| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antony Spearing | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Romford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1984 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1984–1988 | Norwich City | 69 | (2) |
| 1984 | → Stoke City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1985 | → Oxford United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | Leicester City | 73 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | Plymouth Argyle | 35 | (0) |
| 1993–1997 | Peterborough United | 111 | (2) |
| 1997–2002 | King's Lynn | ||
| 2002–2003 | A.F.C. Sudbury | ||
| 2003–2004 | Wisbech Town | ||
| 2004–2005 | Great Yarmouth Town | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998 | Kings Lynn | ||
| 2000–2002 | Kings Lynn | ||
| 2005–2006 | Cambridge United (Assistant manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Tony Spearing (born 7 October 1964) is a former professional footballer. A former assistant manager to Rob Newman at Cambridge United, Spearing is currently Head of European Recruitment for West Bromwich Albion.
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Spearing began his career with Norwich and was a member of their youth team that won the 1983 FA Youth Cup, beating Everton in a replayed final. He played 82 times for City's first team, but the arrival of Mark Bowen meant that Spearing was no longer first choice left-back at Norwich and in 1988 he joined Leicester for a fee of £100,000.
Spearing played 73 games for Leicester, 35 for Plymouth and 111 for Peterborough before joining King's Lynn as a player in 1997.
Spearing became manager of King's Lynn FC (the Linnets) in 1998 but quickly relinquished the position and returned to his playing duties, though he was re-appointed as manager in 2000 and remained in the position for a further two years. He went on to play for A.F.C. Sudbury, Wisbech and Great Yarmouth before taking up his position of assistant manager at Cambridge United in 2005.
Spearing left the Abbey Stadium when Rob Newman was sacked in September 2006 after a defeat against Exeter left the U's second-bottom of the Conference.
Spearing returned to Carrow Road to play in the centenary match against Harwich & Parkeston in September 2002.
Spearing was a member of the Leicester City masters side that beat Chelsea in 2005 to win the grand final of the Sky TV Masters indoor league.
He became a Senior Scout For Blackburn Rover, working within the Premiership and Europe, but, in March 2008, left Blackburn to take up an offer from West Bromwich Albion to become the Head of European recruitment.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Peter Morris |
King's Lynn manager 1998 |
Succeeded by Gary Mills |
| Preceded by Gary Mills |
King's Lynn manager 2000-2002 |
Succeeded by Peter Morris |
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