Tony Clegg (footballer)

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Tony Clegg
Personal information
Full name Tony Clegg [1]
Date of birth (1965-11-08) 8 November 1965 (age 58) [1]
Place of birth Keighley, [1] England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1987 Bradford City 48 (2)
1987–1989 York City 41 (3)
Chorley
Total89(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tony Clegg (born 8 November 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender for Bradford City and York City, making 89 appearances in the Football League. [3] He later played non-league football for Chorley. Whilst at Bradford, he won the Football League Division Three title in 1984–85. On the last day of that successful season his day was to turn into a nightmare when 56 spectators were killed in a horrendous stand fire while playing Lincoln City.

After retiring as a player, Clegg moved to Maidstone, and worked in insurance. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tony Clegg". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  78. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database.
  4. Greg Struthers (1 May 2005). "Caught in Time: Bradford City win the Third Division, 1985". The Times.