Tony Leighton

English footballer and manager

Tony Leighton
Personal information
Full name Anthony Leighton
Date of birth (1939-11-27)27 November 1939
Place of birth Leeds, England
Date of death 4 April 1978(1978-04-04) (aged 38)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1959 Leeds United 0 (0)
1959–1962 Doncaster Rovers 83 (45)
1962–1964 Barnsley 107 (59)
1964–1968 Huddersfield Town 90 (40)
1968–1970 Bradford City 88 (23)
Managerial career
1970–1973 Bradford Park Avenue
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Leighton (27 November 1939 – 4 April 1978) was a professional footballer who played as a striker for a number of Yorkshire clubs.

Born in Leeds, Leighton played for Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City.[1]

He managed Bradford Park Avenue from December 1970 until October 1973.[citation needed]

Leighton died of motor neurone disease on 4 April 1978, aged 38.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Tony Leighton". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  2. ^ Popplewell, Mike (11 May 2018). "Tony's huge sporting legacy". The Press. Batley. p. 14. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. – managers
  • Halliday (1907–08)
  • Maley (1911–24)
  • O'Rourke (1924–25)
  • Ingram (1925–34)
  • Hardy (1934–36)
  • Steele (1936–43)
  • Buckingham (1951–53)
  • Kirkman (1953–54)
  • Breedon (1955)
  • Corkhill (1956)
  • Scoular (1960–64)
  • McCalman (1968)
  • Brown (1968–69)
  • McCalman (1969–70)
  • Leighton (1970–73)
  • Mackay (1989–93)
  • Rayner (1993–97)
  • Storton (1997–2004)
  • Shutt (2004–05)
  • Brook (2005–06)
  • Sharpe (2006–07)
  • Phillips (2007–08)
  • Cameron (2008)
  • Marsh and Stokes (2008)
  • Deacey (2008–09)
  • Sinnott (2009)
  • Deacey (2009–10)
  • Collins (2010)
  • Deacey (2010–15)
  • Drury (2015–16)
  • Edmondson (2016)
  • Meechan (2016)
  • Bower (2016–19)
  • Thompson (2019)
  • Bower (2019–23)
  • Whitaker (2023–)


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