Tommy English (footballer) explained

Tommy English
Fullname:Thomas Steven English
Birth Date:18 October 1961
Birth Place:Cirencester, England
Height:[1]
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Coventry City
Years1:1979–1982
Caps1:66
Goals1:17
Years2:1982–1984
Caps2:44
Goals2:3
Years3:1984
Caps3:3
Goals3:1
Years4:1984
Caps4:4
Goals4:1
Years5:1985
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Years6:1985
Caps6:20
Goals6:5
Years7:1985–1987
Caps7:43
Goals7:17
Years8:1987–1988
Caps8:28
Goals8:10
Years9:1988–1989
Years10:1989–1990
Caps10:13
Goals10:3
Years11:1990–1991
Years12:1991–
Caps13:10
Goals13:3
Years14:1994–
Years16:–1999

Thomas Steven English (born 18 October 1961) is an English former professional footballer, most notably for Coventry City, Leicester City and Colchester United. Between 1979 and 1990 he made 174 appearances in the Football League, scoring 42 league goals.

Biography

English was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire and attended school in Colchester, Essex. He began his career as an apprentice at Coventry City. After making 66 league appearances for Coventry, scoring seventeen times, he signed for Leicester City in 1982. After being released in 1984, he made a handful of appearances for Rochdale and Plymouth Argyle as a non-contract player, before signing for Colchester United in 1985. After playing a single game for Colchester he signed for Australian club Canberra City where he was the club's joint top scorer in his only season before returning to Colchester in November.

He left Colchester in 1987 and played for non-League clubs Wealdstone and Bishop's Stortford, before returning to Colchester for a third time in 1989. In 1990, he signed for Hong Kong club Happy Valley, before returning to England to play for Crawley Town, Wivenhoe Town, Sudbury Town and Harwich & Parkeston before retiring in 1999.

His son, Tom, played for the youth teams at Norwich City and Arsenal,[2] and professionally in Singapore for one season.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 . Peter . Dunk . Queen Anne Press . London . 1987 . 134 . 978-0-356-14354-5 .
  2. http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/english.htm Tom English