Tony Lormor

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tony Lormor

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| fullname = Anthony Lormor

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|10|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ashington, England

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| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Wallsend Boys Club

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Newcastle United

| years1 = 1987–1990 | clubs1 = Newcastle United | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 3

| years2 = 1988–1989 | clubs2 = → Norwich City (loan) | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1990–1994 | clubs3 = Lincoln City | caps3 = 100 | goals3 = 30

| years4 = 1994 | clubs4 = → Halifax Town (loan) | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1994 | clubs5 = Peterborough United | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1994–1997 | clubs6 = Chesterfield | caps6 = 113 | goals6 = 35

| years7 = 1997–1998 | clubs7 = Preston North End | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 3

| years8 = 1998 | clubs8 = → Notts County (loan) | caps8 = 7 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 1998–2000 | clubs9 = Mansfield Town | caps9 = 74 | goals9 = 20

| years10 = 2000–2002 | clubs10 = Hartlepool United | caps10 = 48 | goals10 = 9

| years11 = 2002 | clubs11 = → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | caps11 = 7 | goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2002–2003 | clubs12 = Telford United | caps12 = 4 | goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2003–2005 | clubs13 = Sutton Town | caps13 = | goals13 =

| years14 = 2005–2006 | clubs14 = Heanor Town | caps14 = | goals14 =

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Anthony Lormor (born 29 October 1970), also known as Anth Lormor,{{cite news |url=http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/LORMOR-FUTURE-IS-IN-THE.616757.jp |title=Lormor Future Is in the Balance |newspaper=Hartlepool Mail |date=16 May 2002 |access-date=1 October 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130422063024/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/lormor-future-is-in-the-balance-1-998194 |archive-date=22 April 2013}} is an English former professional footballer who scored 102 goals from 374 appearances in the Football League. He played as a forward for Newcastle United, Lincoln City, Peterborough United, Chesterfield, Preston North End, Notts County, Mansfield Town, Hartlepool United and Shrewsbury Town.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/tonylormor.html |title=Tony Lormor |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |access-date=1 June 2010}}{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4608 |title=Anthony Lormor |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=1 June 2010}}

Football career

Lormor was born in Ashington, Northumberland.{{cite web |url=http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=lorm01 |title=Tony Lormor |work=The Lincoln City FC Archive |publisher=Lincoln City F.C |access-date=20 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326072259/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=lorm01 |archive-date=26 March 2012}} Access individual season statistics via Season Stats dropdown menu. A product of Wallsend Boys Club,{{cite web |url=http://www.wallsendboysclub.org/gallery/ex-players-photos/index.html |title=Ex-Players |publisher=Wallsend Boys Club |access-date=4 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307222931/http://www.wallsendboysclub.org/gallery/ex-players-photos/index.html |archive-date=7 March 2012}} he joined Newcastle United as a youth trainee. His first-team debut came on 23 January 1988, as substitute for Mirandinha in a 2–0 home win against Tottenham Hotspur in the First Division. He played four more times in the 1987–88 season, and scored his first Football League goal on his first start, in a 3–1 defeat of Oxford United.{{cite web |url=http://www.toon1892.com/detail_player.php?id=460 |title=Player Profile: Anthony Lormor |work=Toon1892 |publisher=Kenneth H Scott |access-date=26 March 2021}} In November 1988, Lormor joined Norwich City on loan as Andy Fensome made a loan move in the opposite direction;{{cite news |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F90F78328D02C3C&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 |title=Digweed's season ends after his groin injury |newspaper=The Times |via=NewsBank |date=15 November 1988 |access-date=2 June 2010}} neither player appeared for his loan club's first team.{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2452 |title=Andy Fensome |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=26 March 2021}}

Lormor signed for Lincoln City in January 1990 for a fee of £25,000, and made an immediate impact. He scored the winner on his League debut against Wrexham, finished the season with eight goals, only one fewer than leading scorer Gordon Hobson, and was himself the club's top scorer in 1990–91 and 1991–92. A cruciate injury caused him to miss the whole of the next season, and though he returned to the side after 18 months out, he started only nine more games, and spent a spell on loan at Conference club Halifax Town,{{cite web |url=http://www.halifaxafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10437~255612,00.html |title=Players on the Move |publisher=FC Halifax Town |date=14 August 2002 |access-date=3 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005070336/http://www.halifaxafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10437~255612,00.html |archive-date=5 October 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.shaymenonline.org/sol/players.php?command=view&id=328 |title=Players: Tony Lormor |work=Shaymen Online |publisher=Paul Holroyd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050430020130/http://shaymenonline.org/sol/players.php?command=view&id=328 |archive-date=30 April 2005}} before being released.

After a spell at Peterborough United, during which he regained fitness playing regularly in the reserves,{{cite web |url=http://www.nufc.com/html/fanzine_lormor.html |title=Tony Lormor Interview |website=The Forgotten Imp |via=NUFC.com |date=April 2000 |access-date=2 June 2010}} Lormor moved to Division Three club Chesterfield in December 1994. In partnership with Phil Robinson, Lormor helped Chesterfield to a run of 21 games unbeaten, which would have been 22 had he not missed a penalty.{{cite web |url=http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/PastPlayersDetail/0,,10435~342672,00.html |title=Tony Lormor |publisher=Chesterfield F.C |access-date=2 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329032520/http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/PastPlayersDetail/0,,10435~342672,00.html |archive-date=29 March 2012}} According to the club's website, "the influence of these two on the side cannot be overstated".{{cite web |url=http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/PastPlayersDetail/0,,10435~1332295,00.html |title=The Managers: John Duncan |publisher=Chesterfield F.C |access-date=3 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004123237/http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/PastPlayersDetail/0%2C%2C10435~1332295%2C00.html |archive-date=4 October 2011}} Robinson and Lormor scored the goals in the 1995 playoff final against Bury that earned the club promotion to Division Two. Injury disrupted his next season, and after a long period playing either out of position in midfield or not playing at all, he asked for a transfer. Lormor did however contribute to Chesterfield's run to the 1996–97 FA Cup semifinals. He scored in the second round against Scarborough,{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/season-of-dreaming-spireites-1266972.html |title=Season of dreaming Spireites |first=Jamie |last=Hewitt |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=13 April 1997 |access-date=26 March 2021}} but did not play in the tournament later than the third round against Bristol City{{Soccerbase season|4608|1996|access-date=28 September 2012}} as his teammates went on to beat Bolton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest en route to a semifinal against Middlesbrough at Old Trafford. In November 1997, Lormor joined Preston North End in part-exchange for David Reeves.

Lormor scored the opening goal and added an assist for a second as Preston won 3–1 at Luton Town,{{cite news |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6166231.luton-town-1-pne-3/ |title=Luton Town 1 PNE 3 |newspaper=Lancashire Evening Telegraph |date=20 November 1997 |access-date=26 March 2021}} but only two more goals came from his next 16 appearances, and he was allowed to join Notts County on loan in February 1998. After failing to score in seven games for County, Lormor left Preston for Mansfield Town in the 1998 close season for a fee of £15,000. A fee had been agreed the previous summer for him to join Mansfield from Chesterfield, but manager John Duncan had been reluctant to allow him to leave without a replacement.

Two seasons with Mansfield produced 20 goals from 74 League games before Lormor moved on to Hartlepool United for a fee of £30,000. Recurrence of a long-standing injury meant he was unable to give of his best at Hartlepool.{{cite web |url=http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/page/FormerStars/0,,10326~1018580,00.html |title=Tony Lormor |publisher=Hartlepool United F.C |date=1 May 2007 |access-date=3 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106062026/https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/page/FormerStars/0,,10326~1018580,00.html |archive-date=6 January 2009}} He spent a month on loan at Shrewsbury Town, but despite both club and player wanting to extend the stay, his parent club were unwilling to let him remain with their promotion rivals. He made no more appearances for Hartlepool,{{soccerbase season|4608|2001|access-date=26 March 2021}} and was released at the end of the 2001–02 season.

After interest from clubs including Scarborough,{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/scarborough/2068069.stm |title=Walker on the move |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 June 2002 |access-date=4 June 2010}} Kettering Town,{{cite news |url=http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/test-5/Poppies-are-really-up-for.468332.jp |title=Poppies are really up for the cup |first=Derek |last=Waugh |newspaper=Northampton Chronicle |date=26 July 2002 |access-date=3 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509205442/http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/features/poppies-are-really-up-for-the-cup-1-938741 |archive-date=9 May 2012}} Halifax Town, and King's Lynn,{{cite news |url=http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/sport/boro_boy_bid_1_526962 |title='Boro' boy bid |newspaper=Lynn News |date=15 August 2002 |access-date=3 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723150519/http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/sport/boro_boy_bid_1_526962 |archive-date=23 July 2011}} Lormor signed for Conference club Telford United for the 2002–03 season. He played only five games before injury again intervened,{{soccerbase season|4608|2002|access-date=26 March 2021}} and in January 2003 he announced his retirement from football because of work commitments.{{cite news |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+Jake+King-a096622528 |title=Jake King |newspaper=Birmingham Post |via=The Free Library (Farlex) |date=18 January 2003 |access-date=1 October 2010}} A few weeks later he resumed his football career, with Sutton Town, and scored on his debut.{{cite news |url=https://www.bexhillobserver.net/sport/football-lormor-nets-snipes-debut-2438818 |title=Lormor nets on Snipes debut |newspaper=Bexhill Observer |date=19 February 2003 |access-date=26 March 2021}} At the end of the season, having helped the club gain promotion to the Northern Counties East League, Lormor signed a two-year playing contract and also agreed to act as commercial manager.{{cite web |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=10595 |title=Lormor Gives Sutton A Lift |work=NonLeague Daily |date=8 June 2003 |access-date=3 June 2003 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929161706/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=10595 |archive-date=29 September 2012}} He stayed with Sutton Town until December 2005, when he joined Heanor Town as a player,{{cite news |url=http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/sport/Selection-headache.1311110.jp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421060452/http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/sport/Selection-headache.1311110.jp |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2013 |title=Selection headache |newspaper=Ripley & Heanor News |date=12 January 2006 |access-date=3 June 2010}} but returned to Sutton at the end of the season as a coach.{{cite news |url=http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/non-league-football/lormor_back_with_snipes_1_686614 |title=Lormor back with Snipes |newspaper=Mansfield Chad |date=11 July 2006 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=16 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316004850/http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/non-league-football/lormor_back_with_snipes_1_686614 |url-status=dead }}

Lormor was commercial manager of former club Mansfield Town between July 2007 and July 2008.{{cite news |url=http://www.chad.co.uk/stags/Lormor-returns-to-Field-Mill.3070165.jp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724150104/http://www.chad.co.uk/stags/Lormor-returns-to-Field-Mill.3070165.jp |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2012 |title=Lormor returns to Field Mill |newspaper=Mansfield Chad |date=30 July 2007 |access-date=3 June 2010}} {{cite news |url=http://www.chad.co.uk/stags/Bob-Gorrill-returns-to-Stags.4266869.jp |title=Bob Gorrill returns to Stags |newspaper=Mansfield Chad |date=8 July 2008 |access-date=3 June 2010 |archive-date=27 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127174942/http://www.chad.co.uk/stags/Bob-Gorrill-returns-to-Stags.4266869.jp |url-status=dead }}