Tony Arins

Last updated

Tony Arins
Personal information
Full name Anthony Francis Arins
Date of birth (1958-10-26) 26 October 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth Chesterfield, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1980 Burnley 29 (2)
1981 Leeds United 1 (0)
1981–1982 Scunthorpe United 20 (1)
Total50(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Francis Arins (born 26 October 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full-back.

Arins started his career with Burnley and made his professional debut on 18 November 1978 in the 5–3 win over Fulham in the Football League Second Division. [2] He scored his first senior goal on 3 November 1979 in the 1–2 defeat to Orient. He played his final game for Burnley on 26 April 1980 when he started in the 0–0 draw with Birmingham City at Turf Moor. [3] In the summer of 1981, Arins signed for Leeds United but left after playing only one match for the club. [4] He spent the remainder of the season with Scunthorpe United, making 20 league appearances and scoring one goal for the side. Arins retired from football in 1982 to join the police force. [4] He retired from the police service in May 2016.

Honours

Burnley

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Almond</span> English footballer

James Almond was an English footballer who played as a left-half. He played one match in the Football League for Burnley before transferring to Swindon Town in 1897.

Ian Britton was a Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in England and Scotland, including Chelsea, Blackpool and Burnley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walter Abbott (footballer, born 1877)</span> English footballer

Walter Abbott was an English professional footballer who scored 104 goals from 391 games in the Football League playing for Small Heath, Everton and Burnley. He was capped once for the England national team.

James Park Appleby was an English professional footballer who played as a defender.

Frederick Reginald Attwell was an English professional association footballer who played as a right wing-half. He played in the Football League for West Ham United, Burnley and Bradford City, and also had spells in non-league football.

John Henry Armitage was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half.

James Arnott was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Burnley in the late 1890s.

John Ashworth was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for Burnley in the Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fred Barron</span> English footballer

Fred Barron was an English professional footballer who played primarily as a wing half. He made exactly 400 Football League appearances in thirteen seasons with Burnley.

Robert Marr was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He played nine games in the Football League for Burnley in the 1890–91 season, scoring four goals.

Edmund Lester was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played for Lancashire League club Fleetwood Rangers before moving to Football League First Division side Burnley in March 1898. He played his only senior match for Burnley on 1 April 1899 in the 1–0 defeat away at Sheffield Wednesday. Lester left the club in May 1899, and his whereabouts thereafter are untraced.

Reginald T. Edwards was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He started his career with Brierley Hill Alliance and joined Football League Second Division club Burnley in June 1931. Edwards made 18 league appearances for Burnley and scored five goals before moving to Walsall in September 1933.

William Ryan was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He started his career with Football League First Division side Burnley, and made one appearance for the club in the 2–1 victory over Derby County at Turf Moor on 3 October 1892. He did not play again, but remained on the staff at Burnley until November 1894 when he left to join nearby Padiham.

William Graham was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Wilfred Wrigley is an English former professional footballer who played as a half back. Born in Clitheroe, he came through the Burnley youth team, and played in the side that won the FA Youth Cup in 1968. Wrigley made his senior debut on 23 November 1968 in the 0–2 defeat to Sunderland at Roker Park. He played four league matches in the 1968–69 season; all four games ended in defeat for Burnley, including a 0–7 defeat to Manchester City and a 1–6 loss away at Leeds United. Wrigley scored his first goal for the club in the 4–2 win against Crystal Palace on 11 October 1969. On 27 March 1970, he made his final appearance for Burnley in the 1–1 draw with Stoke City at Turf Moor. In September 1970, Wrigley left to go to University to study geology.

John Grieve "Ian" Wilson was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger.

John C. Brodie was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Born in Kilmarnock, he was playing for his hometown club when he was signed by Football League side Burnley in November 1890. Brodie made his debut for the club in the 0–7 defeat away at Preston North End on 2 February 1891, in place of the regular right-inside forward Alexander McLardie. He was also selected for the following match, a 0–4 loss to Notts County, but did not appear again for Burnley and returned to Kilmarnock in March 1891.

The 1898–99 Burnley F.C. season was the 17th season in the history of Burnley Football Club and their 11th in the Football League.

The 1899–1900 Burnley F.C. season was the 18th season in the history of Burnley Football Club and their 12th in the Football League.

References

  1. Simpson, Ray (1996). The Clarets Collection 1946–1996. Burnley FC. p. 18. ISBN   0-9521799-0-3.
  2. Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. p. 371.
  3. Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. p. 375.
  4. 1 2 Neil Brown. "Tony Arins" . Retrieved 12 August 2009.