Tony Towers
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| Tony Towers | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Anthony Towers | |
| Date of birth | 13 April 1952 | |
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1968-1974 1974-1977 1977-1980 1981-1983 1984 1984 1984-1985 |
Manchester City Sunderland Birmingham City Montreal Manic Tampa Bay Rowdies Vancouver Whitecaps Rochdale F.C. |
122 (10) 108 (19) 92 (4) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 2 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1976 | England | 3 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Mark Anthony Towers (born 13 April 1952 in Manchester) is an English former professional footballer who played for Manchester City, Sunderland, Birmingham City and England as a midfielder.
Towers made his professional debut five days after his seventeenth birthday in April 1969, playing for Manchester City in a 3–0 defeat against Southampton. He made a handful of appearances the following season, and scored his first goal, against Leeds United, in one of them. Towards the end of the season, he had a run in the first team, and was part of the team which won the 1970 European Cup Winners Cup . He became a first team regular in the 1970-71 season, acting as a utility player. In 1972, under Malcolm Allison's management, Towers settled into a midfield role, usually wearing the number 11 shirt. He was part of the Manchester City side for the 1974 League Cup final, but the final proved to be his penultimate game for the Manchester club, as two weeks later he transferred to Sunderland in an exchange deal involving Dennis Tueart and Mick Horswill.[1]
Towers made his Sunderland debut against Fulham in March 1974. His performances at Sunderland resulted in him receiving an England call-up in 1976 for the British Home Championship. He made appearances in the matches against Wales and Northern Ireland, and added a third cap two weeks later in a friendly against Italy.
In the 1977 close season Towers joined Birmingham City for a fee of £140,000. He made his Birmingham debut on 20 August 1977 in a 4–1 defeat to Manchester United.[2] He made 92 League appearances for the club, the last coming in 1979-80.
[edit] References
- ^ Victim Tueart bashes board. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on August 4, 2007.
- ^ Tony Towers. Football heroes. Retrieved on August 4, 2007.
