Tony Priscott
{{Short description|English footballer (1941–2023)}}
{{sources|date=July 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
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|full_name = Anthony John Priscott
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|3|19|df=y}}
|birth_place = Eastleigh, England
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|7|4|1941|3|19|df=y}}
|death_place = Hampshire, England
|height = 5'7"
|position = Winger
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 1959–1962
|clubs1 = Portsmouth
|caps1 = 35
|goals1 = 6
|years2 = 1962–1966
|clubs2 = Aldershot
|caps2 = 141
|goals2 = 44
|years3 = 1966–1967
|clubs3 = Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
|caps3 = 61
|goals3 = 7
|years4 = 1967–1971
|clubs4 = Aldershot
|caps4 = 136
|goals4 = 27
|totalcaps = 373
|totalgoals = 84
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Anthony John Priscott (19 March 1941 – 24 July 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
Career
He started his career with Portsmouth, making 35 appearances and scoring 6 goals.{{Hugman|16124}} Retrieved 29 January 2025. In August 1962 he moved to Aldershot F.C., for whom he made 141 appearances and scored 44 goals.[http://www.world-football-exhibitions.co.uk/weeklystorypage9.htm Unusual incident during his time at Aldershot] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009141925/http://www.world-football-exhibitions.co.uk/weeklystorypage9.htm |date=9 October 2007 }}
He then moved to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in January 1966, scoring 6 times in 61 games for the club. In August 1967 Priscott returned to Aldershot. Staying until 1971, he made a further 136 appearances for the club, adding another 26 goals.[http://www.mselliott.plus.com/players/priscott.jpg Photo of Priscott in Aldershot FC All-Time Appearances Gallery] Rollin,J Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970-71 (1969 Harpenden, Queen Anne Press) {{ISBN|978-0-362-00071-9}} gives Priscott's weight @ 10st6lb; and height @ 5'7"
After finishing league football, Priscott went on to play non-league football for Poole Town between July 1971 and June 1973, making 59 appearances and scoring 3 goals. He subsequently moved on to Ringwood Town in 1973.{{cite web |title=Players of Yesteryear |url=//www.theterras.co.uk/website/players%20of%20yesteryear/p2.htm |publisher=www.theterras.co.uk |accessdate=20 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051023073344/http://www.theterras.co.uk/website/players%20of%20yesteryear/p2.htm |archivedate=23 October 2005 |df=dmy-all }}
Personal life and death
On 20 January 2007, The News published a sports mail edition featuring Priscott in its "Where are they now?" column. He later became a Christian minister.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
Tony Priscott died on 4 July 2023, at the age of 82.{{cite news |title=Pompey Mourn Tony Priscott |url=https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2023/july/pompey-mourn-tony-priscott/ |access-date=25 July 2023 |publisher=Portsmouth Football Club |date=25 July 2023}}
References
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Category:AFC Bournemouth players
Category:Aldershot F.C. players
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:English Christian religious leaders
Category:Poole Town F.C. players
Category:English men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Sportspeople from Eastleigh
Category:Ringwood Town F.C. players
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