Tony Adcock
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Anthony Adcock (born February 27, 1963) is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Bethnal Green, London.
Tony Adcock began his football career as an apprentice with Colchester United, turning professional in March 1981. He made 210 league appearances for Colchester, scoring 98 goals. This high scoring rate attracted the attention of higher level teams and Adcock moved to Manchester City for a fee of £75,000 in June 1987. On November 7, 1987 he was one of three players, the others being David White and Paul Stewart to score a hat-trick in a 10-1 victory over Huddersfield Town.
However, his stay at Maine Road was short and he moved to Northampton Town in January 1988 as part of an exchange deal for Trevor Morley. The fee for Adcock was £85,000, then a record fee for Northampton.
He again hit rich goalscoring form, scoring 30 times in 72 league games before a £190,000 move to Bradford City in October 1989. He struggled to establish himself at Bradford and returned to Northampton Town in January 1991 for a fee of £75,000. In February 1992, a financial crisis came to a head at Northampton, and with the club in administration, both Adcock and his strike partner Bobby Barnes were sold to Peterborough United.
Adcock's next move was to Luton Town in August 1994, this time costing £20,000. He made only 3 first team appearances for Luton, all as a substitute, before returning to Colchester United on a free transfer in August 1995. He scored 28 times in 108 league games in his second spell at Colchester before leaving league football in May 1999, joining Heybridge Swifts after a loan spell towards the end of the previous season.
