Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Junior Lynch | ||
Date of birth | (1966-01-20) 20 January 1966 (age 58) | ||
Place of birth | Paddington, England | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1984 | Brentford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1986 | Brentford | 45 | (5) |
1986–1987 | Maidstone United | 36 | (4) |
1987–1990 | Wealdstone | 140 | (45) |
1990–1994 | Barnet | 53 | (11) |
1994–1996 | Stevenage Borough | 61 | (17) |
1996–1997 | Kettering Town | 30 | (7) |
1997–1998 | Hendon | 23 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Anthony Junior Lynch (born 20 January 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Brentford and Barnet. Either side of his spells with the two clubs, he played non-League football for Maidstone United, Wealdstone, Stevenage Borough, Kettering Town and Hendon.
Career
A left winger, Lynch began his career in the youth system at Brentford and while still an apprentice, he made four senior appearances during the 1983–84 season. He signed his first professional contract during the 1984 off-season, but made only 13 appearances during the 1984–85 season. The departure of a number of a number of players allowed Lynch to break into the first team during the 1985–86 season, in which he made 40 appearances and scored four goals. He was released by manager Frank McLintock in 1986 and dropped into non-League football.
After spells with Maidstone United and Wealdstone, Lynch joined Conference club Barnet in October 1990 and was a part of the team which was promoted to the Football League at the end of the 1990–91 season. He made 60 appearances and scored 12 goals for the club, before dropping back into non-League football to play for Stevenage Borough and Kettering Town. He made a reserve team appearance for Second Division strugglers Peterborough United in March 1997 and played the 1997–98 season with Isthmian League Premier Division club Hendon.
Honours
Barnet
Stevenage Borough
- Football Conference: 1995–96
Hendon
- Isthmian League Full Members Cup: 1997–98
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1983–84 | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
1984–85 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
1985–86 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
Total | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
Barnet | 1990–91 | Conference | 15 | 7 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | ||
1991–92 | Fourth Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
1992–93 | Third Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
1993–94 | Second Division | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
Total | 53 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 12 | ||
Stevenage Borough | 1993–94 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
1994–95 | Conference | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 41 | 8 | ||
1995–96 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 36 | 10 | |||
Total | 67 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 83 | 18 | |||
Hendon | 1997–98 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | 38 | 5 | |
Career total | 188 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 238 | 40 |
- ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
- 3 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Conference League Cup
- 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Conference League Cup, 1 appearance in Herts Charity Cup
- 6 appearances and 3 goals in Isthmian League Full Members Cup, 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup, 2 appearances in London Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup
References
- ^ "Tony Lynch". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 345.
- ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 425–427. ISBN 978-1906796716.
- Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 98. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ Tony Lynch at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Season 1990–91 Into The Football League". reckless-guide-to-barnet.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Win at Fisher clinches promotion for the Bees – Black and Amber". www.barnet-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Tony Lynch". Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- "Tony Lynch's Matches For Peterborough". UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Former Staff – Tony Lynch". Greensnet – Official Hendon FC. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Stevenage Players | Tony Lynch". BoroGuide. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- "Match Report". Greensnet – Official Hendon FC. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
External links
- Tony Lynch at Soccerbase
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the City of Westminster
- People from Paddington
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Brentford F.C. players
- Maidstone United F.C. (1897) players
- Wealdstone F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Stevenage F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Black British sportsmen
- Isthmian League players
- National League (English football) players
- Hendon F.C. players