Tony Singleton
English footballer
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Anthony Joseph "Tony" Singleton (30 March 1936 – 29 February 2008) was an English footballer who played as a centre half for Preston North End and New York Generals.
Full name
Anthony Joseph Singleton
Date of birth
30 March 1936
Place of birth
Preston, Lancashire, England
Date of death
29 February 2008 (aged 71)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Joseph Singleton | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 February 2008 (aged 71)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1968 | Preston North End | 287 | (0) |
| 1968 | New York Generals | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 299 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Singleton signed for his hometown club in May 1955, and made his first-team debut in 1960.
In the semi-final of Preston's run in the 1963–64, with the score level at 1–1 against Swansea City, Singleton scored a rare goal from 30 yards to win the game and send Preston to the final,[2] where they lost to West Ham United.