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Tony
Currie |
Sheffield United
FC, Leeds United AFC
17 appearances, 3 goals
P 17 W 10 D 4 L 3 F
29:
A 10
*(actual F 25: A 9)
71% successful
1972-79
disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 1387 |
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Timeline |
| |
Anthony William Currie |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
|
Birth |
Sunday, 1
January 1950 in
Edgeware General Hospital, Edgware, Middlesex [registered in
Hendon, March 1950].
Brought up in Cricklewood, and attended
Childs Hill Junior and Whitefield Secondary schools. |
|
first marriage |
to Linda S. Smart, on 2 March 1968 [registered in
Hendon, Middlesex, June 1968]. Divorced 1983. |
|
second marriage |
to Elizabeth C. Taylor, on 16 May 2002 in Sheffield [registered in
Sheffield, May 2002]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
 |
|
Biographies |
The
Matador: The Life and Career of Tony Currie - Elliot J. Huntley (Pitch
Publishing Ltd, October 2015) |
| |
x.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
|
Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Began his football career at school and with Hendon boys. Signed
amateur forms with Queen's Park Rangers FC while only 14, and as a central
defender, but was not considered good enough to be signed as an apprentice
when he left school. Currie was spotted by Chelsea FC whilst playing for
Sunday League outfit, Kiwi United FC. His trial with the Stamford Bridge
club was unimpressive, because he was played out of position. Before all
hope was extinguished, whilst playing with Hendon boys FC, Watford FC came
along with an initial six-week trial, that turned into a six-month trial,
which then turned into an amateur contract in February 1966 and a professional contract in May 1967. It was while
he was in youth team that he was turned into a striker, and the goals
quickly followed. Within six-months of his debut, Sheffield United FC signed Currie for
£26,500. His transfer was effective on 1 February 1968, after
Watford FC had been eliminated from the FA Cup competition, ironically, by
his new club. Following a season of denied transfer requests, Currie was
allowed to join Leeds United AFC on 8 June 1976 for a £240,000
transfer fee. After expressing an interest to return to London, Currie was
transfer-listed an he joined
Queen's Park Rangers FC on 9 August 1979 for £450,000. Spent the
1982 summer in the NASL with Toronto Nationals and a year later, with
Vancouver Whitecaps. In August 1983, Currie dropped out of the League when
he signed with Chesham United FC, of the Isthmian League, after
five league appearances. On 8 September 1983, he signed a
three-month contract with third division side Southend United FC. He was
injured in the wram-up as he was about to make his debut against Wimbledon
FC and did not feature in any league matches. He did return to the League
with Torquay United FC in March 1984, and a return to Hendon FC in
September 1985. Goole Town FC used him as a player-coach from October
1987. |
League honours
525+3 appearances, 80 goals |
Watford FC 1967-68
seventeen+one appearances, nine goals
debut (division three): 16
September 1967 Watford FC 4
Bristol Rovers FC 0
Sheffield United FC
1968-16 313 appearances, 54 goals
debut: 26 February 1968 Sheffield
United FC 3
Tottenham Hotspur FC 2.
Leeds United AFC 1976-79 102
appearances, eleven goals.
debut: 21 August 1976 Leeds United AFC 2
West Bromwich Albion FC 2.
Queen's Park Rangers FC
1979-82 79+2 appearances, five goals
debut (division two): 8 September
1979 Queen's Park Rangers FC 3
Fulham FC 0.
Torquay United FC 1984 fourteen
appearances, one goal
debut (division four): 3 March 1984 Torquay
United FC 2 Northampton Town FC 1.
last (dicision four): 1 December
1984 Bury FC 3 Torquay United FC 1. |
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Club honours |
Football
League Division Two runners-up 1970-71 (42 apps, 9ᵍ),
winners 1982-83 (2);
FA Cup
runners-up 1981-82 (7); |
|
Individual honours |
Football League (three appearances)
PFA
Division One Team of the Year 1973-74, 1978-79; PFA Division Two
Team of the Year 1980-81; |
|
Distinctions |
Uncle of Darren Currie (West Ham United FC 1993-94; Shrewsbury Town FC
1994-98; Barnet FC 1998-2001; Wycombe Wanderers FC 2001-04; Brighton &
Hove Albion FC 2004; Ipswich Town FC 2004-07; Luton Town FC 2006-07;
Chesterfield FC 2008-09; Dagenham & Redbridge FC 2009-11) |
|
Height/Weight |
5'
10½", 12st.
10lbs [1975]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
One
of two who became the 880th players (881) to appear for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Midfielder |
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First match |
No. 462, 23 May 1972, England 0 Northern
Ireland 1, a British Championship match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley,
London, substituted (59), aged 22 years
143 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 532, 10 June 1979, Sweden 0 England
0, a Swedish FA 75th celebration friendly match at
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna kommun, Stockholms län, aged
29 years 160 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1971-72, 1977-78, 1978-79; |
|
Team honours |
British Championship shared 1971-72, winners
1977-78, 1978-79; |
|
Individual honours |
England U23 (twelve appearances, four goals, 1968-73)
England Youth (three appearances, 1968) |
|
Distinctions |
Currie scored the only goal by an England substitute in the whole
of the British Championship competition.
He is also the first player to
score two goals as a substitute, in two separate matches. |
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Beyond England |
|
no additional information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.82/83. |
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The Numbers |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Starts |
substitute |
unused |
minutes |
|
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
 |
 |
| - |
17 |
8 |
15 |
▲2
▼3 |
tbc |
1387 |
3 |
462
min |
1 |
none |
none |
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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. |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
17 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
29 |
10 |
+19 |
5 |
8 |
1.706 |
0.588 |
70.6 |
+7 |
Venue Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
10 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
19 |
+15 |
+14 |
3 |
5 |
1.90 |
0.50 |
65.0 |
+3 |
|
Away |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
+5 |
2 |
3 |
1.429 |
0.714 |
78.6 |
+4 |
Shirt Record
|
Colour |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
White |
14 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
28 |
7 |
+21 |
3 |
7 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
78.6 |
+8 |
|
Red |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Yellow |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
WCF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
| World Cup |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
ECP
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
ECF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
|
European Championship |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
British Championship |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
2 |
4 |
1.167 |
0.333 |
75.0 |
+3 |
| Friendly |
9 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
7 |
+10 |
1 |
3 |
1.889 |
0.778 |
66.7 |
+3 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP 1972-74 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
WCP
All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
European Championship Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ECP 1978-80 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
ECP
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1971-72 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
|
BC 1972-73 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
=0 |
|
BC 1977-78 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
2 |
1.667 |
0.333 |
100.0 |
+3 |
|
BC 1978-79 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
1 |
2 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
|
BC
All |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
2 |
4 |
1.167 |
0.333 |
75.0 |
+3 |
|
All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
EC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
BC |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
2 |
4 |
1.167 |
0.333 |
75.0 |
+3 |
|
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
+9 |
2 |
5 |
1.50 |
0.375 |
75.0 |
+4 |
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Age 18 |
under 18 |
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three appearances - France January 1968,
Republic of Ireland (twice) February 1968 |
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Age 19 |
under 23 |
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one appearance - Wales
October 1969. |
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Age 20 |
|
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two appearances - Bulgaria
April 1970. West Germany October 1970. |
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Age 21 |
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one appearance - Scotland
February 1971. |
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Age 22 |
|
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two appearances - Wales January 1972. Scotland February 1972. |
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under 23 |
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three appearances -
Poland
& USSR June 1972. Wales November 1972. |
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Age 23 |
under 23 |
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three appearances - Netherlands January 1973. Scotland February 1973.
Czechoslovakia March 1973. |
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468 |
12 May 1973 - Northern Ireland 1 England 2,
Goodison Park, Liverpool |
BC |
AW |
squad member |
|
469 |
15 May 1973 - England 3 Wales 0,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
AL |
unused sub |
14 |
|
470 |
19 May 1973 - England 1 Scotland 0,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
unused sub |
15 |
|
472 |
6 June 1973 - Poland
2 England 0,
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów |
WCP |
AL |
unused sub |
14 |
|
2 |
473 |
10 June 1973 - USSR
1 England 2
Central V.I. Lenin Stadium, Moskva |
Fr |
AW |
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7 |
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3 |
474 |
14 June 1973 -
Italy 2 England 0
Stadio Comunale di Torino, Torino |
AL |
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7 |
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4 |
475 |
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26 September 1973 -
England 7
Austria 0
Empire
Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
64 |
7 |
|
5 |
476 |
17 October 1973 - England 1 Poland
1
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
WCP |
HD |
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7 |
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6 |
477 |
14 November 1973 - England 0
Italy 1
Empire Stadium,
Wembley |
Fr |
HL |
|
7 |
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manager:
Don Revie -
one
full appearance (90 min)x
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Age 29 |
|
14 |
527 |
7 February 1979 -
England 4
Northern
Ireland 0
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley |
ECP |
HW |
|
4 |
|
15 |
528 |
19 May 1979 -
Northern
Ireland 0
England 2
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
|
6 |
|
16 |
529 |
23 May 1979 -
England 0
Wales 0
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley |
HD |
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8 |
|
530 |
26 May 1979 -
England 3
Scotland 1,
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley |
HW |
squad member |
|
531 |
6 June 1979 -
Bulgaria 0
England 3,
Stadion Vasil Levski,
Sofija |
ECP |
HW |
squad/substitute |
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17 |
532 |
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10 June 1979 -
Sweden 0
England 0
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna |
Fr |
AD |
▼(0-0)
67 |
9 |
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533 |
13 June 1979 -
Austria 4
England 3,
Praterstadion, Wien |
AL |
squad/substitute |
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