Tony Want

Tony Want
Personal information
Full name Anthony George Want
Date of birth (1948-12-13) 13 December 1948 (age 75)
Place of birth Hackney, London, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1964–1965 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1972 Tottenham Hotspur 50 (0)
1972–1978 Birmingham City 101 (2)
1975 → Philadelphia Atoms (loan) 19 (0)
1978–1981 Minnesota Kicks 99 (0)
1979–1981 Minnesota Kicks (indoor) 25 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony George Want (born 13 December 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.[2] He played more than 150 games in the First Division of the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur and Birmingham City,[3] and spent time on loan to the Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1975, before continuing his NASL career in 1978 with Minnesota Kicks.[1]

Honours

Philadelphia Atoms

References

  1. ^ a b "North American Soccer League Players: Tony Want". NASL Jerseys. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 131–32. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. ^ "Tony Want". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  4. ^ Holroyd, Steve; Litterer, David (21 January 2012). "History of Soccer in Philadelphia". The American Soccer History Archives. David Litterer. Retrieved 31 December 2013.


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