Tony Grant (English footballer)

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Tony Grant
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Grant with East Bengal in 2021
Personal information
Full name Anthony James Grant
Date of birth (1974-11-14) 14 November 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Forest Green Rovers
(assistant head coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1999 Everton 94 (2)
1996 → Swindon Town (loan) 3 (1)
1999 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 9 (0)
1999–2001 Manchester City 31 (0)
2000–2001 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 5 (0)
2001–2005 Burnley 141 (3)
2005–2006 Bristol City 0 (0)
2006–2007 Crewe Alexandra 14 (0)
2007 Accrington Stanley 6 (0)
2007–2008 Chester City 19 (1)
Total322(7)
International career
England U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony James Grant (born 14 November 1974) is an English football coach and former player, he is the assistant head coach of EFL League One club Forest Green Rovers.

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A midfielder, he began his career with Premier League club Everton in 1993 and went on to play for Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers, Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion, Burnley, Crewe Alexandra, Accrington Stanley and Chester City. He was capped once by England U21.

After retiring from playing in 2008, Grant has coached at a variety of clubs and as of 2023 is assistant manager at League One side Forest Green Rovers.

Playing career

Everton

Tony Grant signed as a trainee for Everton. He made his debut for 'The Toffees' two years later in a 1–0 defeat at Manchester City in December 1993. He started as Everton won the 1995 FA Charity Shield. [1] He bagged his first league goal at Middlesbrough in March 1996. [2] In January 1996, Grant signed for Swindon Town on loan, where he played three games for 'The Robins', scoring one goal. Three years later, Grant was loaned out again, this time to Tranmere Rovers where he played eight games for them and scored one goal. His goal came in Tranmere's 2–0 win over Oxford in the League Cup (Steve Yates getting the opener for Rovers). [3] Tranmere would go on to reach the final of the League Cup that season, by which time Grant had returned to Everton. Grant's second and final league goal for Everton came in a 2–2 draw at Barnsley in February 1998. [4]

Manchester City

On Christmas Eve, December 1999, Tony Grant signed for Manchester City for a fee of £450,000. Grant made his debut for City in the 2–0 win over West Brom, but during his time at City he never scored. Grant was then loaned out to West Bromwich Albion in December 2000, where he played five games for 'The Baggies'.

Later career

In October 2001, Grant moved to Burnley signing for a fee of £250,000. Grant soon became regarded as an excellent signing by Stan Ternent and went on to play 141 games for 'The Clarets', scoring three goals. During his time at Burnley he was most frequently played in the defensive-midfield role, which enabled him to display his range of passing and game-reading ability. Grant became an important member of the team, but was released on a free-transfer at the end of the 2005 season after refusing a new contract offer.

He then moved to Bristol City on a free transfer, but only played one game for them; Bristol City's 4–2 League Cup defeat to Barnet. In January 2006, after injury problems, Grant signed for Gradi's Crewe Alexandra, and made ten appearances before the end of the 2005–06 season, but failed to rescue Crewe from relegation to the English League One. He signed a new one-year deal to play for Crewe on 1 June 2006.

On 31 January 2007, Grant joined Accrington Stanley as player–coach. He left the club at the end of the season. On 27 July 2007, Grant completed a move to Chester City, signing a one-year contract under new manager Bobby Williamson. He scored his only goal for the club in a 2–1 win at Rochdale on 18 August 2007. [5] He left the club at the end of the season. [6]

Coaching career

Tony became player coach at Crewe Alexander 2006–2007, working closely with Dario Gradi at Championship and League One level. Tony then moved on to Accrington Stanley and Chester City 2007-2009 as first team player coach at League Two level. Tony joined Blackburn Rovers U18 as coach in 2010 to 2012, here he brought new ideas to the club with the emphasis on development. Here they Won the Academy Elite league, finalists in the FA Youth Cup and also the Premier League cup, a feat unrivalled in English Academy system to date. Tony then moved to the First team coach role for Blackburn Rovers from 2012 to 2015, here they survived relegation, reached the FA cup quarter final losing by the odd goal to Liverpool, they finished the League in position 7th just missing out on the playoffs. Tony returned to Everton as a first team European scout in October 2016. Named Blackpool's assistant manager on 14 March 2019.

In 2020, Grant named the assistant coach of the Indian Super League side SC East Bengal, where Robbie Fowler signed as head coach. [7] [8]

Business career

Tony is currently the Director of A&K Football and Education Community Club C.I.C, a company incorporated by Kevin Kirby on the 10 May 2023. On the 31st of May 2023, Tony became a director. [9] [10] His role here is described as the A&K Director and Technical Head of Football Performance.

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References

  1. ↑ "Samways drops a gentle hint". The Independent. 14 August 1995. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Branco too late to fill in the blanks". 3 March 1996. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Tranmere 2–0 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 12 October 1999. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Fatigue undermines Barnsley's noble pursuit of survival". The Independent. 9 February 1998. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Rochdale 1–2 Chester". BBC. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seven leave Deva Stadium as Chester wield the axe". Daily Post. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  7. ↑ "ISL: Who are Robbie Fowler's backroom staff at East Bengal?". Goal. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "East Bengal: All you need to know about the new coaching staff". Khel Now. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Appointment of Mr Anthony James Grant". Company House. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "'I was ex-Prem star with TV nickname - now I travel world with Liverpool icon'". The Mirror. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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