Anton Blackwood

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Anton Blackwood
Personal information
Full name Anton Raenel Jopseph Blackwood [1]
Date of birth (1991-08-18) 18 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2011 Aveley 1 (0)
2012 St Albans City 1 (0)
2012–2013 Barton Rovers
2013 Thurrock
2014– Cheshunt
2015–2017 Haringey Borough
International career
2012 Antigua and Barbuda 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anton Raenel Jopseph Blackwood (born 18 August 1991) is a former professional footballer who most recently worked as a coach for Tottenham Hotspur. He is a former Antigua and Barbuda international.

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Club career

Born in London, [1] Blackwood's early career was at Arsenal, before he was released in 2009. He then joined Tottenham Hotspur on a one-year contract. [2]

He played one league game for Aveley in October 2011, [3] then moved to St Albans City in February 2012, [4] and Barton Rovers in September 2012. [5] In February 2013 he trialled with American club Tampa Bay Rowdies. [6]

At the start of the 2013–14 season Blackwood signed for Thurrock. [7] He was released at the turn of 2013. [8] In the summer of 2014 he was signed by Cheshunt, [9] and by Haringey Borough in the summer of 2015. [10]

International career

Blackwood made his debut for the Antigua and Barbuda national team on 29 February 2012 in a friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago. He was injured and had to be substituted after 16 minutes of the match. [11]

Coaching career

After a spell coaching at Tottenham Hotspur as part of the club's global development programme, [12] Blackwood began coaching Tottenham's women's team and on 4 August 2023 was appointed women's first team transitional coach, [13] helping the young players with their progression to senior level. Blackwood left the club in January of 2025. [14]

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