Tommy Langley

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Tommy Langley
Date of birth	February 8, 1958 (1958-02-08) (age 50)
Place of birth	Elephant & Castle, London, England
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1974-80 1980-81 1981-83 1983-84 1983-84 1984-85 1984-85 1985-86 1986-88 1988-89 1989 1989-??	Chelsea Queens Park Rangers Crystal Palace AEK Athens Coventry City Wolverhampton Wanderers Aldershot South China Aldershot Exeter City Tampa Bay Rowdies Slough Town	142 (40) 025 0(8) 059 0(8) 005 0(0) 002 0(0) 023 0(4) 016 0(4) 00? 0(?) 081 (21) 021 0(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:07, 15 April 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 4 January 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Tommy Langley (born 8 February 1958 in the Elephant & Castle, London) is a retired English footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s as a striker. He is currently one of the hosts of Matchnight Live on Chelsea TV.

Langley began his career with Chelsea, making his debut in 1975 against Leicester City. The club were relegated the same season and for the remainder of Langley's time there they bounced between the top two divisions. He first established himself in the side during Chelsea's first season back in the First Division in 1977-78, during which he scored 13 goals, making him the club's top scorer. The following year, Chelsea were near the bottom of the league all season and relegated by March, with Langley's 16 goals - more than three times the total managed by any of his team mates - a rare bright spot, for which he was voted club player of the year.

After the club's failure to gain instant promotion in 1979-80, Langley joined Queens Park Rangers in August 1980. He scored 43 goals in 152 games for Chelsea. Following that, he had often brief stints at Crystal Palace, AEK Athens, Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, South China, Aldershot and Exeter City. He ended his professional career in the USA with the Tampa Bay Rowdies.