Tony Lynch
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Junior Lynch[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Paddington, England | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1984 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | Brentford | 45 | (5) |
| 1986–1987 | Maidstone United | 36 | (4) |
| 1987–1990 | Wealdstone | 140 | (45) |
| 1990–1994 | Barnet | 53 | (11) |
| 1994–1996 | Stevenage Borough | 61 | (17) |
| 1996–1997 | Kettering Town | 30 | (7) |
| 1997–1998 | Hendon | 23 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anthony Junior Lynch (born 20 January 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Brentford and Barnet. Either side of his spells with the two clubs, he played non-League football for Maidstone United, Wealdstone, Stevenage Borough, Kettering Town and Hendon.
A left winger, Lynch began his career in the youth system at Brentford and while still an apprentice, he made four senior appearances during the 1983–84 season.[2][3] He signed his first professional contract during the 1984 off-season, but made only 13 appearances during the 1984–85 season.[2][3] The departure of a number of a number of players allowed Lynch to break into the first team during the 1985–86 season, in which he made 40 appearances and scored four goals.[3][4] He was released by manager Frank McLintock in 1986 and dropped into non-League football.[2]
After spells with Maidstone United and Wealdstone,[5] Lynch joined Conference club Barnet in October 1990 and was a part of the team which was promoted to the Football League at the end of the 1990–91 season.[1][6][7] He made 60 appearances and scored 12 goals for the club,[8] before dropping back into non-League football to play for Stevenage Borough and Kettering Town.[1][5] He made a reserve team appearance for Second Division strugglers Peterborough United in March 1997 and played the 1997–98 season with Isthmian League Premier Division club Hendon.[9][10]