Tony Finnigan

{{Short description|English footballer (born 1962)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tony Finnigan

| fullname = Anthony Finnigan{{Hugman|6403|accessdate=5 April 2020}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|10|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wimbledon, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/146 146] |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/146}}

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 1980–1982

| clubs1 = Fulham

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1982–1984

| clubs2 = Corinthian-Casuals

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 1983

| clubs3 = Hendon

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1984–1988

| clubs4 = Crystal Palace

| caps4 = 105

| goals4 = 10

| years5 = 1988–1990

| clubs5 = Blackburn Rovers

| caps5 = 36

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1990

| clubs6 = Hull City

| caps6 = 18

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 1991

| clubs7 = Swindon Town

| caps7 = 3

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 1991–1992

| clubs8 = Brentford

| caps8 = 3

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 1992–1993

| clubs9 = Ernest Borel

| caps9 =

| goals9 =

| years10 = 1993

| clubs10 = Hendon

| caps10 = 1

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 1993–1994

| clubs11 = Barnet

| caps11 = 6

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 1994

| clubs12 = Enfield

| caps12 =

| goals12 =

| years13 = 1994–1996

| clubs13 = Fulham

| caps13 = 13

| goals13 = 0

| years14 = 1996

| clubs14 = Falkirk

| caps14 = 9

| goals14 = 1

| totalcaps = 193

| totalgoals = 12

| nationalyears1 = 1981

| nationalteam1 = England Youth

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1981 | nationalteam2 = England U20 | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 1

}}

Tony Finnigan (born 17 October 1962) is an English retired professional footballer who made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hendonfc.net/Squad?method=view&id=508|title=Greensnet – Official Hendon FC: Former Staff – Tony Finnigan|website=www.hendonfc.net|access-date=1 April 2019}} He was born in Wimbledon. After retirement he became a players' agent in partnership with Ian Wright and Andy Gray.{{Cite news|title = All Wright Celtic striker is not a secret agent|url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jan/21/newsstory.sport7|website = the Guardian|accessdate = 25 October 2015|first = Ian|last = Archer| date=21 January 2000 }} He is also the partner of Stan Collymore in a television production company.{{Cite web|title = Tower Hamlets to host Lyon Under-21s in friendly – News – Tower Hamlets Football Club|url = https://secure.pitchero.com/clubs/towerhamletsfc/news/tower-hamlets-to-host-lyon-under-21s-in-friendly-1474495.html|website = secure.pitchero.com|accessdate = 25 October 2015}}

In his capacity as a players' agent, he has attracted controversy for supporting disgraced footballer Marlon King following the latter's criminal convictions.{{Cite web|title = talkSPORT Exclusive – Finnigan: 'King deserves another chance'|url = http://talksport.com/sports-news/football/2010-07-29/talksport-exclusive-finnigan-king-deserves-another-chance|website = talkSPORT|accessdate = 25 October 2015|first = Ian|last = Cruise| date=29 July 2010 }}

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