Anthony Tonkin Explained

Anthony Tonkin
Fullname:Anthony Richard Tonkin[1]
Birth Date:17 January 1980
Birth Place:Penzance, England
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Frome Town
Years3:1998–2002
Years4:2002–2003
Years5:2003–2006
Years6:2006–2007
Years7:2007
Years8:2007–2008
Years9:2008–2010
Years10:2010–2012
Years11:2012–2015
Years12:2015
Clubs1:Mousehole
Clubs2:Falmouth Town
Clubs3:Yeovil Town
Clubs4:Stockport County
Clubs5:Crewe Alexandra
Clubs6:Yeovil Town
Clubs7:Grays Athletic (loan)
Clubs8:Forest Green Rovers
Clubs9:Cambridge United
Clubs10:Oxford United
Clubs11:Aldershot Town
Clubs12:Frome Town
Caps3:97
Goals3:2
Caps4:24
Goals4:0
Caps5:88
Goals5:0
Caps6:5
Goals6:0
Caps7:12
Goals7:0
Caps8:38
Goals8:0
Caps9:60
Goals9:0
Caps10:73
Goals10:0
Caps11:62
Goals11:0
Caps12:8
Goals12:0
Totalcaps:467
Totalgoals:2

Anthony Richard Tonkin (born 17 January 1980) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Born in Penzance, Cornwall,[1] Tonkin began his career at Mousehole and Falmouth Town, where he finished as runners-up to Truro City in the South Western League in the 1997–98 season.[2] His success with Falmouth attracted Yeovil Town, who signed him up in 1998, where he made 95 appearances and scored one goal in three years at the club. In 2002, he moved to Stockport County, where he spent a year before being transferred to Crewe Alexandra in August 2003 for a reported fee of £150,000. After more than 90 appearances in under three years, he was released and subsequently returned to Yeovil.

On 2 March 2007, he joined Grays Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season.[3] He was released by Yeovil upon his return in May 2007. Two months later, he signed for Conference National club Forest Green Rovers, reportedly turning down Football League clubs to stay in the Southwest.[4] [5] He made 38 league appearances as the club finished in their highest-ever league placing, but was released at the end of the season.[6]

Tonkin joined Cambridge United on 1 July 2008.[7] In January 2010, Tonkin joined Oxford United for an undisclosed fee.[8] In May 2012, Tonkin was released by the club after being deemed surplus to requirements.[9] On 25 May 2012, Tonkin joined Aldershot Town on a one-year deal which sees him join former teammate Josh Payne at the Recreation Ground. He was a first team regular at Aldershot Town proving to be a consistent performer in an underperforming side.

However, the defender was released by Aldershot in February 2015, but was soon signed by Southern League side Frome Town initially until the end of the 2014–15 season.

Honours

Yeovil Town

2001–02[10]

Oxford United

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barry J. . Hugman . The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08 . 2007 . Mainstream Publishing . 978-1-84596-246-3 . 406 .
  2. Web site: Aldershot Town Football Club: All About: Anthony Tonkin Player News . Theshots.co.uk . 3 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120701124202/http://www.theshots.co.uk/news/Aldershot84882.ink . 1 July 2012 .
  3. News: Glovers swoop to re-sign Cranie. BBC Sport. 2 March 2007 . 2 March 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070304202511/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/6413287.stm. 4 March 2007 . live.
  4. Web site: Tonkin opts for rovers switch . Football Conference . 29 July 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071021041236/http://www.footballconference.co.uk/News/FC_Story_Page/0%2C14288%2C_2626746%2C00.html . 21 October 2007 . dead .
  5. News: Forest Green sign ex-Yeovil man . BBC Sport . 29 July 2007 . 28 August 2011.
  6. News: Forest Green allow six to leave. BBC Sport. 1 May 2008 . 1 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080506025614/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/7377888.stm. 6 May 2008 . live.
  7. Web site: Brabin Makes First U's Signing . https://archive.today/20120630225511/http://www.cambridge-united.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10423~1337145,00.html . dead . 30 June 2012 . Cambridge United F.C. . 1 July 2008 .
  8. Web site: Tonkin Oxford Bound . Cambridge United F.C. . 5 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100109032947/http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10423~1923680%2C00.html . 9 January 2010 . dead .
  9. Web site: Trio land new Oxford deals. 8 May 2012. Sky Sports. 9 May 2012.
  10. News: 12 May 2002 . Yeovil lift FA Trophy . BBC News. 14 April 2022.