Anthony Tonkin

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Anthony Tonkin

| image = Anthony Tonkin 11-09-2010 1.jpg

| upright =

| caption = Tonkin playing for Oxford United in 2008

| full_name = Anthony Richard Tonkin{{Cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08 | year = 2007 | publisher = Mainstream Publishing | isbn = 978-1-84596-246-3 | page = 406 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|01|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Penzance, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| years3 = 1998–2002

| years4 = 2002–2003

| years5 = 2003–2006

| years6 = 2006–2007

| years7 = 2007

| years8 = 2007–2008

| years9 = 2008–2010

| years10 = 2010–2012

| years11 = 2012–2015

| years12 = 2015

| clubs1 = Mousehole

| clubs2 = Falmouth Town

| clubs3 = Yeovil Town

| clubs4 = Stockport County

| clubs5 = Crewe Alexandra

| clubs6 = Yeovil Town

| clubs7 = → Grays Athletic (loan)

| clubs8 = Forest Green Rovers

| clubs9 = Cambridge United

| clubs10 = Oxford United

| clubs11 = Aldershot Town

| clubs12 = Frome Town

| caps3 = 97

| goals3 = 2

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 0

| caps5 = 88

| goals5 = 0

| caps6 = 5

| goals6 = 0

| caps7 = 12

| goals7 = 0

| caps8 = 38

| goals8 = 0

| caps9 = 60

| goals9 = 0

| caps10 = 73

| goals10 = 0

| caps11 = 62

| goals11 = 0

| caps12 = 8

| goals12 = 0

| totalcaps = 467

| totalgoals = 2

}}

Anthony Richard Tonkin (born 17 January 1980) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Born in Penzance, Cornwall, Tonkin began his career at Mousehole and Falmouth Town, where he finished as runners-up to Truro City in the South Western League in the 1997–98 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.theshots.co.uk/news/Aldershot84882.ink |title=Aldershot Town Football Club: All About: Anthony Tonkin Player News |publisher=Theshots.co.uk |accessdate=3 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701124202/http://www.theshots.co.uk/news/Aldershot84882.ink |archivedate=1 July 2012 }} His success with Falmouth attracted Yeovil Town, who signed him up in 1998, where he made 95 appearances and scored one goal in three years at the club. In 2002, he moved to Stockport County, where he spent a year before being transferred to Crewe Alexandra in August 2003 for a reported fee of £150,000. After more than 90 appearances in under three years, he was released and subsequently returned to Yeovil.

On 2 March 2007, he joined Grays Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/6413287.stm|title=Glovers swoop to re-sign Cranie|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2 March 2007 | date=2 March 2007| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070304202511/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/6413287.stm| archivedate= 4 March 2007 | url-status=live}} He was released by Yeovil upon his return in May 2007. Two months later, he signed for Conference National club Forest Green Rovers, reportedly turning down Football League clubs to stay in the Southwest.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballconference.co.uk/News/FC_Story_Page/0,14288,_2626746,00.html |title=Tonkin opts for rovers switch |publisher=Football Conference |accessdate=29 July 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021041236/http://www.footballconference.co.uk/News/FC_Story_Page/0%2C14288%2C_2626746%2C00.html |archivedate=21 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/6921383.stm |title=Forest Green sign ex-Yeovil man |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 July 2007 |accessdate=28 August 2011}} He made 38 league appearances as the club finished in their highest-ever league placing, but was released at the end of the season.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/7377888.stm|title= Forest Green allow six to leave|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=1 May 2008 | date=1 May 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080506025614/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/7377888.stm| archivedate= 6 May 2008 | url-status=live}}

Tonkin joined Cambridge United on 1 July 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridge-united.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10423~1337145,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630225511/http://www.cambridge-united.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10423~1337145,00.html |url-status=dead |archivedate=30 June 2012 |title=Brabin Makes First U's Signing |publisher=Cambridge United F.C. |accessdate=1 July 2008 }} In January 2010, Tonkin joined Oxford United for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10423~1923680,00.html |title=Tonkin Oxford Bound |publisher=Cambridge United F.C. |accessdate=5 January 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109032947/http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10423~1923680%2C00.html |archivedate=9 January 2010 |url-status=dead }} In May 2012, Tonkin was released by the club after being deemed surplus to requirements.{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/7740775/Trio-land-new-Oxford-deals|title=Trio land new Oxford deals|date=8 May 2012|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=9 May 2012}} On 25 May 2012, Tonkin joined Aldershot Town on a one-year deal which sees him join former teammate Josh Payne at the Recreation Ground. He was a first team regular at Aldershot Town proving to be a consistent performer in an underperforming side.

However, the defender was released by Aldershot in February 2015, but was soon signed by Southern League side Frome Town initially until the end of the 2014–15 season.

Honours

Yeovil Town

FA Trophy: 2001–02{{Cite news |date=12 May 2002 |title=Yeovil lift FA Trophy |publisher=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1980104.stm |access-date=14 April 2022}}

Oxford United