| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tony Grant | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Drogheda, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Glenavon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995-1996 | Preston North End | 1 | (0) |
| 1997-2000 | Glenavon | ? | (?) |
| 2000-2003 | Shamrock Rovers | ? | (34) |
| 2004-2006 | Bohemians | ? | (?) |
| 2006-2008 | Drogheda United | ? | (?) |
| 2008-2011 | Glenavon | ? | (?) |
| 2011-2012 | Glebe North F.C. | ? | (?) |
| 2012- | Glenavon | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Tony Grant is an Irish professional footballer, who currently plays for Glenavon.
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Starting as a trainee with Leeds United, Grant signed for Preston North End in November 1995. He was loaned out to Glenavon, making a permanent move to the Lurgan club in January 1997; he scored the only goal in their Irish Cup final win over Cliftonville the same year.
Grant signed for Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 2000 and scored on his debut for the club in August of that year. He was presented with the Player of the Year award at the end of his first season with the club. During his career with the "Hoops", he scored several decisive goals against rivals, Bohemians, including the only goal in Dalymount Park's centenary game and a back heeled winner in another 2001 derby, at Richmond Park.[1][2][3] Grant scored the winning goal for Rovers in the 2003 UEFA Intertoto-Cup tie with Odra Wodzisław in Poland.[4] He made a total of 6 appearances in European Competition for Shamrock Rovers.
On 24 February 2004, Bohemians announced the signing of Grant and James Keddy from Shamrock Rovers.[5] Less than 2 months later, the two clubs played each other at Dalymount Park.[6] The game finished 2–2 but was marked by a pig's head being thrown on to the pitch by Rovers supporters, in a gesture aimed at Grant in particular.[7] The incident remained a topic of humour amongst the media for weeks after, as well as a reminder of the intensity of the rivalry between the two clubs.[8]
Tony suffered at first with several niggling injuries during his time with Bohemians, but won back his place in October 2004. In June 2005 he scored another winner in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.[9]
Grant signed for Drogheda United in 2006 making his debut in the UEFA Cup away to HJK Helsinki in Finland. Injury brought his first season to an early end.
He started off the 2007 season quite well scoring four goals in twenty appearances, fourteen of these appearances were as a substitute. One of those four goals happened to be the equaliser in the 2007 Setanta Cup Final.
In the summer of 2008 Grant rejoined Glenavon.[10]. He was released by the club in May 2011 at the end of his contract and signed with Leinster Senior League side Glebe North F.C. He was then resigned by Glenavon on 4th January 2012.
