Tony Singleton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Joseph Singleton | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 February 2008 (aged 71)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1968 | Preston North End | 287 | (0) |
| 1968 | New York Generals | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anthony Joseph "Tony" Singleton (30 March 1936 – 29 February 2008) was an English footballer who played as a centre half for Preston North End and New York Generals.
Singleton signed for his hometown club in May 1955, and made his first-team debut in 1960.
In the semi-final of Preston's run in the 1963-64 FA Cup, with the score level at 1–1 against Swansea City, Singleton scored a rare goal from 30 yards to win the game and send Preston to the final,[2] where they lost to West Ham United.
References
- ^ http://www.pneformerplayers.co.uk/formerplayers/old_boys_remembered.html
- ^ "Where are the last semi-final Swans?". Independent. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2008 deaths
- English footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Footballers from Preston, Lancashire
- New York Generals players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Association football midfielders
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States