Tommy English
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Steven English | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Cirencester, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coventry City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1979-1982 | Coventry City | 66 | (17) |
| 1982-1984 | Leicester City | 44 | (3) |
| 1984 | Rochdale | 3 | (1) |
| 1984 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | (1) |
| 1985 | Colchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 1985 | Canberra City | ||
| 1985-1987 | Colchester United | 43 | (17) |
| 1987-1988 | Wealdstone | 24 | (10) |
| 1988-1989 | Bishop's Stortford | ||
| 1989-1990 | Colchester United | 13 | (3) |
| 1990-1991 | Happy Valley | ||
| 1991- | Crawley Town | ||
| Wivenhoe Town | |||
| 1994- | Cornard United | ||
| Sudbury Town | |||
| -1999 | Harwich & Parkeston | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Thomas Steven "Tommy" English (born 18 October 1961) is an English former professional footballer.
[edit] Biography
Born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, After attending school in Colchester, Essex, English began his career as an apprentice at Coventry City.[1] After making 66 league appearances for Coventry, he signed for Leicester City in 1982. After being released in 1984, he made a handful of appearances for Rochdale and Plymouth Argyle as a non-contract player, before signing for Colchester United in 1985. After playing a single match for Colchester he signed for Australian club Canberra City, but returned to Colchester in November.
He left Colchester in 1987 and played for non-League clubs Wealdstone and Bishop's Stortford, before returning to Colchester for a third time in 1989. In 1990 he signed for Hong Kong club Happy Valley, before returning to England to play for Crawley Town, Wivenhoe Town, Sudbury Town and Harwich & Parkeston.
His son, Tom, played for the youth teams at Norwich City and Arsenal.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Tom English Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
- ^ Tom English Flown from the Nest
[edit] External links
- Player profile - Tommy English Colchester United Archive Database
- 1961 births
- People from Cirencester
- English footballers
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Canberra City SC players
- Wealdstone F.C. players
- Bishop's Stortford F.C. players
- Happy Valley AA footballers
- English expatriates
- British expatriates in Hong Kong
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Wivenhoe Town F.C. players
- Sudbury Town F.C. players
- Living people
- Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong
