Tommy Caton
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Stephen Caton[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 October 1962||
Place of birth | Kirkby, England | ||
Date of death | 30 April 1993[1] | (aged 30)||
Place of death | Bampton,[1] Oxfordshire, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1983 | Manchester City | 165 | (8) |
1983–1987 | Arsenal | 81 | (2) |
1987–1988 | Oxford United | 53 | (3) |
1988–1991 | Charlton Athletic | 57 | (5) |
Total | 356 | (18) | |
International career | |||
1981–1984 | England U21 | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Stephen Caton (6 October 1962 – 30 April 1993) was an English
He made 14 appearances for the England under-21 team.[3]
Career
Manchester City
Born in
He reached 100
A season after he came close to collecting an FA Cup winner's medal, Caton was looking like a good bet for a
Arsenal
Caton made his Arsenal debut against
Oxford United
In February 1987, Caton was sold to
Charlton Athletic
He remained at Oxford until 18 November 1988, when he was sold to Charlton Athletic for £100,000[6] in order to play in the First Division again. Caton stayed with Charlton after their relegation in 1990, but was injured the following January and never played first team football again.[citation needed] He finally announced his retirement in March 1993 having failed to make a full recovery. He had played 57 league games for Charlton, scoring five goals.[4]
Personal life
Caton was born in
Honours
Club
Manchester City
Individual
- Manchester City Player of the Year: 1982 [4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Tommy Caton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (10 January 2004). "England – U-21 International Results 1976–1985 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Redshaw, David. "Tommy Caton – Manchester City FC – Biography of his football career at Man City". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Blues Academy Part I". manchestercity.vitalfootball.co.uk. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Tommy Caton". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Tommy Caton 1962–1993". The History of Arsenal. AISA Arsenal History Society. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Jones, Stuart (29 February 1988). "Luton grasp the chance of a Wembley stage". The Times. p. 32.
- ^ a b "Caton dies aged 30". The Independent. London. 1 May 1993. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Andy Caton". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Richard Banyard. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
External links
- Tommy Caton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Charlton Athletic at Sporting Heroes