Tommy Langley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas William Langley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1958[1] | ||
| Place of birth |
Elephant & Castle , London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1974 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1980 | Chelsea | 142 | (40) |
| 1980–1981 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | (8) |
| 1981–1983 | Crystal Palace | 59 | (8) |
| 1983–1984 | AEK Athens | 5 | (0) |
| 1984 | Coventry City | 2 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | (4) |
| 1984–1985 | Aldershot | 16 | (4) |
| 1985–1986 | South China | ? | (?) |
| 1986–1988 | Aldershot | 81 | (21) |
| 1988–1989 | Exeter City | 21 | (2) |
| 1989 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 5 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Slough Town | 56 | (19) |
| 1991 | Aylesbury United | 2 | (1) |
| 1991 | St Albans City | 5 | (1) |
| 1992 | Basingstoke Town | ||
| 1992 | Staines Town | ||
| 1992–1993 |
Wokingham Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 1978 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas William Langley (born 8 February 1958) is an English retired footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s as a striker. He is currently one of the hosts of Matchnight Live on Chelsea TV.
Club career
Chelsea
Langley began his career as an apprentice with
Queens Park Rangers
After Chelsea's failure to gain instant promotion in
Crystal Palace
Following his brief stay at QPR, Langley joined Crystal Palace in March 1981, for £200,000.[4] where he played until 1983. During his time at Crystal Palace he appeared in 59 league games and scored 8 goals (71 and 10 in all competitions).[4][5]
AEK Athens and Coventry City
In 1983,[4] Langley left English football for a spell with AEK Athens. Langley only appeared in five matches for the Greek club and returned to England to play for Coventry City halfway into the season. Langley appeared in two games for Coventry. During his seven combined appearances with the two sides during the 1983–84 season, he did not score any goals.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
After a somewhat disappointing 1983–84 season, Langley joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1984 where he scored four goals in 23 appearances. He finished the 1984–85 season at Aldershot Town where he scored another four goals in 16 games.
South China
After his stint with the Wanderers and Aldershot, Langley left Europe in 1985 to play for Hong Kong-based South China.
Aldershot F.C.
After spending a year in Asia, Langley returned to England and rejoined Aldershot in 1986. He spent two more years with the club appearing in 81 matches and scoring 21 goals.
Exeter City
Langley then went on to finish his English career with Exeter City where he appeared in 21 matches scoring two goals during the 1988–89 season with the club.
Tampa Bay Rowdies
He left Europe for the second time in 1989 this time going to the United States to play for the now defunct
International career
Langley won England Honours at Schoolboy, Under-21 and 'B' levels.[7]
After football
After Langley's playing days were over, he has still been a part of the game with a career in sport media. He took on his first presenting role as a commentator on Chelsea Radio in 1997. After the radio show, Langley went on to his role as Football Reporter on
Immediately after leaving football, he joined Nashua in Bracknell where he was in dealer sales for copiers and fax machines. His colleague was his ex Aldershot teammate, Graham Cox.
References
- ^ a b "Tommy Langley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ISBN 0-9511640-0-7
- ^ ISBN 0907969542.
- ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ 1989 American Soccer League. A-leaguearchive.tripod.com (27 January 2007). Retrieved on 9 January 2012.
- ISBN 0-9511640-0-7
- ^ Tommy Langley. chelseafc.com
External links
- Tommy Langley on the Chelsea in America Celebrity Podcast (2009).
- Tommy Langley at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database