Tony Marchi

Anthony Marchi (born 21 January 1933) is an English retired football player and manager, who played for Tottenham Hotspur in the position of wing half from 1950 until 1965, which was broken up by a two-year spell in Italy with Vicenza and Torino. During much of his career at Spurs, Marchi was mostly used as an understudy to Danny Blanchflower and Dave Mackay. However, in the 1962-63 following injuries he established himself in the side and was a member of the 1963 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final winning team. He was one of seventeen players used by Spurs in their Double winning side of 1960–61-[1] He also later managed Cambridge City and Northampton Town.[2]

Tony Marchi
Personal information
Full name Anthony Marchi
Date of birth (1933-01-21) 21 January 1933
Place of birth Edmonton, England
Position(s) Wing-half
Youth career
1947–1949 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1957 Tottenham Hotspur 131 (2)
1957–1958 Vicenza 30 (7)
1958–1959 Torino 29 (4)
1959–1965 Tottenham Hotspur 101 (5)
Teams managed
1965–1967 Cambridge City
1967–1968 Northampton Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Tottenham Hotspur in 1960 with Danny Blanchflower (captain) and both goalkeepers, Bill Brown and John Hollowbread, in the team with Cecil Poynton as trainer and Bill Nicholson as manager. Tony Marchi sitting in the middle row as number two from left.

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

References
  1. "TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : 1946/47 - 2006/07". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  2. "The 1960-1961 Squad". Spurs For Life. 24 September 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  3. "Historic Moment As Ex-player finally receives 1961 Winners' Medal". Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. "1962/63: Spurs in five-goal romp". UEFA.com. 1 June 1963. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2018.


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