Tom Anthony
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Henry Anthony[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Hounslow, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1965 | Brentford | 33 | (1) |
| 1966–1971 | Guildford City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Henry "Tom" Anthony (born 16 August 1943) is an English retired professional football left back who played in the Football League for Brentford.
Career
Brentford
A graduate of the Brentford youth team,[1] an injury crisis saw Anthony make his professional debut in a Division Four match versus Stockport County on 18 September 1962.[2] He went on to quickly win a regular place in the team, making 35 appearances over the course of the 1962–63 season and picking up a Division Four winners' medal.[2] Having lost his place to new signing Allan Jones, Anthony managed just one appearance during the 1963–64 season (in a 2–2 FA Cup first round draw with Margate) and failed to appear at all during the following campaign.[2] He instead played for the reserve team, captaining the side to the 1964–65 London Challenge Cup.[3] Anthony departed the Bees in the summer of 1965, having made 36 appearances and scored one goal for the club.[1]
Guildford City
Anthony went on to have trials at Football League sides Coventry City and Millwall, but failed to win a contract at either club.[1] He dropped into non-league football in 1966 and enjoyed a five-year spell at Southern League side Guildford City, picking up a Division One winners' medal in the 1970–71 season.[1] Anthony made over 200 appearances for the club.[1]
Honours
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1962–63[2] | Fourth Division | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 1963–64[2] | Third Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 12. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 387–388. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.