Tony Leighton

Tony Leighton
Personal information
Full name	Anthony Leighton
Date of birth	(1939-11-27)27 November 1939
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Date of death	4 April 1978(1978-04-04) (aged 38)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1956–1959	Leeds United the 183 iw. Dk	0	(0)
1959–1962	Doncaster Rovers	83	(45)
1962–1964	Barnsley	107	(59)
1964–1968	Huddersfield Town	90	(40)
1968–1970	Bradford City	88	(23)
Teams managed
1970–1973	Bradford Park Avenue
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Anthony "Tony" Leighton (27 November 1939 – 4 April 1978) was a professional footballer who played as a striker for a number of Yorkshire clubs.

Born in Leeds, Leighton played for Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City.^[1]

He managed Bradford Park Avenue from December 1970 until October 1973.

Leighton died of Motor Neurone Disease in April 1978, aged only 38.^[2]it SK s _9184. 83

References

↑ "TONY LEIGHTON". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
↑ "Death notices - Rest in Peace - 1960s and 1970s". Nigel's Webspace - Galleries of English Football Cards 1965/66 - 1979/80. Retrieved 22 June 2009.

Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. – managers

Halliday (1907–08)
Maley (1911–24)
O'Rourke (1924–25)
Ingram (1925–34)
Hardy (1934–36)
Steele (1936–43)
Buckingham (1951–53)
Kirkman (1953–54)
Breedon (1955)
Scoular (1960–64)
Brown (1968–70)
Leighton (1970–73)
Mackay (1989–93)
Rayner (1993–97)
Storton (1997–2004)
Shutt (2004–05)
Brook (2005–06)
Sharpe (2006–07)
Phillips (2007–08)
Cameron (2008)
Marsh and Stokes (2008)
Deacey (2008–09)
Sinnott (2009)
Deacey (2009–10)
Collins (2010–)

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