Tony_Coleman

Tony Coleman
Personal information
Full name	Anthony George Coleman
Date of birth	2 May 1945 (age 78)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1961–1962	Stoke City
1962	Ellesmere Port Town
1962–1964	Tranmere Rovers
1964–1965	Preston North End
1965	Bangor City
1965–1967	Doncaster Rovers
1967–1969	Manchester City
1969–1970	Sheffield Wednesday
1970	Cape Town City
1970–1971	Blackpool
1971–1972	Cape Town City
1972–1973	Durban City
1973–1974	Southport
1974–1976	Stockport County
1975–1976	→ Macclesfield Town (loan)
1976	Cape Town City
1976–1980	Guisborough Town
Managerial career
1976	Macclesfield Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tony Coleman

English footballer

Anthony George Coleman (born 2 May 1945) is an English former footballer who made 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End, Doncaster Rovers, Manchester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Blackpool, Southport and Stockport County.^[1] He played on the left wing.

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Coleman was known for his disciplinary problems during his career. He was thrown out of the youth team at Stoke City, deemed unmanageable by Preston North End and was almost banned for life by the FA after attacking a referee whilst at Doncaster Rovers.^[2]

In November 2009, an interview with Coleman was broadcast on Manchester City football show Blue Tuesday on BBC Manchester in which he spoke about his life in Australia and revealed that he intended to raise money by selling his football medals.^[3]

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[NB-1] [1]
"Tony Coleman". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 March 2010.

[2] [2]
Marshall, Robert (17 March 2017). Tony Coleman Story. The History Press. ISBN 9780750983846. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[3] [3]
"City FA Cup winner to sell medal". BBC Sport. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2010.

[4] [4]
Tony Coleman at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1961–62	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tranmere Rovers	1962–63	Fourth Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1963–64	Fourth Division	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Preston North End	1964–65	Second Division	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Doncaster Rovers	1965–66	Fourth Division	32	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	34	5
	1966–67	Third Division	26	6	2	0	4	0	0	0	32	6
	Total		58	11	4	0	4	0	0	0	66	11
Manchester City	1966–67	First Division	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
	1967–68	First Division	38	8	4	1	4	0	0	0	46	9
	1968–69	First Division	31	3	6	2	3	0	2	1	42	6
	1969–70	First Division	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	7	0
	Total		83	12	10	3	8	0	3	1	104	16
Sheffield Wednesday	1969–70	First Division	26	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	31	2
Blackpool	1970–71	First Division	17	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	21	1
Southport	1973–74	Third Division	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	1
Stockport County	1974–75	Fourth Division	23	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	24	3
	1975–76	Fourth Division	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		30	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	3
Career total			250	30	19	3	13	1	6	1	288	35

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