3 Appearances in Football League Trophy.
- ↑ 3 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Conference League Cup.
- ↑ 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Conference League Cup, 1 appearance in Herts Charity Cup.
References
- 1 2 3 "Barry Hugman's Footballers – Tony Lynch". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 345.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 425–427. ISBN 978-1906796716.
- ↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 98. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- 1 2 Brown, Neil. "Post War English & Scottish Football League A-Z Player's Transfer Database – Tony Lynch". Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- 1 2 "SEASON 1990–91 INTO THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE". reckless-guide-to-barnet.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- 1 2 LTD, Digital Sports Group. "Win at Fisher clinches promotion for the Bees – Black and Amber". www.barnet-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ↑ "Tony Lynch's Matches For Peterborough – UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database". www.uptheposh.com. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "BoroGuide | Stevenage Players | Tony Lynch". www.boroguide.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
External links
- Tony Lynch at Soccerbase