Anthony Marchi (21 January 1933 – 15 March 2022) was an English football player and manager.

Tony Marchi
Personal information
Full name Anthony Marchi
Date of birth (1933-01-21)21 January 1933
Place of birth Edmonton, England
Date of death 15 March 2022(2022-03-15) (aged 89)
Place of death Chelmsford, England
Position(s) Wing-half
Youth career
1947–1949 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1957 Tottenham Hotspur 131 (2)
1957–1959 Juventus 0 (0)
1957–1958Vicenza (loan) 30 (7)
1958–1959Torino (loan) 29 (4)
1959–1965 Tottenham Hotspur 101 (5)
Total 291 (18)
Managerial career
1965–1967 Cambridge City
1967–1968 Northampton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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.

Career

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Marchi 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, both on loan from Juventus.[1] During much of his career at Spurs, Marchi was mostly used as an understudy to Danny Blanchflower and Dave Mackay. However, in 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.[2] He also later managed Cambridge City and Northampton Town.[3]

Marchi died at the age of 89 on 15 March 2022 in Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford.[4][1]

Honours

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Tottenham Hotspur

References

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  1. ^ a b "Obituary – Tony Marchi". Tottenham Hotspur. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ "TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : 1946/47 - 2006/07". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  3. ^ "The 1960-1961 Squad". Spurs For Life. 24 September 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2008. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Tony Marchi muere a los 89 años: El excapitán del Tottenham y el as que ganó dos veces fallece con un tributo planeado para el choque del West Ham". 16 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Obituary – Tony Marchi". Tottenham Hotspur.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Obituary – Tony Marchi". Tottenham Hotspur.
  8. ^ "Obituary – Tony Marchi". Tottenham Hotspur.
  9. ^ "Tony Marchi: My journey to Euro glory… and how I got my car back!". Tottenham Hotspur.
  10. ^ "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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