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Tony Adams
MBE
Tony Adams 2017 portrait (cropped).jpg
Adams in 2017
Personal information
Full nameTony Alexander Adams[1]
Date of birth10 October 1966 
     (aged 60)
[1]
Place of birthRomford, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Playing positionCentre back
Youth career
1980–1983Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–2002Arsenal504(32)
National team
1985–1986England U215(1)
1989–1990England B[2]4(1)
1987–2000England66(5)
Teams managed
2003–2004Wycombe Wanderers
2008–2009Portsmouth
2010–2011Gabala
2017Granada
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Tony Adams MBE (born 10 October 1966) is an English former footballer. He has played for Arsenal and the English national team.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
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[4] First Division 16 0 1 0 1 0 — — 18 0
1985–86[5] First Division 10 0 0 0 0 0 — — 10 0
1986–87[6] First Division 42 6 4 0 9 0 — — 55 6
1987–88[7] First Division 39 2 4 0 8 0 — — 51 2
1988–89[8] First Division 36 4 2 0 5 0 — 3[a] 1 46 5
1989–90[9] First Division 38 5 3 0 4 0 — 1[b] 0 46 5
1990–91[10] First Division 30 1 3 1 4 2 — — 37 4
1991–92[11] First Division 35 2 1 0 3 0 4[c] 0 1[b] 0 44 2
1992–93[12] Premier League 35 0 8 2 9 0 — — 52 2
1993–94[13] Premier League 35 0 3 2 2 0 8[d] 2 1[b] 0 49 4
1994–95[14] Premier League 27 3 1 0 4 1 10[e] 0 — 42 4
1995–96[15] Premier League 21 1 2 0 5 2 — — 28 3
1996–97[16] Premier League 28 3 3 0 3 0 1[f] 0 — 35 3
1997–98[17] Premier League 26 3 6 0 2 0 2[f] 0 — 36 3
1998–99[18] Premier League 26 1 5 0 0 0 4[c] 1 1[b] 0 36 2
1999–2000[19] Premier League 21 0 1 1 0 0 11[g] 0 0 0 33 1
2000–01[20] Premier League 26 1 4 1 0 0 8[c] 0 — 38 2
2001–02[21] 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
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Centenary Trophy[source?]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearances in European Cup/UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  5. ↑ Eight appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup; two appearances in European Super Cup
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  7. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Cup; five appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[22]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1987 6 1
1988 11 3
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
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Adams goal.[22]
List of international goals scored by Tony Adams
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 11 November 1987 Stadion Crvene Zvezde, Belgrade, Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia 4–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying [23]
2 23 March 1988 Wembley Stadium, London, England File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2–2 2–2 Friendly [24]
3 18 June 1988 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany  USSR 1–1 1–3 UEFA Euro 1988 [25]
4 16 November 1988 King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 1–1 1–1 Friendly [26]
5 31 May 2000 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Ukraine 2–0 2–0 Friendly [27]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure[source?]
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Wycombe Wanderers 5 November 2003 9 November 2004 53 12 21 20 22.6
Portsmouth 28 October 2008 9 February 2009 21 4 6 11 19.0
Gabala 12 May 2010 16 November 2011 45 17 15 13 37.8
Granada 10 April 2017 3 June 2017 7 0 0 7 &00.0
Total 126 33 42 51 26.2

Honours

Adams statue outside Arsenal's Emirates Stadium

Arsenal

Individual

Orders

Publications

Tony Adams Media

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile (1999). Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.
  2. ↑ England's Matches the B team. England Football Online. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmB.html. Retrieved 28 March 2020. 
  3. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 358.
  4. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 362.
  5. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 366.
  6. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 372.
  7. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 376.
  8. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 380.
  9. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 384.
  10. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 388.
  11. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 392.
  12. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 396.
  13. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 400.
  14. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 404.
  15. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 408.
  16. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 414.
  17. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 418.
  18. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 422.
  19. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 426.
  20. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 430.
  21. ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 434.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 General Information about the player Tony Adams. national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  23. ↑ Yugoslavia vs. England. national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  24. ↑ England vs. Netherlands. national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  25. ↑ England vs. Soviet Union. national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  26. ↑ Saudi Arabia vs. England. national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  27. ↑ England vs. Ukraine. national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 "England Players – Tony Adams 1988". englandfootballonline.com. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersA/BioAdamsTA.html. Retrieved 27 March 2024. 
  29. ↑ Tony Adams: OverviewPremier League.
  30. ↑ Pye, Steven. How Arsenal won the Centenary Trophy, the least celebrated title in their history. The Guardian (4 January 2017). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  31. ↑ Tony Adams Hall of Fame profileNational Football Museum. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  32. ↑ Rio Ferdinand, Petr Cech and Tony Adams inducted into Premier League Hall of Fame. BBC Sport (3 May 2023). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  33. ↑ Football Legends list in full. BBC Sport (4 August 1998). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  34. ↑ Keogh, Frank (20 April 2001). "Too much too young?". BBC Sport. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/1287799.stm. Retrieved 7 July 2017. 
  35. ↑ Pierrend, José. European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1998 (26 March 2005)Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  36. ↑ Owen miss nets award. 14 April 2003. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2399669/Owen-miss-nets-award.html. Retrieved 7 July 2017. 
  37. ↑ "Fergie & Giggs honoured". Sky Sports. 15 May 2012. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/7758225/fergie-giggs-honoured. Retrieved 7 July 2017. 
  38. ↑ FWA Tribute to Tony Adams a Success (19 January 2003)Football Writers' Association. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  39. ↑ Maidment (2008), p. 148.
  40. ↑ Brodkin, Jon (12 June 1999). "Adams seals recovery with a gong". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/jun/12/newsstory.sport2. Retrieved 7 July 2017. 
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