Tony Adams (66 caps, 5 goals)

Full Name:
Tony Alexander Adams
Born:
10th October 1966, Romford, Essex
England Career:
1987 - 2000
Positions:
Centre Back
Clubs (and caps):
Arsenal (66)
FA Legacy Number:
998
Career Summary:
Tony Adams (Born: 10th October 1966) was an international footballer who represented England 66 times scoring 5 goals. His first cap was against Spain on 18th February 1987 at 20 years old, and his last was vs Germany on 7th October 2000 aged 33. Adams, born on 10th October 1966, in Romford, Essex, has a FA Legacy Number of 998 and played as a Centre Back for his country.
Notes:
Adams was the heart of the famous Arsenal back four in the 80s and 90s which won two first divison titles, two Premier League titles, two league cups, 3 FA cups and a European Cup-Winners Cup. He was a regular in the England team from 1987 to 2000 and captained his country on fifteen occasions including Euro 96. His last match as a player and as captain was also the last match of the old Wembley Stadium, Graeme le Saux and infamously Kevin Keegan as manager.
He is the olny player to score for and against his country in the same match (Netherlands March 1988)

England Career Statistics

Debut:
v Spain (FR) on 18th February 1987 aged 20 years, 4 months, 8 days
Last Cap:
v Germany (WCQ) on 7th October 2000 aged 33 years, 11 month, 28 days
First Goal:
v Yugoslavia (ECQ) on 11th November 1987 aged 21 years, 1 month, 1 day
First Captaincy:
v Romania (FR) on 12th October 1994 aged 28 years, 0 months, 2 days
Career Length:
13 years, 231 days
Starts:
66
Substitute:
On 0
Withdrawn:
Off 9
Full Games:
57

England Match Statistics

  • FriendlyFR 26 3 8 0 0
  • European Championship QualifierECQ 10 1 0 0 1
  • Rous CupRC 3 0 0 0 0
  • European Championship FinalsECF 9 1 5 0 1
  • World Cup QualifierWCQ 14 0 2 0 2
  • World Cup FinalsWCF 4 0 0 0 0
  • Competitive 40 2 7 0 4
  • Home, Away or Neutral
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Away 21 2 4 0 1
  • Home 37 2 11 0 3
  • Neutral 8 1 0 0 0
  • Match Results
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Won 26 2 5 0 2
  • Drawn 26 2 8 0 2
  • Lost 13 1 2 0 0
  • Abandoned 1 0 0 0 0
  • Playing Positions
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Centre Back 66 5 15 0 4
  • Managers
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Bobby Robson 17 4 0 0 1
  • Terry Venables 17 0 11 0 1
  • Graham Taylor 11 0 0 0 1
  • Glenn Hoddle 11 0 2 0 0
  • Kevin Keegan 9 1 2 0 1
  • Howard Wilkinson 1 0 0 0 0
  • Totals
  • 66
  • 5
  • 15
  • 0
  • 4

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Sources

  • An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
  • England! England! A Complete Who's Who of Players since 1946 by Dean P Hayes (Sutton Publishing 2004)
  • England: Player by Player by Graham Betts (Green Umbrella Publishing 2006)
  • England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
  • 262 sources from 66 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List