| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Henry Anthony [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Hounslow, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1961 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1965 | Brentford | 33 | (1) |
| 1966–1971 | Guildford City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Henry Anthony (born 16 August 1943) is an English retired professional football left back who played in the Football League for Brentford.
A graduate of the Brentford youth team, [2] an injury crisis saw Anthony make his professional debut in a Fourth Division match versus Stockport County on 18 September 1962. [3] He went on to win a regular place in the team and made 35 appearances over the course of the 1962–63 season, which also saw him win a Fourth Division winners' medal. [3] After losing his place to new signing Allan Jones, Anthony managed just one appearance during the 1963–64 season and failed to appear at all during the following campaign. [3] He instead played for the reserves and captained the team to the 1964–65 London Challenge Cup. [4] Anthony departed the Bees at the end of the 1964–65 season, after making 36 appearances and scoring one goal for the club. [2]
Anthony had trials at Football League clubs Coventry City and Millwall, but failed to win a contract at either club. [2] He dropped into non-league football in 1966 and enjoyed a five-year spell at Southern League club Guildford City, with whom he won the First Division championship in the 1970–71 season. [2] Anthony made over 200 appearances for the club. [2]
Brentford
Guildford City
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1962–63 [3] | Fourth Division | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 1963–64 [3] | Third Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
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