Tony Singleton
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Joseph Singleton | ||
Date of birth | 30 March 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
Date of death | 29 February 2008[1] | (aged 71)||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1968 | Preston North End | 287 | (0) |
1968 | New York Generals | 12 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Anthony Joseph "Tony" Singleton (30 March 1936 – 29 February 2008) was an English footballer who played as a centre half for Preston North End and New York Generals.
Singleton signed for his hometown club in May 1955, and made his first-team debut in 1960.
In the semi-final of Preston's run in the 1963-64 FA Cup, with the score level at 1–1 against Swansea City, Singleton scored a rare goal from 30 yards to win the game and send Preston to the final,[2] where they lost to West Ham United.
References[]
- ^ "Home Remedy - Home Remedies Shop Reviews".
- ^ "Where are the last semi-final Swans?". Independent. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2008 deaths
- English footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Footballers from Preston, Lancashire
- New York Generals players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Association football midfielders
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- FA Cup Final players