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Tony Adams (footballer)

Personal information
Full nameAnthony Alexander Adams
Date of birth10 October 1966(age 44)
Place of birthRomford, England
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionDefender

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Anthony "Tony" Alexander Adams, MBE (born 10 October 1966 in Romford, is an English football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Azerbaijan side Gabala FC.

Adams spent his entire playing career of 22 years as a defender at Arsenal, and is considered one of the club's greatest players of all time by the club's own fans and was included in the Football League 100 Legends. He wore the number 6 shirt for Arsenal and 5 for England. With Arsenal, he won four top flight division titles, three FA Cups, two Football League Cups, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and three FA Community Shields.

When his playing career finished Adams went into football management, spending periods in charge of Wycombe Wanderers and Portsmouth before his current role.

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Adams: I am the boss, I am the man - Sport.co.uk Tweet this news
Sport.co.uk--Arsenal legend -Tony Adams- admits he is loving life in Azerbaijan with his new club Gabala FC, suggesting the challenge of building a club up from top to ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:31:18 GMT+00:00
City cuts parks and rec. director from coaching - WLTZ - NBC 38 (blog) Tweet this news
WLTZ - NBC 38 (blog)--Parks and Recreation director -Tony Adams- and employee Herman Porter are on administrative leave pending a criminal investigation into the department. ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:54:57 GMT+00:00
No. 2 Newman conintues dominance in NIC - Mason City Globe Gazette Tweet this news
Mason City Globe Gazette--“I was worried with how we would stay focused,” Newman coach -Tony Adams- said. “This was six games in four days.” Starting pitching set the tone of the ... - Date : Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:20:51 GMT+00:00
Donnelly Squeaks to Assembly Win - Crestline Courier-News Tweet this news
Crestline Courier-News---...- and former Minute Man leader Tim Donnelly squeaked to victory in Tuesday's race to replace departing 59th District Assemblyman -Anthony Adams-. ... - Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:02:02 GMT+00:00
Talent aplenty as Newman, Mason City set to tangle today at Roosevelt - Mason City Globe Gazette Tweet this news
Mason City Globe Gazette--“We are capable of playing with them but we need to play extremely well,” Newman coach -Tony Adams- said. “I really think we are a nice ball club. ... - Date : Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:41:07 GMT+00:00
"Eyes Look Your Last": Tony Award-Winning Revival of Hair Closes On Broadway ... - Playbill.com Tweet this news
Playbill.com--The Hair creative team includes set designer Scott Pask, costume designer Michael McDonald, lighting designer Kevin -Adams-, sound designer Acme Sound ... - Date : Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:08:20 GMT+00:00
Theater review: Dallas Theater Center's reshaped 'Superman' is almost super - Dallas Morning News Tweet this news
Dallas Morning News--Composer Charles Strouse and lyricist Lee -Adams- (who won -Tony- Awards for their earlier Bye Bye Birdie and later Applause) wrote four new songs, ... - Date : Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:41:14 GMT+00:00
Columbus mayor orders probe into parks department - WRCB-TV Tweet this news
WRCB-TV---...- funding of a travel basketball team sponsored by Nike. Parks and Recreation Director -Tony Adams- has until June 8 to file a written response to the audit.--- - Date : Sat, 29 May 2010 16:46:10 GMT+00:00
Griffin-Adams celebrate birthday - LubbockOnline.com (blog) Tweet this news
LubbockOnline.com (blog)--And I almost forgot: The Griffin-Adams Band, a new group formed by Robin Griffin and -Tony Adams-, will play for the public for the first time from 8:30 pm to ... - Date : Fri, 28 May 2010 20:27:59 GMT+00:00
Columbus Mayor and Internal Auditor address questions about conflict of ... - WRBL Tweet this news
WRBL--Both Redmond and the Mayor said they are waiting for a response from Parks and Rec Director -Tony Adams-. That comes on June 8th. Yesterday -Tony Adams- ... - Date : Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:18:28 GMT+00:00

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Kenny Sansom
Arsenal Captain
1988-2002
Succeeded by
Patrick Vieira
Preceded by
David Platt
England Captain
1994-1996
Succeeded by
Alan Shearer
Preceded by
Alan Shearer
England Captain
October 7, 2000
Succeeded by
David Beckham

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Kenny Sansom
Arsenal F.C. Captain
1988-2002
Succeeded by
Patrick Vieira
Preceded by
David Platt
England football captain
1995-1996
Succeeded by
Alan Shearer
Preceded by
Alan Shearer
England football captain
October 7, 2000
Retired after one game
Succeeded by
David Beckham

Youth career
YearsClub
1980 � 1983Arsenal

Senior career
YearsClubAppsGoals
1983 � 2002Arsenal50432

National Team
YearsTeamAppsGoals
1985 � 1986England U-2151
1989 � 1990England B41
1987 � 2000England665

Teams managed
YearsClub
2003 � 2004Wycombe Wanderers
2008 � 2009Portsmouth
2010 �Gabala

Player :
Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1983 � 84 Arsenal First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1984 � 85 16 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
1985 � 86 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1986 � 87 42 6 4 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 55 6
1987 � 88 39 2 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 51 2
1988 � 89 36 4 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 43 4
1989 � 90 38 5 3 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 46 5
1990 � 91 30 1 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 37 4
1991 � 92 35 2 1 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 44 2
1992 � 93 Premier League 35 0 8 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 52 2
1993 � 94 35 0 3 2 3 0 8 1 1 0 50 0
1994 � 95 27 3 1 0 4 1 10 0 2 0 44 4
1995 � 96 21 1 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 28 3
1996 � 97 28 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 35 3
1997 � 98 26 3 6 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 36 3
1998 � 99 26 1 5 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 36 2
1999 � 2000 21 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 33 1
2000 � 01 26 1 4 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 38 2
2001 � 02 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
Total 504 32 54 8 60 5 48 3 6 0 672 48

International goals :
Num Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 November 1987 Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia YUG 4 � 1 Win Euro 1988 qualifying
2 23 March 1988 Wembley Stadium, London, England Netherlands 2 � 2 Draw Friendly
3 18 June 1988 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany USSR 1 � 3 Loss Euro 1988
4 16 November 1988 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1 � 1 Draw Friendly
5 31 May 2000 Wembley Stadium, London, England Ukraine 2 � 0 Win Friendly

Manager :
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Wycombe Wanderers England 5 November 2003 9 November 2004 53 12 21 20 22.64
Portsmouth1 England 26 October 2008 8 February 2009 22 4 7 11  
Gabala Azerbaijan 11 May 2010 Present 24 9 8 7  

England squad UEFA Euro 1988

Shilton, Stevens, Sansom, Webb, Watson, Adams, Bryan Robson, Steven, Beardsley, Lineker, Barnes, Waddle, Woods, Anderson, McMahon, Reid, Hoddle, Hateley, Wright, Dorigo
Coach : Bobby Robson

England squad UEFA Euro 1996 semi-finalists

Seaman, G. Neville, Pearce, Ince, Adams (c), Southgate, Platt, Gascoigne, Shearer, Sheringham, Anderton, Howey, Flowers, Barmby, Redknapp, Campbell, McManaman, Ferdinand, P. Neville, Stone, Fowler, Walker
Coach : Venables

England squad 1998 FIFA World Cup

Seaman, Campbell, Le Saux, Ince, Adams, Southgate, Beckham, Batty, Shearer (c), Sheringham, McManaman, Neville, Martyn, Anderton, Merson, Scholes, Lee, Keown, L. Ferdinand, Owen, R. Ferdinand, Flowers
Coach : Hoddle

England squad UEFA Euro 2000

Seaman, G. Neville, P. Neville, Campbell, Adams, Keown, Beckham, Scholes, Shearer (c), Owen, McManaman, Southgate, Martyn, Ince, Barry, Gerrard, Wise, Barmby, Heskey, Phillips, Fowler, Wright
Coach : Keegan

PFA Young Player of the Year

1974: Beattie * 1975: Day * 1976: Barnes * 1977: Gray * 1978: Woodcock * 1979: Regis * 1980: Hoddle * 1981: Shaw * 1982: Moran * 1983: Rush * 1984: Walsh * 1985: Hughes * 1986: Cottee * 1987: Adams * 1988: Gascoigne * 1989: Merson * 1990: Le Tissier * 1991: Sharpe * 1992: Giggs * 1993: Giggs * 1994: Cole * 1995: Fowler * 1996: Fowler * 1997: Beckham * 1998: Owen * 1999: Anelka * 2000: Kewell * 2001: Gerrard * 2002: Bellamy * 2003: Jenas * 2004: Parker * 2005: Rooney * 2006: Rooney * 2007: C. Ronaldo * 2008: Fàbregas * 2009: Young * 2010: Milner



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