Tony Spears

{{short description|English rugby league footballer}}

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|birth_date = fourth {{frac|1|4}} {{birth year and age|1965}}

|birth_place = Wakefield district, England

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|club1 = Castleford

|year1start = 1985

|year1end = 87

|appearances1 = 9

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Tony Spears (fourth {{frac|1|4}} 1965{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=eOi%2FLKtoYgJAOsRB7FLl2Q&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played at club level for Castleford, as a {{rlp|wg}}.David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. {{ISBN|978-0752418957}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|title=Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)|publisher=thecastlefordtigers.co.uk |date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|url-status=unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084010/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|archivedate=16 February 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=908|title=Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk|publisher=thecastlefordtigers.co.uk |date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|url-status=unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518154122/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=908|archivedate=18 May 2012}}

Background

Tony Spears' birth was registered in Wakefield district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

=County Cup Final appearances=

Tony Spears played on the {{rlp|wg}} in Castleford's 18-22 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1985 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at Headingley, Leeds, on Sunday 27 October 1985.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Genealogical information

Tony Spears is the younger brother of Sandra Spears ([http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=sxTXj%2BvHgmByZ0aoqY4x%2Fg&scan=1 birth registered] during third {{frac|1|4}} {{birth year and age|1959}} in Pontefract district), and David Spears ([http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=0B0FB%2FG470ld62PMmsMZoA&scan=1 birth registered] during fourth {{frac|1|4}} {{birth year and age|1962}} in Pontefract district).

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