Dale Tonge

Dale Tonge (born 7 May 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back or a midfielder.

Dale Tonge
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-05-07) 7 May 1985
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Playing position(s) Right back / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Barnsley 46 (0)
2007 → Gillingham (loan) 3 (0)
2007–2013 Rotherham United 163 (1)
2013–2015 Torquay United 53 (0)
2015 Chester 3 (0)
2015–2016 Stockport County 5 (0)
2016–2017 FC United of Manchester 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:55, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Career

He came through the youth ranks with Barnsley and made his debut on 17 April 2004 against Brentford.

On 20 March 2007, it was announced that he had joined Gillingham on loan.[1] He made his Gillingham debut in the 5–0 away defeat to Carlisle United on 24 March, and returned to Barnsley one month later.

On 25 May 2007, he signed a two-year deal with Rotherham United.

On 25 October 2008, he scored his first career goal in a 2–1 win versus Macclesfield Town.

On 2 May 2009, Tonge was shown his first ever red card for professional foul in a 1–0 defeat to Exeter on the final day of the season, making almost 50 appearances in the 2008–09 season.

Tonge's following season was plagued with injury. He broke a foot in late 2009 while only managing 24 appearances and also missing the chance to play at Wembley in the league two playoff final against Dagenham & Redbridge.

On 2 May 2013, Tonge was released by Rotherham. He then signed for Torquay United on 2 July 2013, signed by ex- Rotherham manager Alan Knill.[2] On 24 April 2015, Tonge was released by Torquay.

Tonge was on trial at Chester, before signing for them permanently. In 2016, Tonge joined FC United of Manchester.[3] He left the club in 2017.[4]

Honours
Barnsley
  • League One: playoff winners 2005–06
Rotherham United
  • League Two: promotion 2012–13 (Runners Up)

References
  1. "BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Gillingham - Barnsley's Tonge joins Gillingham".
  2. "Torquay United sign Elliot Benyon and Dale Tonge". BBC Sport. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. "FC United of Manchester - Margy adds new face to the squad as Dale Tonge signs on for FC".
  4. http://fc-utd.co.uk/story.php?story_id=7455

Sources
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