Tony Adams
English footballer and manager (born 1966)
Tony Adams MBE (born 10 October 1966) is an English former footballer. He has played for Arsenal and the English national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tony Alexander Adams[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 10 October 1966||
Place of birth | Romford, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1980–1983 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–2002 | Arsenal | 504 | (32) |
National team | |||
1985–1986 | England U21 | 5 | (1) |
1989–1990 | England B[2] | 4 | (1) |
1987–2000 | England | 66 | (5) |
Teams managed | |||
2003–2004 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
2008–2009 | Portsmouth | ||
2010–2011 | Gabala | ||
2017 | Granada | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career statistics
changeClub | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 1983–84[3] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
1984–85[3] | First Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
1985–86[3] | First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
1986–87[3] | First Division | 42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 6 | |||
1987–88[3] | First Division | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 2 | |||
1988–89[3] | First Division | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 46 | 5 | ||
1989–90[3] | First Division | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 46 | 5 | ||
1990–91[3] | First Division | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
1991–92[3] | First Division | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
1992–93[3] | Premier League | 35 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 2 | |||
1993–94[3] | Premier League | 35 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8[d] | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | 49 | 4 | |
1994–95[3] | Premier League | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10[e] | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | ||
1995–96[3] | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
1996–97[4] | Premier League | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
1997–98[5] | Premier League | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
1998–99[6] | Premier League | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[g] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
1999–2000[7] | Premier League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11[h] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2000–01[8] | Premier League | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[g] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
2001–02[9] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
Career total | 504 | 32 | 54 | 8 | 59 | 5 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 672 | 49 |
- ↑ Appearances in Football League Centenary Trophy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
- ↑ Appearances in European Cup
- ↑ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
- ↑ 8 appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup, 2 appearances in Super Cup
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Appearances in Champions League
- ↑ 6 appearances in UEFA Cup, 5 appearances in Champions League
International career statistics
changeEngland national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1987 | 6 | 1 |
1988 | 11 | 3 |
1989 | 0 | 0 |
1990 | 1 | 0 |
1991 | 1 | 0 |
1992 | 2 | 0 |
1993 | 7 | 0 |
1994 | 5 | 0 |
1995 | 6 | 0 |
1996 | 7 | 0 |
1997 | 2 | 0 |
1998 | 8 | 0 |
1999 | 6 | 0 |
2000 | 4 | 1 |
Total | 66 | 5 |
International goals
change- Scores and results list England's goal tally first.[12]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 11 November 1987 | Stadion Crvene Zvedze, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying |
2. | 23 March 1988 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Netherlands | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
3. | 18 June 1988 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt Germany | Soviet Union | 1–1 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 1988 |
4. | 16 November 1988 | King Fahd Stadium, Riyahd, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
5. | 31 May 2000 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Ukraine | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics
change- As of 3 June 2017
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Wycombe Wanderers | 5 November 2003 | 9 November 2004 | 53 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 22.6 | [13] |
Portsmouth | 28 October 2008 | 9 February 2009 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18.2 | [13] |
Granada | 10 April 2017 | 3 June 2017 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | [13] |
Total | 82 | 16 | 28 | 38 | 19.5 | — |
Honours
changeArsenal
- Football League First Division: 1988–89, 1990–91[14]
- Premier League: 1997–98, 2001–02[15]
- FA Cup: 1992–93, 1997–98, 2001–02[14]
- Football League Cup: 1986–87, 1992–93[14]
- Football League Centenary Trophy: 1988[16]
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1993–94[14]
- FA Charity Shield: 1991 (Shared),[17] 1998[18]
Individual
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 1986–87[19]
- PFA First Division/Premier League Team of the Year: 1986–87, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97[20]
- PFA Team of the Century (1907–2007):
- Premier League 10 Seasons Awards: (1992–93 – 2001–02)
- Premier League 20 Seasons Awards: (1992–93 – 2011–12)
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2004[20]
- Football League 100 Legends[20]
Orders
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.
- ↑ "England's Matches the B team". England Football Online. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 "Tony Adams". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Tony Adams in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Tony Adams in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Tony Adams in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Tony Adams in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Tony Adams in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Tony Adams in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tony Adams". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Tony Alexander Adams - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.
- ↑ "Tony Alexander Adams". England Stats. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Managers: Tony Adams". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Mannion, Damian (5 October 2011). "Arsenal's greatest ever captains: Tony Adams, Patrick Vieira, Frank McLintock, Wojciech Szczesny?". TalkSport. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "Tony Adams: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ↑ "Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy 1988". Football Database. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ "1991/92 F.A. Charity Shield". Footballsite. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ↑ Moore, Glenn (10 August 1998). "Football: Arsenal show United little charity". The Independent. London. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Too much too young?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 "England Players – Tony Adams 1988". England Football Online. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ "Team of the Century: 1997–2007 – the Premiership's finest of the last decade". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ "Your overall Team of the Century: the world's greatest-ever XI revealed!". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Owen miss nets award". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Fergie & Giggs honoured". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ Brodkin, Jon (12 June 1999). "Adams seals recovery with a gong". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2017.