Tony Leighton

{{short description|English footballer and manager}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tony Leighton

| fullname = Anthony Leighton

| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|11|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Leeds, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|1978|4|4|1939|11|27|df=y}}

| position = Striker

| years1 = 1956–1959

| clubs1 = Leeds United

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1959–1962

| clubs2 = Doncaster Rovers

| caps2 = 83

| goals2 = 45

| years3 = 1962–1964

| clubs3 = Barnsley

| caps3 = 107

| goals3 = 59

| years4 = 1964–1968

| clubs4 = Huddersfield Town

| caps4 = 90

| goals4 = 40

| years5 = 1968–1970

| clubs5 = Bradford City

| caps5 = 88

| goals5 = 23

| manageryears1 = 1970–1973

| managerclubs1 = Bradford Park Avenue

}}

Anthony Leighton (27 November 1939 – 4 April 1978) was a professional footballer who played as a striker for a number of Yorkshire clubs.

Born in Leeds, Leighton played for Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/tonyleighton.html|title=Tony Leighton|accessdate=22 June 2009|publisher=Neil Brown|website=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database}}

He managed Bradford Park Avenue from December 1970 until October 1973.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}

Leighton died of motor neurone disease on 4 April 1978, aged 38.{{cite news |url=https://issuu.com/peakonline/docs/dewsbury_may_11th |title=Tony's huge sporting legacy |first=Mike |last=Popplewell |newspaper=The Press |location=Batley |date=11 May 2018 |page=14 |access-date=7 December 2020}}