Tony Adams
.jpg) Adams in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tony Alexander Adams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1966[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Romford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1983 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–2002 | Arsenal | 504 | (32) |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1986 | England U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 1989–1990 | England B[2] | 4 | (1) |
| 1987–2000 | England | 66 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| 2008–2009 | Portsmouth | ||
| 2010–2011 | Gabala | ||
| 2017 | Granada | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tony Adams MBE (born 10 October 1966) is an English former footballer. He has played for Arsenal and the English national team.
Career statistics
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[change | change source]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 1983–84[3] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85[4] | First Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 1985–86[5] | First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1986–87[6] | First Division | 42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 6 | |||
| 1987–88[7] | First Division | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 2 | |||
| 1988–89[8] | First Division | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 46 | 5 | ||
| 1989–90[9] | First Division | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 46 | 5 | ||
| 1990–91[10] | First Division | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 1991–92[11] | First Division | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 1992–93[12] | Premier League | 35 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 2 | |||
| 1993–94[13] | Premier League | 35 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8[d] | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | 49 | 4 | |
| 1994–95[14] | Premier League | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10[e] | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96[15] | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 1996–97[16] | Premier League | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| 1997–98[17] | Premier League | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 1998–99[18] | Premier League | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 1999–2000[19] | Premier League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2000–01[20] | Premier League | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02[21] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 504 | 32 | 54 | 8 | 59 | 5 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 672 | 49 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Football League Centenary Trophy[source?]
- 1 2 3 4 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
- 1 2 3 Appearances in European Cup/UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
- ↑ Eight appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup; two appearances in European Super Cup
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Cup; five appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
[change | change source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1987 | 6 | 1 |
| 1988 | 11 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 66 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Adams goal.[22]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 November 1987 | Stadion Crvene Zvezde, Belgrade, Yugoslavia |  Yugoslavia | 4–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying | [23] |
| 2 | 23 March 1988 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Netherlands | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | [24] |
| 3 | 18 June 1988 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany |  Soviet Union | 1–1 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 1988 | [25] |
| 4 | 16 November 1988 | King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | [26] |
| 5 | 31 May 2000 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  Ukraine | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [27] |
Managerial statistics
[change | change source]| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 5 November 2003 | 9 November 2004 | 53 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 22.6 |
| Portsmouth | 28 October 2008 | 9 February 2009 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19.0 |
| Gabala | 12 May 2010 | 16 November 2011 | 45 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 37.8 |
| Granada | 10 April 2017 | 3 June 2017 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Total | 126 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 26.2 | ||
Honours
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Arsenal
- Football League First Division: 1988–89, 1990–91[28]
- Premier League: 1997–98, 2001–02[29]
- FA Cup: 1992–93, 1997–98, 2001–02[28]
- Football League Cup: 1986–87, 1992–93[28]
- FA Charity Shield: 1991 (shared), 1998[28]
- Football League Centenary Trophy: 1988[30]
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1993–94[28]
Individual
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2004[31]
- Premier League Hall of Fame: 2023[32]
- Football League 100 Legends[33]
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 1986–87[34]
- PFA First Division/Premier League Team of the Year: 1986–87, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97[28]
- Ballon d'Or nominated: 1998[35]
- Premier League 10 Seasons Awards: (1992–93 to 2001–02)[36]
- Domestic Team of the Decade
- Overall Team of the Decade
- Premier League 20 Seasons Awards: (1992–93 to 2011–12)[37]
- Public choice Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons
- Panel choice Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons
- FWA Tribute Award: 2002–03[38]
- Arsenal Player of the Season: 1986−87, 1989−90, 1993−94[39]
Orders
Publications
[change | change source]- Adams, Tony; Ridley, Ian (1999). Addicted. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 978-0002187954.
- —————; ————— (2017). Sober: Football. My Story. My Life. London: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4711-5674-8.
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.
- ↑ "England's Matches the B team". England Football Online. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 358.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 362.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 366.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 372.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 376.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 380.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 384.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 388.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 392.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 396.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 400.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 404.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 408.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 414.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 418.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 422.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 426.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 430.
- ↑ James, Andrews & Kelly (2018), p. 434.
- 1 2 "General Information about the player Tony Adams". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Yugoslavia vs. England". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "England vs. Netherlands". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "England vs. Soviet Union". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Saudi Arabia vs. England". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "England vs. Ukraine". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "England Players – Tony Adams 1988". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Tony Adams: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024.
- ↑ Pye, Steven (4 January 2017). "How Arsenal won the Centenary Trophy, the least celebrated title in their history". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Tony Adams Hall of Fame profile". National Football Museum. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Rio Ferdinand, Petr Cech and Tony Adams inducted into Premier League Hall of Fame". BBC Sport. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Football Legends list in full". BBC Sport. 4 August 1998. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ Keogh, Frank (20 April 2001). "Too much too young?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ Pierrend, José (26 March 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1998". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "Owen miss nets award". The Telegraph. 14 April 2003. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ "Fergie & Giggs honoured". Sky Sports. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ "FWA Tribute to Tony Adams a Success". Football Writers' Association. 19 January 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ Maidment (2008), p. 148.
- ↑ Brodkin, Jon (12 June 1999). "Adams seals recovery with a gong". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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