Tony Adams
English footballer and manager (born 1966)
Tony Adams MBE (born 10 October 1966) is an English former footballer. He has played for Arsenal and the English national team.
![]() Adams in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tony Alexander Adams[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 10 October 1966||
Place of birth | Romford, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1980–1983 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–2002 | Arsenal | 504 | (32) |
National team | |||
1985–1986 | England U21 | 5 | (1) |
1989–1990 | England B[2] | 4 | (1) |
1987–2000 | England | 66 | (5) |
Teams managed | |||
2003–2004 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
2008–2009 | Portsmouth | ||
2010–2011 | Gabala | ||
2017 | Granada | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career statistics
changeClub | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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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[3] | First Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
1985–86[3] | First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
1986–87[3] | First Division | 42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 6 | |||
1987–88[3] | First Division | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 2 | |||
1988–89[3] | First Division | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 46 | 5 | ||
1989–90[3] | First Division | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 46 | 5 | ||
1990–91[3] | First Division | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
1991–92[3] | First Division | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
1992–93[3] | Premier League | 35 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 2 | |||
1993–94[3] | Premier League | 35 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8[d] | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | 49 | 4 | |
1994–95[3] | Premier League | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10[e] | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | ||
1995–96[3] | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
1996–97[4] | Premier League | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
1997–98[5] | Premier League | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
1998–99[6] | Premier League | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[g] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
1999–2000[7] | Premier League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11[h] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2000–01[8] | Premier League | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[g] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
2001–02[9] | 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 |
- ↑ Appearances in Football League Centenary Trophy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
- ↑ Appearances in European Cup
- ↑ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
- ↑ 8 appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup, 2 appearances in Super Cup
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Appearances in Champions League
- ↑ 6 appearances in UEFA Cup, 5 appearances in Champions League
International career statistics
changeEngland national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1987 | 6 | 1 |
1988 | 11 | 3 |
1989 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
International goals
change- Scores and results list England's goal tally first.[12]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 11 November 1987 | Stadion Crvene Zvedze, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying |
2. | 23 March 1988 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Netherlands | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
3. | 18 June 1988 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt Germany | Soviet Union | 1–1 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 1988 |
4. | 16 November 1988 | King Fahd Stadium, Riyahd, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
5. | 31 May 2000 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Ukraine | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics
change- As of 3 June 2017
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Wycombe Wanderers | 5 November 2003 | 9 November 2004 | 53 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 22.6 | [13] |
Portsmouth | 28 October 2008 | 9 February 2009 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18.2 | [13] |
Granada | 10 April 2017 | 3 June 2017 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | [13] |
Total | 82 | 16 | 28 | 38 | 19.5 | — |
Honours
changeArsenal
- Football League First Division: 1988–89, 1990–91[14]
- Premier League: 1997–98, 2001–02[15]
- FA Cup: 1992–93, 1997–98, 2001–02[14]
- Football League Cup: 1986–87, 1992–93[14]
- Football League Centenary Trophy: 1988[16]
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1993–94[14]
- FA Charity Shield: 1991 (Shared),[17] 1998[18]
Individual
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 1986–87[19]
- PFA First Division/Premier League Team of the Year: 1986–87, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97[20]
- PFA Team of the Century (1907–2007):
- Premier League 10 Seasons Awards: (1992–93 – 2001–02)
- Premier League 20 Seasons Awards: (1992–93 – 2011–12)
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2004[20]
- Football League 100 Legends[20]
Orders
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.
- ↑ "England's Matches the B team". England Football Online. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 "Tony Adams". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Tony Adams in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Tony Adams in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Tony Adams in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Tony Adams in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Tony Adams in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Tony Adams in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tony Adams". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Tony Alexander Adams - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.
- ↑ "Tony Alexander Adams". England Stats. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Managers: Tony Adams". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Mannion, Damian (5 October 2011). "Arsenal's greatest ever captains: Tony Adams, Patrick Vieira, Frank McLintock, Wojciech Szczesny?". TalkSport. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "Tony Adams: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ↑ "Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy 1988". Football Database. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ "1991/92 F.A. Charity Shield". Footballsite. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ↑ Moore, Glenn (10 August 1998). "Football: Arsenal show United little charity". The Independent. London. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Too much too young?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 "England Players – Tony Adams 1988". England Football Online. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ "Team of the Century: 1997–2007 – the Premiership's finest of the last decade". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ "Your overall Team of the Century: the world's greatest-ever XI revealed!". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Owen miss nets award". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Fergie & Giggs honoured". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ Brodkin, Jon (12 June 1999). "Adams seals recovery with a gong". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2017.