Tony Witter
English footballer
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Anthony Junior Witter (born 12 August 1965) is an English retired footballer who played during the 1980s and 1990s.
Full name
Anthony Junior Witter[1]
Date of birth
12 August 1965[1]
Place of birth
London, England
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Junior Witter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1965[1] | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Grays Athletic | ||
| 1990–1991 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 1991–1994 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Millwall (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 1994 | → Reading (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Millwall (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1994–1998 | Millwall | 92 | (2) |
| 1998 | Northampton | 4 | (0) |
| 1998 | Welling United | ||
| 1998 | Torquay United | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Welling United | ||
| 1999 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | (0) |
| 1999 | Hayes | 2 | (0) |
| 1999 | Enfield | 0 | (0) |
| 1999 | Bohemians | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 135 | (3) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Witter was a central defender who played for numerous clubs during his career including Millwall, Scunthorpe United and Bohemians amongst others. He spent nearly five years at Millwall making 104 league appearances, scoring two goals. He made a solitary appearance for Bohemians, against Galway United in December 1999.
He held the record for the quickest goal scored for Plymouth Argyle by a player on his debut until Jamie Mackie broke it on 12 February 2008, against Barnsley.[2]
