| Tony Cottee | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Richard Cottee | |
| Date of birth | 11 July 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Plaistow, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Plaistow (ˈplɑːstoʊ or plaa-stow - and not as sometimes heard " play-stow " is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 70 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1982–1988 1988–1994 1994–1996 1996–1997 1997–2000 1997 2000 2000–2001 2001 |
West Ham United Everton West Ham United Selangor Leicester City → Birmingham City (loan) Norwich City Barnet Millwall Total |
212 (92) 184 (72) 68 (24) 24 (14) 85 (27) 5 (1) 7 (1) 16 (9) 2 (0) 603 (240) |
| National team | ||
| 1984–1987 1986–1989 |
England U21 England |
8 (1) 7 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2000–2001 | Barnet | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Anthony Richard "Tony" Cottee (born 11 July 1965 in Plaistow) is an English former football player. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Plaistow (ˈplɑːstoʊ or plaa-stow - and not as sometimes heard " play-stow " is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
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Biography
During his career Cottee played for a number of sides, including West Ham United, Everton and Leicester City. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here He made his West Ham first team debut against Tottenham Hotspur on New Year's Day 1983, scoring in the process. A prolific goalscorer especially in his West Ham days, where he was voted the PFA Young Player of the Year in 1986, which encouraged Everton to smash the British transfer record in 1988, paying West Ham £2. The Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year (often called the PFA Young Player of the Year, or simply the Young Player of the Year) is an annual 2 million for his services. He kick-started his Goodison Park career in spectacular fashion as the former Upton Park favourite grabbed a hat-trick in his debut, scoring the first goal within minutes after kick-off in front of the ecstatic home crowd. At Everton Cottee formed several fertile striking partnerships with the likes of Scottish super-striker Graeme Sharp and the old Anfield Road hero Peter Beardsley. Graeme Marshall Sharp (born in Glasgow on 16 October 1960) is a former footballer. None of those pairings, however, proved as devastating as his legendary partnership with Frank McAvennie at Upton Park. Francis "Frank" McAvennie (born 22 November 1959 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish football Striker. In fact, the McAvennie-Cottee partnership, was arguably one of the hottest striking-forces in the English League during the latter half of the 80s. Cottee remained at Everton until 1994, when he returned to West Ham in exchange for David Burrows. David Burrows (born Dudley, 25 October 1968) is a retired English footballer who played in the last Liverpool team to win the He remained at Upton Park for another two years, until 1996, when he was given a free transfer and moved to Selangor of Malaysia, winning the Malaysian FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup. For the football team see Upton Park FC The Boleyn Ground is the official name of Upton Park, the football Stadium The Football Association of Selangor ( Malay: Persatuan Bolasepak Selangor) enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Malaysia Cup is a highly-prestigious annual Soccer tournament in Malaysia. He remained there for only ten months before returning to England with Leicester City in 1997, where he continued until 2000.
In September 2000 Cottee was given a free transfer by Leicester so that he could take up a player-coaching role at Norwich City[1], however this did not last long as Cottee struggled to meet the demands placed on him. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here After being released by Norwich on October 31 of that year he took over as player-manager of Barnet, a team closer to his home in London. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Coca Cola Football London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. After winning his first game with the club 7–0, Barnet hit a run of poor form which left them facing relegation from the Football League. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Cottee resigned on March 16, 2001[2], however his replacement, John Still, was unable to rescue the team from relegation. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. John Still (c 1543 - February 26, 1608) Bishop of Bath and Wells, formerly reputed to be the author of Gammer Gurton's Needle A week after resigning from Barnet, Cottee signed for Millwall on transfer deadline day. Millwall Football Club are an English professional football team based at The New Den, referred to by fans as The Den in Bermondsey, During this remarkable season, which was his last as a player, Cottee played for a different team in each of the top four divisions of English football in the same season[3], a rare achievement last performed by goalkeeper Eric Nixon in the late 1980s.
Cottee gained seven England caps, played in the 1989 FA Cup Final for Everton and won the League Cup with Leicester City in the late 1990s. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The 1989 FA Cup Final was a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton at Wembley. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 He is now a commentator with Sky Sports.
Trivia
Cottee has admitted to diligently maintaining a scrapbook containing press cuttings of every goal he has scored throughout his playing career. [4]
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| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mark Hughes |
PFA Young Player of the Year 1986 |
Succeeded by Tony Adams |
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