Tony Lynch
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Junior Lynch[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1966-01-20) 20 January 1966 (age 58) | ||
Place of birth | Paddington, England | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1984 | 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.
Career
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]
Honours
Barnet
- Football Conference: 1990–91[6][7]
Stevenage Borough
- Football Conference: 1995–96[11]
Hendon
- Isthmian League Full Members Cup: 1997–98[12]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1983–84[3] | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
1984–85[3] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
1985–86[3] | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
Total | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
Barnet | 1990–91[8] | Conference | 15 | 7 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | ||
1991–92[8] | Fourth Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
1992–93[8] | Third Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
1993–94[8] | Second Division | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
Total | 53 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 12 | ||
Stevenage Borough | 1993–94[11] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
1994–95[11] | Conference | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 1 | 41 | 8 | ||
1995–96[11] | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 36 | 10 | |||
Total | 67 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 83 | 18 | |||
Hendon | 1997–98[10] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 14[d] | 3 | 38 | 5 | |
Career total | 188 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 238 | 40 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ 3 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Conference League Cup
- ^ 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Conference League Cup, 1 appearance in Herts Charity Cup
- ^ 6 appearances and 3 goals in Isthmian League Full Members Cup, 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup, 2 appearances in London Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup
References
- ^ a b c "Tony Lynch". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 345.
- ^ a b c d e f Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 425–427. ISBN 978-1906796716.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 98. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b Tony Lynch at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b "Season 1990–91 Into The Football League". reckless-guide-to-barnet.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Win at Fisher clinches promotion for the Bees – Black and Amber". www.barnet-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Tony Lynch". Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Tony Lynch's Matches For Peterborough". UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Former Staff – Tony Lynch". Greensnet – Official Hendon FC. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Stevenage Players | Tony Lynch". BoroGuide. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Match Report". Greensnet – Official Hendon FC. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
External links
- Tony Lynch at Soccerbase