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Tony
Adams |
Arsenal FC
66 appearances, 5 goals,
1 own goal
P 66 W 26 D 26 L 13 F
101:
A 50
(actual pitch goals F 97: A 49)
60% successful
1987-2000
disciplined:
 4
captain: 15
minutes played: 5733
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Timeline |
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Tony Alexander
Adams MBE |
|
Birth |
Monday,
10 October 1966 at Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, Essex, to Alexander
and Caroline (née Banks)
Lived as a child at 6 Foxlands Road, Dagenham. |
|
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registered in
Havering October-December 1966 |
|
Education |
Hunters Hall Primary School and Eastbrook Comprehensive, both in
Dagenham. |
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On 6 May 1990, Adams
crashed his Ford Sierra into a wall near his house in Southend-on-Sea, and
when breathalysed he was found to be more than four times over the legal
drink-drive limit. On 19 December that year, at Southend Crown Court, he
was imprisoned for four months, being released on 15 February 1991.
- Addicted, Tony Adams. |
|
First marriage |
to Jane M. Shea, on Saturday, 11 July 1992. Jane has a daughter,
Clare, from a previous relationship. |
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registered in
Havering April-July 1992 |
|
Children |
Tony and Jane have two children together. Oliver (b.27 February 1992)
and
Amber (b.26 January 1995). |
|
Second marriage |
to
Poppy L.M. Teacher in December 2004. |
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registered in
Kent October-December 2004
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Children |
Tony and Poppy have three children together. |
|
Source |
Barry J. Hugman's PFA
Yearbook [2000] &
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Biographies |
Addicted
-
Tony Adams with Ian Ridley. [CollinsWillow. London 1998] |
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|
Massively-hyped
autobiography of Arsenal's 1997-98 double-winning captain with much
concentration, as the title suggests, on the problems of alcoholism which
befell Adams earlier in the nineties. - A Football Compendium,
Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s): Played with Romford
Royals as a six year old, also Gidea Park Royals, before he played with Dagenham United FC, a club
formed by his father. During his junior career, he played with Barking & Dagenham
schoolboys, Essex County boys and London Schools, of which he was 'captain
of all of them,' he had trials with West Ham United FC, Orient FC and
Fulham FC. He was also invited to have a trial with Manchester United FC. Signed for
Arsenal FC as an associated schoolboy on 10 October 1980, his fourteenth birthday,
before signing professional forms on 30
January 1984, two months after his league debut. Became club captain
in March 1988 for the next fourteen years, until his retirement on 11
August 2002. |
League honours
500+4 appearances, 32
goals
five red cards |
Arsenal FC 1983-2002 500+four appearances, 32 goals
debut: 5
November 1983 Arsenal FC 1 Sunderland FC 2.
last: 29 April 2002 Bolton
Wanderers FC 0 Arsenal FC 2. |
Club Honours |
Football League
Cup winners 1986-87 (9ᵃ), 1992-93 (9ᵃ), runners-up 1987-88 (8ᵃ);
Football League
Division One fourth place 1987-87 (42ᵃ 6ᵍ), 1989-90 (38ᵃ 5ᵍ), 1991-92 (35ᵃ
2ᵍ); Champions 1988-89 (36ᵃ 4ᵍ), 1990-91 (30ᵃ 1ᵍ);
Football League
Centenary Trophy winners 1988 (3ᵃ 1ᵍ);
FA Charity Shield runners-up 1989,
1993, shared 1991, winners 1998, 1999;
FA Cup winners 1992-93
(8ᵃ 2ᵍ),
1997-98 (6ᵃ), 2001-02 (3ᵃ 1ᵍ), runners-up 2000-01 (4ᵃ 1ᵍ);
Premier League fourth
place 1993-94 (35ᵃ); third place 1996-97 (28ᵃ 3ᵍ),
Champions 1997-98 (26ᵃ 3ᵍ), 2001-02 (10ᵃ), runners-up 1998-99 (26ᵃ 1ᵍ),
1999-2000 (21ᵃ), 2000-01 (26ᵃ 1ᵍ);
UEFA European Cup Winners Cup winners
1993-94
(8ᵃ 2ᵍ), runners-up 1994-95 (8ᵃ);
UEFA Super Cup runners-up 1994;
UEFA Cup runners-up 1999-2000
(6ᵃ); |
Individual honours |
PFA...
Young Player of the Month September 1986, February 1987; Young
Player of the Year 1986-87; Division One Team of the Year 1986-87;
Premier League Team of the Year 1993-94, 1995-96,
1996-97;
Arsenal FC...Player of the Season 1986-87,
1989-90, 1993-94, Supporters' Player of the Year
1991-92;
Ballon d'Or nominee (no votes) 1998;
BBC
Sports Personality of the Year nominee 1998;
One of Football
Leagues 100 Legends 1998;
Received Member
of the British Empire June 1999; Freedom
of London 2002;
FWA
Tribute Award 2002-03;
Member of English Football Hall of Fame
2004 and Premier League Hall of Fame
2023; |
Distinctions |
Cosuin of Steve
Mackenzie (Manchester City FC, West Bromwich
Albion FC, Charlton Athletic FC 1979-1990);
A statue of Adams has stood outside Arsenal's
Emirates Stadium since 9 December 2011.
Appeared as a contestent on
BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2022. With Katya
Jones, they finished ninth place following withdrawal due to an injury. |
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Height/Weight |
6' 3", 13st 2lbs [2000] |
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Source |
Barry J. Hugman's PFA
Yearbook [2000]. |
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Management
Career |
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Club(s)
League History
P 62 - W
11 - D 25 - L 26 |
Adams applied for the
vacant managerial position at Brentford FC in the 2001-02 close season, but
his application was rejected. Undeterred, Adams went on to manage
Division Two side, Wycombe Wanderers FC from 5 November 2003 until his resignation on 9 November 2004. He then took up
minor coaching roles with Dutch sides Feyenoord Rotterdam and FC Utrecht,
before becoming Harry Redknapp's assistant manager at Portsmouth FC on 28
June 2006. Shortly after winning the FA Cup, he took over managerial responsibilities on 25 October 2008,
until his sacking on 9 February 2009.
Appointed manager of
Azerbaijan side, Qabala FC on 11 May 2010 until the end of the 2011-12
season. He returned to Qabala as their Sporting Director in October 2012.
Arsenal FC U18s Development Coach in 2016. On 10 April 2017, Adam's was appointed manager at Granada CF, in the hope
of keeping the struggling side in the La Liga. The club was relegated,
having lost all seven games he was in charge. |
Club honours |
Wycombe Wanderers FC 2003-04
relegated from Division Two
(24th) 2003-04 |
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Portsmouth FC
2008-09
sacked with team in Premier League 16th place, eliminated
FA Cup 4th round, defeated by Swansea City FC (Championship). |
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Current Media &
TonyAdamsOfficial.com |
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England Career |
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Player number |
998th player to
appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Central
defender. |
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First match |
No. 622, 18 February 1987, Spain 2 England 4, a friendly match at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Chamartín, Madrid, aged 20 years 131 days. |
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Last match |
No. 773, 7 October 2000, England 0 Germany 1, a World Cup qualification
match at Wembley Stadium, London, aged 33 years 363 days.ᶜ |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup
Finals
1990 (provisional), 1998;
European Championship Finals 1988, 1992 (standby), 1996 & 2000; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Appointed captain under
Terry Venables, Glenn Hoddle and Kevin Keegan.
One of three players who
played with, and under, Glenn Hoddle. |
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Youth Career |
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Youth tournaments |
UEFA Under-16 Championship Finals
1984;
Tournoi Juniors
1983; Hungary Tournament 1983; Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon
1987 (withdrew) |
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Youth honours |
UEFA Under-16 Championship Finals
third place 1984; |
Individual honours |
Adams was assistant coach to the under-19s
in March 2013.
England B
(four appearances. 1ᵍ 4ᶜ
November 1989-April 1990);
England U21 (five appearances,
2ᶜ 1ᵍ March 1985-November 1986);
England U18 (one appearance, February 1985);
England U17 (fifteen appearances, 1ᶜ 4ᵍ March 1983-May 1984); |
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Beyond England |
|
 In September 2000 - as a
result of his own experiences with alcoholism and drug addiction, Adams
founded the Sporting Chance Clinic, a charitable foundation aimed at
providing treatment, counselling and support for sports men and women
suffering from drink, drug or gambling addictions. - Addicted, Tony
Adams.
During the 2020 CoVid pandemic, Adams also founded Six Mental Health Solutions,
to provide mental health and addiction services to employees across a range of partnered businesses. SIX MHS has formed partnerships with several organisations, including
Jewson in 2021, and the Football Writers' Association in 2024. He is also a patron of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACOA UK), The Forward Trust, School-Home Support (SHS), and Saving Faces, a facial surgery research foundation. |
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The
Numbers |
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Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
starts |
sub |
unused |
minutes |
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goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
 |
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58+ |
66 |
40 |
66 |
▲0
▼9 |
1 |
5733 |
5 |
1147 min |
3 |
15 |
4 |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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66 |
26 |
27 |
13 |
101 |
50 |
+51 |
20 |
34 |
1.554 |
0.769 |
59.8 |
+13 |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
37 |
17 |
16 |
4 |
67 |
21 |
+46 |
10 |
20 |
1.811 |
0.568 |
67.6 |
+13 |
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Away |
21 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
23 |
15 |
+8 |
9 |
12 |
1.15 |
0.75 |
57.1 |
+3 |
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Neutral |
8 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
14 |
-3 |
1 |
2 |
1.375 |
1.75 |
31.3 |
-3 |
Shirt Record
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Colour |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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White |
54 |
21 |
23 |
10 |
83 |
40 |
+43 |
18 |
29 |
1.537 |
0.741 |
60.2 |
+11 |
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Red |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
9 |
+6 |
2 |
4 |
1.50 |
0.90 |
55.0 |
+1 |
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Indigo Blue |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1.50 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Captain Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
11 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
13 |
9 |
+4 |
4 |
3 |
1.182 |
0.818 |
54.5 |
+1 |
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Away |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
1 |
3 |
1.50 |
0.25 |
75.0 |
+2 |
|
15 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
19 |
10 |
+9 |
5 |
6 |
1.267 |
0.667 |
60 |
+3 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
14 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
23 |
8 |
+15 |
5 |
8 |
1.643 |
0.571 |
60.7 |
+3 |
|
WCF |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
1.75 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+1 |
| World Cup |
18 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
30 |
12 |
+18 |
5 |
10 |
1.667 |
0.667 |
61.1 |
+4 |
|
ECP
|
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
23 |
6 |
+17 |
3 |
5 |
2.30 |
0.60 |
60.0 |
+2 |
|
ECF |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
13 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1.333 |
1.444 |
38.9 |
-2 |
| European Championship |
19 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
35 |
19 |
+22 |
5 |
7 |
1.842 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Rous Cup |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
| Friendly |
26 |
11 |
12 |
3 |
33 |
16 |
+17 |
10 |
16 |
1.32 |
0.64 |
65.4 |
+8 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP 1988-90 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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WCP 1992-94 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
19 |
7 |
+12 |
2 |
4 |
2.111 |
0.778 |
61.1 |
+2 |
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WCP 1996-98 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
1 |
3 |
1.333 |
0.00 |
83.3 |
+2 |
|
WCP 2000-02 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
|
WCP All |
14 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
23 |
8 |
+15 |
5 |
8 |
1.643 |
0.571 |
60.7 |
+3 |
|
World Cup Final Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCF 1998 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
1.75 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+1 |
|
WCF All |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
1.75 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+1 |
|
World Cup |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC 1988-90 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
WC 1992-94 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
19 |
7 |
+12 |
2 |
4 |
2.111 |
0.778 |
61.1 |
+2 |
|
WC 1996-98 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
+7 |
1 |
5 |
1.571 |
0.571 |
71.4 |
+3 |
|
WC 2000-02 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
|
WC All |
18 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
30 |
12 |
+18 |
5 |
10 |
1.667 |
0.667 |
61.1 |
+4 |
|
European Championship Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ECP 1986-88 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
+11 |
1 |
2 |
4.00 |
0.333 |
83.3 |
+2 |
|
ECP 1990-92 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
ECP 1998-2000 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
+6 |
2 |
3 |
1.80 |
0.60 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
ECP All |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
23 |
6 |
+17 |
3 |
5 |
2.30 |
0.60 |
60.0 |
+2 |
|
European Championship Final Tournament |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ECF 1988 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
2.333 |
0.00 |
-3 |
|
ECF 1996 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
+5 |
1 |
2 |
1.60 |
0.60 |
70.0 |
+2 |
|
ECF 2000 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
|
ECF All |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
13 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1.333 |
1.444 |
38.9 |
-2 |
|
European Championship |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
EC 1986-88 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
8 |
+6 |
2 |
2 |
2.333 |
1.333 |
41.7 |
-1 |
|
EC 1990-92 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
EC 1994-96 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
+5 |
1 |
2 |
1.60 |
0.60 |
70.0 |
+2 |
|
EC 1998-2000 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
+9 |
2 |
3 |
1.833 |
1.00 |
41.7 |
-1 |
|
EC All |
19 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
35 |
19 |
+16 |
5 |
7 |
1.842 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Rous Cup Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
RC 1986-87 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
RC 1987-88 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
|
RC All |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC |
18 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
30 |
12 |
+18 |
5 |
10 |
1.667 |
0.667 |
61.1 |
+4 |
|
EC |
19 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
35 |
19 |
+16 |
5 |
7 |
1.842 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Rous Cup |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
|
40 |
15 |
15 |
10 |
68 |
33 |
+35 |
10 |
18 |
1.7 |
0.825 |
56.3 |
+5 |
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Age 16 |
under 17 |
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eleven appearances - USSR, China, France &
Qatar March/April 1983;
Yugoslavia, Switzerland, Greece & Hungary
July 1983; Iceland twice September 1983; Scotland October 1983 |
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Age 17 |
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four appearances - Scotland October 1983;
Franceᶜ March 1984;
USSR & Yugoslavia May 1984; |
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Age 18 |
under 18 |
|
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one appearance - Republic of Ireland February 1985; |
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under 21 |
|
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two appearances - Republic of Ireland March 1985; Finland May 1985; |
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Age 19 |
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|
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two appearances - Denmark March 1986; Swedenᶜ September 1986; |
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Age 20 |
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|
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one appearance - Yugoslaviaᶜ November 1986; |
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Club:
Arsenal F.C. -
66 full appearances (5733 min) 5ᵍ |
manager:
Bobby Robson - seventeen
full appearances (1434 min) 4ᵍ 1ᵅᵍx |
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apps |
match |
pic |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
shirt |
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under 21 |
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withdrew from the Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon squad June 1987; |
|
Bobby Robson summoned a
preliminary World Cup squad of 26 to Burnham Beeches in May. On May 21,
he announced his final squad of 22. The four players that missed the cut
included Tony Adams. |
|
Graham Taylor selected 28 players
for the game with Brazil at Wembley on May 17, plus four on standby. On the day following the 1-1 draw with Brazil,
Taylor announced his 20-man squad, thirteen days ahead of the deadline,
that list excluded Tony Adams. However, Adams was recalled to replace
the injured Mark Wright on 11 June, but the move was rejected by UEFA. |
|
|
coach:
Glenn Hoddle - eleven full
appearances (1018 min) 3ᶜx |
|
|
Announced his retirement from international football on
20 January 2001. |
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