Stuart Tuck

Stuart Tuck

Tuck at Burgess Hill Town FC in 2016
Personal information
Full name Stuart Gary Tuck[1]
Date of birth (1974-10-01) 1 October 1974
Place of birth Brighton, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Burgess Hill Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Worthing
1994–2000 Brighton & Hove Albion 93 (1)
2001–2006 Eastbourne Borough 228 (18)
2006–2007 Bognor Regis Town
2009–2010 Burgess Hill Town
2010–2012 Whitehawk
2012– Burgess Hill Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Stuart Gary Tuck (born 1 October 1974) is a footballer who plays as left-back and centre back. He is currently player/assistant manager at Burgess Hill Town. He started his career at Worthing, and then moved to Brighton & Hove Albion, where he made 93 appearances and captained the side on several occasions.[2] Tuck appeared at left back in the final ever game at the Goldstone Ground against Doncaster Rovers in 1997 [3] and the following week played the full 90 minutes against Hereford United in the game that secured Brighton & Hove Albion's status as a football league team.[4]

In October 2001, he moved to Eastbourne Borough, where he impressed, winning fans player of the year in the 2003–04 season and player of the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup.[5]

He then moved to Bognor Regis Town but picked up a serious achilles tendon injury against Yeading. In 2009, he joined Burgess Hill Town and then Whitehawk. Tuck rejoined Burgess Hill Town for the start of the 2012-13 season and was appointed player/assistant manager in November 2012.[6]

Personal life

Tuck was born in Brighton and attended Stanley Deason Secondary School in Whitehawk. He is a PE teacher at Varndean School in Brighton, coaching and managing a number of school teams. [7]

References

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