Tony Funnell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Funnell | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Eastbourne, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newhaven | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | Eastbourne United | ||
| 1977–1979 | Southampton | 17 | (8) |
| 1977 | → Vancouver Whitecaps (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 1979–1980 | Gillingham | 33 | (10) |
| 1980–1981 | Brentford | 32 | (8) |
| 1981–1983 | Bournemouth | 64 | (22) |
| Poole Town | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Hamworthy United | |||
| Wimborne Town | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Anthony "Tony" Funnell (born 20 August 1957) is a retired English professional football forward who appeared in the Football League for Bournemouth, Gillingham, Brentford and Southampton. After dropping into non-league football, he had a notable spell with Poole Town, making over 300 appearances and being inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in 2014. He later became a manager.
Funnell joined Division Two side Southampton for a £250 fee in January 1977, having risen to prominence at Athenian League club Eastbourne United. He made quite an impression in just 18 appearances during the 1977–78 season, scoring 9 goals to help the Saints clinch promotion to Division One with a second-place finish. The higher level of football during the 1978–79 season meant Funnell rarely figured in the first team picture and he departed The Dell in March 1979. Funnell made 20 appearances and scored 9 goals during his time with Southampton.
Funnell spent the 1977 English off-season in Canada with North American Soccer League side Vancouver Whitecaps. He scored two goals in 10 games for the side, which fell to the Seattle Sounders in the first round of the 1977 playoffs.
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