| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Junior Lynch [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Paddington, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1984 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | Brentford | 45 | (5) |
| 1986–1987 | Maidstone United | 36 | (4) |
| 1987–1990 | Wealdstone | 140 | (45) |
| 1990–1994 | Barnet | 53 | (11) |
| 1994–1996 | Stevenage Borough | 61 | (17) |
| 1996–1997 | Kettering Town | 30 | (7) |
| 1997–1998 | Hendon | 23 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anthony Junior Lynch (born 20 January 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Brentford and Barnet. Either side of his spells with the two clubs, he played non-League football for Maidstone United, Wealdstone, Stevenage Borough, Kettering Town and Hendon.
A left winger, Lynch began his career in the youth system at Brentford and while still an apprentice, he made four senior appearances during the 1983–84 season. [2] [3] He signed his first professional contract during the 1984 off-season, but made only 13 appearances during the 1984–85 season. [2] [3] The departure of a number of a number of players allowed Lynch to break into the first team during the 1985–86 season, in which he made 40 appearances and scored four goals. [3] [4] He was released by manager Frank McLintock in 1986 and dropped into non-League football. [2]
After spells with Maidstone United and Wealdstone, [5] Lynch joined Conference club Barnet in October 1990 and was a part of the team which was promoted to the Football League at the end of the 1990–91 season. [1] [6] [7] He made 60 appearances and scored 12 goals for the club, [8] before dropping back into non-League football to play for Stevenage Borough and Kettering Town. [1] [5] He made a reserve team appearance for Second Division strugglers Peterborough United in March 1997 and played the 1997–98 season with Isthmian League Premier Division club Hendon. [9] [10]
Barnet
Stevenage Borough
Hendon
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1983–84 [3] | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984–85 [3] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 [3] | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| Total | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
| Barnet | 1990–91 [8] | Conference | 15 | 7 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | ||
| 1991–92 [8] | Fourth Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1992–93 [8] | Third Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1993–94 [8] | Second Division | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| Total | 53 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 12 | ||
| Stevenage Borough | 1993–94 [11] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1994–95 [11] | Conference | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 [b] | 1 | 41 | 8 | ||
| 1995–96 [11] | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 [c] | 0 | 36 | 10 | |||
| Total | 67 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 83 | 18 | |||
| Hendon | 1997–98 [10] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 [d] | 3 | 38 | 5 | |
| Career total | 188 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 238 | 40 | ||