Tony Waiters
Anthony Keith Waiters (1 February 1937 – 10 November 2020) was an English footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for Blackpool, Burnley, and the England national team. He was the manager of Canada when they played at the 1986 World Cup[1][2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Keith Waiters | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Southport, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 November 2020 (aged 83) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1958 | Bishop Auckland | ||
| 1958–1959 | Macclesfield Town | 11 | (0) |
| 1959–1967 | Blackpool | 257 | (0) |
| 1970–1972 | Burnley | 38 | (0) |
| Total | 306 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1964 | England | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1972–1977 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 1977–1979 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| 1981–1986 | Canada | ||
| 1990–1991 | Canada | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Waiters died on 10 November 2020, aged 83.[3]
References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Canada's World Cup Coach Struggles to Put Together a Winning Soccer Team. 11 May 1986. http://articles.latimes.com/1986-05-11/sports/sp-5654_1_misl.
- ↑ Former Plymouth Argyle manager Tony Waiters passes away aged 83. Plymouth Live. https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/former-plymouth-argyle-manager-tony-4685394/. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
Other websites
- Waiters' official website Archived 2018-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- England profile
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