tony marchi - fact file

MIDDLE NAME : TONY VITTORIO MARCHI

Born on 21st January 1933 in Edmonton, London, England.

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Born in Edmonton, Tony attended Raynham Road school in Edmonton and then to Enfield Technical College.

Played for Enfield Schools, Middlesex Schools and London Schools representative sides.

Won four England schoolboys caps in 1947 and was invited to join Tottenham juniors, signing on as an amateur at the age of 15 in July 1948. Played in the Reserves soon after and was the youngest player to play for the first team in the league at the time, when he turned out to face Grimsby Town on 22nd April 1950.

Captained the side in 73 games, as his versatility kept him as a useful reserve, but this may also have hindered his progress as a player, but his dream of playing for Spurs kept him in the shadows; always ready to be called upon. He could have been a regular at any other club in the First Division, but stayed loyal and made six appearances during the Double season. His biggest match was the European Cup Winners Cup final of 1963 in Rotterdam.

Took charge of the Cambridge University side for the Varsity match of 1959

On retirement from playing in 1965, Tony went into management with a post as player/manager at Cambridge City, where he was in charge from May 1965 to March 1967, followed by a spell in charge at Northampton Town in the 1967-68 season.

He used to play for Maldon Cricket Club in Essex, where he retired to after running a wallpaper shop and worked in the building trade.

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Career Record

Club Signed Fee Debut Apps Goals

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (Amateur) July 1948 - ?? ?? ??

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (Professional) ?? - 22nd April 1950 v Grimsby Town (Div 2) (Home) Lost 1-2 ?? ??

Juventus (Italy) Summer 1957 £35,000 ?? ?? ??

AC Lanerossi Vicenza (Italy) ?? Loan ?? ?? ??

AC Torino (Italy) ?? Loan ?? ?? ??

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR June 1959 ?? ?? ?? ??

- ?? ?? ?? ?? ??

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
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Honours
England international
- full caps; - goals
Under-21 caps; goals
Schoolboy - 4 caps; goals
- Cup winners medal 19---

Milestones
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1977

232 league apps in two spells with Spurs.

Worked his way through Tottenham Juniors, then made his debut v Grimsby Town (Second Division) (home) April 1950.

End of 1956-57 he was captain and ever-present.

Tony and his wife Marie run their own wallpaper and paint business in High Street, Maldon, Essex.

Runs the Maldon St. Mary Club in the Mid-Essex Premier League enjoying great success last season with four trophies and reaching the final of the Essex Junior Cup.
Played for them until two seasons ago, when he played his last half season in goal and was still training when the evenings were light enough after work.

Was proud of his time with Tottenham saying, “As a local lad, I realised my ambition in playing for Spurs.”

One of his most precious memories was playing left half in the Spurs side that won the European Cup-Winners Cup against Atletico Madrid in Rotterdam in 1963.

Stays in touch with football through the papers and TV.

He hoped Spurs escaped from their present predicament … “Someone has to go down, but it would be 'criminal' if it happened to Spurs.”

Tony has a unique claim to fame, as, in 1950, he scored for Spurs Reserves away to Southampton Reserves in a 1-0 win, which was the first competitive match ever played under floodlights in this country.

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2008

Pre-match meal : Fillet steak with poached egg followed by rice pudding.

What player of today would you have liked to play alongside : Deco. He's always showed at Barcelona and Portugal that he is an intelligent player and I'm confident he'll do the same at Chelsea. One of his great qualities is that he is always available to pass to.

Which player from your playing days would have been worth £30 million today : Duncan Edwards (Manchester United)

Favourite away ground : Arsenal – I always looked forward to our “local” derby games.

Most memorable game : Winning the European Cup-Winners Cup when we beat Atletico Madrid 5-1. The team played some fantastic football that night.

When were you at your best ? : The 1950s. I captained the side from Christmas Day 1956 until I left for Italy in 1957. We were runners-up to Manchester United in 1957 and I gained England B caps and represented the London XI. I played in 140 consecutive league and cup games between 1954 and 1957 before I transferred to Juventus.

Most difficult opponent ? : Eddie Firmani who played for Charlton Atheltic and then in Italy for Sampdoria and Inter Milan.

Hardest opponent ? : Bobby Smith – I played against him when he was at Chelsea and also in practice matches at Spurs.

What was in your first pay packet ? : £7 a week during the season and £6 in the summer.

How would your Spurs side do in the Premier League ? : The Sixties side was an excellent team, but training and fitness methods have advanced and our lads would have to adjust to a different formation of play. Having said that, they would still be formidable opponents.

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