Dale Tonge

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Dale Tonge
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-05-07) 7 May 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Position(s) Right back / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rotherham United (Assistant Manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2007 Barnsley 45 (0)
2007Gillingham (loan) 3 (0)
2007–2013 Rotherham United 163 (1)
2013–2015 Torquay United 53 (0)
2015 Chester 3 (0)
2015–2016 Stockport County 10 (0)
2016–2017 FC United of Manchester 40 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:41, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Dale Tonge (born 7 May 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back or a midfielder. He is currently assistant manager at EFL League One club Rotherham United.

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Career

Tonge came through the youth ranks with Barnsley and made his debut on 17 April 2004 against Brentford.

On 20 March 2007, it was announced that he had joined Gillingham on loan. [1] He made his Gillingham debut in the 5–0 away defeat to Carlisle United on 24 March, and returned to Barnsley one month later.

On 25 May 2007, he signed a two-year deal with Rotherham United.

On 25 October 2008, he scored his first career goal in a 2–1 win versus Macclesfield Town.

On 2 May 2009, Tonge was shown his first ever red card for professional foul in a 1–0 defeat to Exeter on the final day of the season, making almost 50 appearances in the 2008–09 season.

Tonge's following season was plagued with injury. He broke a foot in late 2009 while only managing 24 appearances and also missing the chance to play at Wembley in the league two playoff final against Dagenham & Redbridge.

On 2 May 2013, Tonge was released by Rotherham. He then signed for Torquay United on 2 July 2013, signed by ex-Rotherham manager Alan Knill. [2] On 24 April 2015, Tonge was released by Torquay.

Tonge was on trial at Chester, before signing for them permanently. In 2016, he joined FC United of Manchester. [3] He left the club in 2017. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 March 2024.
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2003–04 [5] Second Division 1000000010
2004–05 [6] League One 140100000150
2005–06 [7] League One24040201 [a] 0310
2006–07 [8] Championship 6000200080
Total450504010550
Gillingham (loan) 2006–07 [8] League One30000030
Rotherham United 2007–08 [9] League Two 37020102 [b] 0420
2008–09 [10] League Two39120205 [b] 1482
2009–10 [11] League Two21010201 [b] 0250
2010–11 [12] League Two230000000230
2011–12 [13] League Two32020101 [b] 0360
2012–13 [14] League Two110000000110
Total16317060911852
Torquay United 2013–14 [15] League Two36010101 [b] 0390
2014–15 [16] Conference Premier 1700000170
Total530101010560
Chester 2015–16 [17] National League 30000030
Stockport County 2015–16 [18] National League North 1000000100
FC United of Manchester 2015–16 [19] National League North1000000100
2016–17 [19] National League North300302 [c] 0350
Total4003020450
Career total31711601101313572
  1. Appearance(s) in League One play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Manchester Premier Cup

Honours

Barnsley

Rotherham United

References

  1. "BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Gillingham - Barnsley's Tonge joins Gillingham". 20 March 2007.
  2. "Torquay United sign Elliot Benyon and Dale Tonge". BBC Sport. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. "FC United of Manchester - Margy adds new face to the squad as Dale Tonge signs on for FC".
  4. "PLAYER UPDATE for 2017/18 Season".
  5. "Dale Tonge | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2003/2004 | 2003-2016 | Soccer Base".
  6. "Dale Tonge | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2004/2005 | 2003-2016 | Soccer Base".
  7. "Dale Tonge | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2005/2006 | 2003-2016 | Soccer Base".
  8. 1 2 "Dale Tonge | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2006/2007 | 2003-2016 | Soccer Base".
  9. "Dale Tonge | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2007/2008 | 2003-2016 | Soccer Base".
  10. "Dale Tonge | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2008/2009 | 2003-2016 | Soccer Base".
  11. "Dale Tonge | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2009/2010 | 2003-2016 | Soccer Base".
  12. "Dale Tonge | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2010/2011 | 2003-2016 | Soccer Base".
  13. "Dale Tonge | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2011/2012 | 2003-2016 | Soccer Base".
  14. "Dale Tonge | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2012/2013 | 2003-2016 | Soccer Base".
  15. "Dale Tonge | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2013/2014 | 2003-2016 | Soccer Base".
  16. "Dale Tonge | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2014/2015 | 2003-2016 | Soccer Base".
  17. "Dale Tonge | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2015/2016 | 2003-2016 | Soccer Base".
  18. "England - D. Tonge - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  19. 1 2 "Dale Tonge".

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