Tony Adams

Tony Adams MBE (born 10 October 1966) is an English former footballer. He has played for Arsenal and the English national team.

Tony Adams
MBE
Adams in 2010
Personal information
Full name Tony Alexander Adams[1]
Date of birth (1966-10-10) 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)
National team
1985–1986 England U21 5 (1)
1989–1990 England B[2] 4 (1)
1987–2000 England 66 (5)
Teams managed
2003–2004 Wycombe Wanderers
2008–2009 Portsmouth
2010–2011 Gabala
2017 Granada
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals Apps Goals
Arsenal 1983–84[3]First Division300000— — 30
1984–85[3]First Division1601010— — 180
1985–86[3]First Division1000000— — 100
1986–87[3]First Division4264090— — 556
1987–88[3]First Division3924080— — 512
1988–89[3]First Division3642050— 3[lower-alpha 1]1 465
1989–90[3]First Division3853040— 1[lower-alpha 2]0465
1990–91[3]First Division3013142— — 374
1991–92[3]First Division35210304[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 2]0442
1992–93[3]Premier League3508290— — 522
1993–94[3]Premier League35032208[lower-alpha 4]21[lower-alpha 2]0494
1994–95[3]Premier League273104110[lower-alpha 5]0— 424
1995–96[3]Premier League2112052— — 283
1996–97[4]Premier League28330301[lower-alpha 6]0— 353
1997–98[5]Premier League26360202[lower-alpha 6]0— 363
1998–99[6]Premier League26150004[lower-alpha 7]11[lower-alpha 2]0362
1999–2000[7]Premier League210110011[lower-alpha 8]000331
2000–01[8]Premier League26141008[lower-alpha 7]0— 382
2001–02[9]Premier League100310000— 131
Career total 504325485954837167249
  1. Appearances in Football League Centenary Trophy
  2. Appearance in FA Charity Shield
  3. Appearances in European Cup
  4. Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  5. 8 appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup, 2 appearances in Super Cup
  6. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  7. Appearances in Champions League
  8. 6 appearances in UEFA Cup, 5 appearances in Champions League


International career statistics

[10] [11]

England national team
YearAppsGoals
198761
1988113
198900
199010
199110
199220
199370
199450
199560
199670
199720
199880
199960
200041
Total665

International goals
Scores and results list England's goal tally first.[12]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 November 1987Stadion Crvene Zvedze, Belgrade, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia4–04–1UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
2.23 March 1988Wembley Stadium, London, England Netherlands2–22–2Friendly
3.18 June 1988Waldstadion, Frankfurt Germany Soviet Union1–11–3UEFA Euro 1988
4.16 November 1988King Fahd Stadium, Riyahd, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia1–11–1Friendly
5.31 May 2000Wembley Stadium, London, England Ukraine2–02–0Friendly

Managerial statistics
As of 3 June 2017
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
PWDLWin %
Wycombe Wanderers 5 November 2003 9 November 2004 53122120022.6 [13]
Portsmouth 28 October 2008 9 February 2009 224711018.2 [13]
Granada 10 April 2017 3 June 2017 7007000.0 [13]
Total 82162838019.5 —

Honours

Arsenal

Individual

  • PFA Young Player of the Year: 1986–87[19]
  • PFA First Division/Premier League Team of the Year: 1986–87, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97[20]
  • PFA Team of the Century (1907–2007):
    • Team of the Century 1997–2007[21]
    • Overall Team of the Century[22]
  • Premier League 10 Seasons Awards: (1992–93 – 2001–02)
    • Overseas Team of the Decade[23]
    • Overall Team of the Decade[23]
  • Premier League 20 Seasons Awards: (1992–93 – 2011–12)
    • Public choice Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons[24]
    • Panel choice Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons[24]
  • English Football Hall of Fame: 2004[20]
  • Football League 100 Legends[20]

Orders

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.
  2. "England's Matches the B team". England Football Online. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. "Tony Adams". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  4. "Games played by Tony Adams in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. "Games played by Tony Adams in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  6. "Games played by Tony Adams in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  7. "Games played by Tony Adams in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  8. "Games played by Tony Adams in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  9. "Games played by Tony Adams in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  10. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tony Adams". www.national-football-teams.com.
  11. "Tony Alexander Adams - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.
  12. "Tony Alexander Adams". England Stats. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  13. "Managers: Tony Adams". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  14. Mannion, Damian (5 October 2011). "Arsenal's greatest ever captains: Tony Adams, Patrick Vieira, Frank McLintock, Wojciech Szczesny?". TalkSport. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  15. "Tony Adams: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  16. "Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy 1988". Football Database. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  17. "1991/92 F.A. Charity Shield". Footballsite. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  18. Moore, Glenn (10 August 1998). "Football: Arsenal show United little charity". The Independent. London. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  19. "Too much too young?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  20. "England Players – Tony Adams 1988". England Football Online. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  21. "Team of the Century: 1997–2007 – the Premiership's finest of the last decade". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  22. "Your overall Team of the Century: the world's greatest-ever XI revealed!". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  23. "Owen miss nets award". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  24. "Fergie & Giggs honoured". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  25. Brodkin, Jon (12 June 1999). "Adams seals recovery with a gong". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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