Tony Bircumshaw
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Tony Bircumshaw | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Mansfield, England | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1962–1966 | Notts County | 148 | (1) |
| 1966–1971 | Hartlepool United[1] | 183 | (11) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Tony Bircumshaw (born 8 February 1945 in Mansfield, England) is a former footballer who played in the full back position.
Bircumshaw was a product of the youth system at Notts County where his older brother Peter Bircumshaw was already a first team regular. Tony Bircumshaw made his Football League debut on 3 April 1961 for Notts County at Brentford and at 16 years and 54 days he set a record as the club's youngest player.[2] The record remains in place to date,[3] although he was outstripped for the all competitions record when Jermaine Pennant featured for the club in an FA Cup tie as a 15 year old.[4]
Bircumshaw left Notts in July 1966, to move to Hartlepool United, remaining at the club until 1971. Whilst there, he was a member of the side that won promotion in the 1967-68 season.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ B.J. Hugman, Rothmans Football League Players Records The Complete A-Z 1946-1981, 1981, p. 74
- ^ M. Golseworthy, Soccer Who's Who, London: Robert Hale, 1964, p. 24
- ^ G. & J. Rollin, Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-2009, London: Headline, 2008, p. 295
- ^ Notts County FC Club Records
- ^ Profile on a Hartlepool site
