Tony Waddington
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Waddington[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 November 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 21 January 1994[1] | (aged 69)||
Position(s) |
Wing-half | ||
Youth career | |||
Manchester United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1953 | Crewe Alexandra | 178 | (8) |
Managerial career | |||
1960–1977 | Stoke City | ||
1967 | → Cleveland Stokers (USA) | ||
1979–1981 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Anthony Waddington (9 November 1924 – 21 January 1994) was an English
Waddington had a seven-year playing career with
More fine signings followed as Stoke enjoyed great success at the beginning of the 1970s reaching two FA Cup semi-finals, playing in the
Playing career
Managerial career
He joined
Promotion was achieved in a thrilling
They reached the
But disaster struck in January 1976 as winds of hurricane force battered Stoke-on-Trent and the Victoria Ground was badly damaged. The roof of the Butler street stand collapsed and Stoke had to play a league match against Middlesbrough at nearby Vale Park whilst repair work was carried out. To pay for the repairs the club had to sell their best players, such as Jimmy Greenhoff to Manchester United, Alan Hudson to Arsenal and Mike Pejic to Everton.[1] Waddington had to play inexperienced players in 1976–77 and with the side heading for relegation he left in March 1977. He had spent 25 years at the Victoria Ground as manager, assistant and coach and is considered to be the club's greatest manager having helped them win their first major trophy in 1972.[1]
He then spent two years out of the game before having had a two-year spell in charge of Crewe Alexandra from 1979 to 1981. He returned to Stoke when he was appointed an associate director of the club in 1991 – a position he retained until his death in January 1994 at the age of 69.[1] His son Steve was also a footballer.
Career statistics
Player
Source:[2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Crewe Alexandra | 1946–47 | Third Division North | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
1947–48 | Third Division North | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
1948–49 | Third Division North | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
1949–50 | Third Division North | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
1950–51 | Third Division North | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
1951–52 | Third Division North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
1952–53 | Third Division North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Total | 178 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 193 | 8 |
Manager
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Stoke City | 1 June 1960 | 22 March 1977 | 764 | 265 | 216 | 283 | 34.7 |
Crewe Alexandra | 1 June 1979 | 31 July 1981 | 93 | 24 | 27 | 42 | 25.8 |
Total[3] | 857 | 289 | 243 | 325 | 33.7 |
Honours
- Stoke City
- Football League Second Division champion: 1962–63
- 1972
- 1964
- Watney Cup winner: 1973
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ Tony Waddington at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Tony Waddington". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
External links
- Tony Waddington at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Stoke City legends: Tony Waddington