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English footballer (born 1948)

Tony Ackerman
Personal information
Full name Tony Charles George Ackerman
Date of birth (1948-02-20) 20 February 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Islington, England
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
1965–1966 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 Orient 4 (0)
1967 → Corby Town (loan)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tony Charles George Ackerman (born 20 February 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Orient.

Life and career

Ackerman was born in Islington, London. He was on the books of West Ham United as an amateur, and moved on to Orient. After a couple of appearances for the reserve team, Ackerman signed a professional contract on 28 October 1966. His manager, Dick Graham, said "Tony has impressed me with his enthusiasm, and his height could give our defence that little something extra." He went straight into the team for the following day's Third Division match against Watford, playing at wing half alongside a number of other teenagers including the 17-year-old Paul Went; the match was drawn.

Ackerman made three league appearances during the 1966–67 season, and his fourth was as a winger in a goalless draw with Swindon Town in September 1967. He joined Southern League Premier Division club Corby Town on loan; after Orient suffered a number of injuries in October, he was recalled, but his services were not used, and he did not play for the first team again.

Notes

  • The English National Football Archive gives Anthony Alan as the player's given names – the details are behind a paywall, but the free-to-access database index shows initials of AA.

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2015). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015. G2 Entertainment Ltd. ISBN 9781782811671.
  2. ^ "Tony Ackerman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Tony is set for another big step up to-day". Daily Mirror. London. 29 October 1966. p. 23.
  4. ^ "Dick Graham – manager, Leyton Orient 1966–7". A history of Leyton Orient FC 1965–1974. Keith Emmerson. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. "Quote". Daily Express. London. 31 October 1966. p. 11.
  6. "Orient – Swindon Town, Saturday, September 9, 1967". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  7. Williams, Alan (30 October 1967). "Howshall joins Norwich". Daily Express. London. p. 16.
  8. "Players". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 1 August 2017.


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