Tom Anthony

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tom Anthony

| image =

| caption = Anthony while with Brentford in 1963.

| fullname = Thomas Henry Anthony{{hugman|430|accessdate=12 May 2019}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|8|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hounslow, England

| death_date = {{d-da|September 2021|16 August 1943}}

| death_place = Hounslow, England

| position = Left back

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1961

| youthclubs1 = Brentford

| years1 = 1961–1965

| clubs1 = Brentford

| caps1 = 33

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1966–1971

| clubs2 = Guildford City

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

}}

Thomas Henry Anthony (16 August 1943 – September 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Brentford.

Career

= Brentford =

A graduate of the Brentford youth team,{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |location=Harefield |pages=12}} an injury crisis saw Anthony make his professional debut in a Fourth Division match versus Stockport County on 18 September 1962.{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=387–388}} He went on to win a regular place in the team and made 35 appearances over the course of the 1962–63 season, which also saw him win a Fourth Division winners' medal. After losing his place to new signing Allan Jones, Anthony managed just one appearance during the 1963–64 season and failed to appear at all during the following campaign. He instead played for the reserves and captained the team to the 1964–65 London Challenge Cup.{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia |date=1998 |publisher=Yore Publications |isbn=1-874427-57-7 |page=82}} Anthony departed the Bees at the end of the 1964–65 season, after making 36 appearances and scoring one goal for the club.

= Guildford City =

Anthony had trials at Football League clubs Coventry City and Millwall, but failed to win a contract at either club. He dropped into non-League football in 1966 and enjoyed a five-year spell at Southern League club Guildford City, with whom he won the First Division championship in the 1970–71 season. Anthony made over 200 appearances for the club.

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|FA Cup ! colspan="2" \|League Cup ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="2" \|Brentford \|1962–63 \|Fourth Division \|33 \|1 \|1 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|35 \|1
1963–64 \|Third Division \|0 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|0
colspan="3" \|Career total !33 !1 !2 !0 !1 !0 !36 !1

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