Tony Cottee
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antony Richard Cottee | ||
Date of birth | 11 July 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Forest Gate, London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1988 | West Ham United | 212 | (92) |
1988–1994 | Everton | 184 | (72) |
1994–1996 | West Ham United | 67 | (23) |
1996–1997 |
Selangor | 24 | (14) |
1997–2000 | Leicester City | 85 | (27) |
1997 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2000 | Norwich City | 7 | (1) |
2000–2001 | Barnet | 16 | (9) |
2001 | Millwall | 2 | (0) |
Total | 602 | (239) | |
International career | |||
1984–1987 |
England U21 | 8 | (1) |
1986–1989 | England | 7 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2000–2001 | Barnet | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antony Richard Cottee (born 11 July 1965) is an English former professional footballer and manager who now works as a television football commentator.
As a player, he was a
He played in Everton's
Playing career
West Ham United
Born in
He was a prolific scorer in first spell at West Ham, where he was voted the PFA Young Player of the Year in 1986, the year where West Ham finished third (their highest league finish to date) and came just four points away from the title. He scored 20 times in the league during that season, though his strike partner Frank McAvennie did even better with 26 league goals. Still, their 46-goal strike partnership was the most prolific in the league that season.[5]
Everton
Cottee briefly became the most expensive player to be signed by a British club when on 2 August 1988 he joined
He made his Everton debut on 27 August 1988, the opening day of the
Cottee spent his first season at
He managed 16 league goals in
New manager Mike Walker, who arrived in January 1994, promised an overhaul of the squad and Cottee was soon being linked with a move back to his beloved West Ham.
Return to West Ham
He returned to West Ham United on 7 September 1994 in a part exchange deal for defender David Burrows plus cash. Everton manager Mike Walker had signed Nigerian Daniel Amokachi fresh from World Cup duty and financed the move by selling Cottee, much to Everton fans' disapproval. He had played 184 league games in six years for the Toffees, scoring 76 goals, but had not won any major trophies, and Everton had never finished higher than sixth during his time there. His overall career tally for league goals now stood at 164.[7]
Cottee made his second debut for the Hammers away to Liverpool and was sent off after 54 minutes, although his first season back at
Selangor and Leicester City
In the autumn of 1996, he joined Malaysian club
In
Later career
In September 2000, Cottee joined Norwich City as player-coach under recently appointed manager Bryan Hamilton,[15] however this did not last long as Cottee struggled to meet the demands placed on him, scoring two goals against Blackpool in the League Cup[16] and Sheffield United in the league.[17]
A week after resigning from Barnet, Cottee signed for
Management career
After being released by Norwich on 31 October 2000, he took over as player-manager of
International career
Cottee made his debut for
Personal life
Cottee has stated that he diligently maintains a scrapbook containing press cuttings of every goal he scored throughout his playing career.[20][21]
Media career
He is currently a commentator with Sky Sports and occasional pundit for Malaysian network Astro, appearing on its 2010 World Cup and Premier League studio coverage in Kuala Lumpur.[22]
Film career
Cottee made a cameo appearance in the 2018 action film, Final Score in which he was murdered on live television.[23]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Ham United | 1982–83 | First Division | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 5 | ||
1983–84 | First Division | 39 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 47 | 19 | |||
1984–85 | First Division | 41 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 50 | 24 | |||
1985–86 | First Division | 42 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 52 | 26 | |||
1986–87 | First Division | 42 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | – | 1[b] | 1 | 54 | 29 | ||
1987–88 | First Division | 40 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 44 | 15 | ||
Total | 212 | 92 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 14 | — | 1 | 1 | 256 | 118 | |||
Everton | 1988–89 | First Division | 36 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 5[c] | 3 | 54 | 18 | |
1989–90 | First Division | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 15 | |||
1990–91 | First Division | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 6[b] | 8 | 42 | 24 | ||
1991–92 | First Division | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 32 | 10 | ||
1992–93 | Premier League | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 13 | |||
1993–94 | Premier League | 39 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 46 | 19 | |||
1994–95 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | 184 | 72 | 21 | 4 | 23 | 11 | — | 13 | 12 | 241 | 99 | |||
West Ham United | 1994–95 | Premier League | 31 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 15 | ||
1995–96 | Premier League | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 39 | 12 | |||
1996–97 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
Total | 67 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 80 | 28 | ||||
Selangor[citation needed ]
|
1996–97 | Liga Perdana | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 17 | |||
Leicester City | 1997–98 | Premier League | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | |
1998–99 | Premier League | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 37 | 16 | |||
1999–2000 | Premier League | 33 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 13 | |||
2000–01 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | 85 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 100 | 34 | |||
Birmingham City (loan) | 1997–98 | First Division | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
Norwich City | 2000–01 | First Division | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
Barnet | 2000–01 | Third Division | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | ||
Millwall | 2000–01 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 602 | 239 | 64 | 22 | 61 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 742 | 309 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Malaysia FA Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Full Members' Cup
- ^ Four appearances and three goals in Full Members' Cup, one appearance in Football League Centenary Trophy
- UEFA Cup
Honours
Everton
Selangor
- Malaysia FA Cup: 1997
Leicester City
England
Individual
References
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- ^ "Tony Cottee". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "TC and gang are top cats for our appeal launch". edp24.co.uk. 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Tony Cottee". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Tony Cottee". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Everton Hatricks". Toffeeweb.com. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "Tony Cottee". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ Taylor, Louise (14 January 2011). "The game that forced Kenny Dalglish to resign as Liverpool manager". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "ToffeeWeb - History - Everton Hat-tricks". www.toffeeweb.com.
- ^ "Brits abroad - Tony Cottee". Sky Sports.
- ^ Shaw, Phil (14 November 1998). "Football: Cottee approaches the elite 200 club – Sport". The Independent. London. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Cottee ends Sunderland resistance". The Guardian. 18 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ Crooks, Garth (22 November 2015). "Garth Crooks' team of the week: Kane, Coutinho, Vardy, De Gea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Top Division English League Goal Scorers 1888-2015". free-elements.com. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Cottee clinches Canaries deal". BBC News. 10 September 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Norwich 3–3 Blackpool". BBC. 19 September 2000. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Norwich 4–2 Sheffield Utd". BBC. 21 October 2000. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Cottee completes the set". BBC Sport Online. 28 March 2001. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
- ^ "Cottee leaves Barnet". BBC News. 16 March 2001. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ Berry, Mike (6 November 2000). "Cottee takes hold of guiding hand". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ^ "Greyhound Express Issue 4". 31 May 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Tony Cottee | Tony Cottee now | What is Tony Cottee doing now". 16 June 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Final Score is incredibly stupid, but also kind of wonderful". JOE.co.uk. 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Player search: Cottee, AR (Tony)". English National Football Archive (ENFA). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Leicester triumph at Wembley". BBC Sport. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
External links
- Tony Cottee at Soccerbase
- Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
- Tony Cottee at England Football Online