Tony Oliver (footballer)

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Tony Oliver
Personal information
Full name Anthony John Oliver [1]
Date of birth (1967-09-22) 22 September 1967 (age 55)
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1984–1986 Portsmouth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1987 Portsmouth 0 (0)
Bristol Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
1987–1988 Brentford 11 (0)
1988–1991 Weymouth
Dorchester Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony John Oliver (born 22 September 1967) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League with Brentford. [1] He played non-League football for Weymouth and Dorchester Town and later became a goalkeeping coach at the latter club. [2] [3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1987–88 [4] Third Division 110000000110
Career total110000000110

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References

  1. 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 119. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  2. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 368–369. ISBN   978-1906796716.
  3. "Player Archive". The Terras. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 399. ISBN   0951526200.