Tony Godfrey (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tony William Godfrey | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Pangbourne, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Basingstoke Town | |||
| 1956 | Norwich City | ||
| 1956–1958 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1965 | Southampton | 141 | (0) |
| 1965–1970 | Aldershot | 172 | (0) |
| 1970–1972 | Rochdale | 71 | (0) |
| 1972–1976 | Aldershot | 68 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Basingstoke Town | ||
| 1985 | Basingstoke Town | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1979–19?? | Andover | ||
| Alton Town | |||
| Fleet | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Tony William Godfrey (born 30 April 1939) is a retired English footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Southampton, Aldershot and Rochdale in the Football League.
Godfrey was born in Pangbourne, Berkshire and played football for North Hampshire Schools. After leaving school he was an apprentice bricklayer and played in goal for Basingstoke Town in the Hampshire League, becoming their youngest-ever player. After a brief period on the books of Norwich City, he was signed by Southampton of the Football League Third Division South in May 1956 for a fee of £500, on the recommendation of Basingstoke's coach, Stan Clements, a former Southampton player.
He started his career with the "Saints" in the youth team, which reached the semi-final of the FA Youth Cup in 1957. He made his reserve-team debut in March 1958 and signed a professional contract shortly after his 19th birthday. He continued to play regularly in the reserves until his first-team debut on 6 December 1958, when he took the place of John Christie who was unavailable with an injured knee for the FA Cup Second Round match at Queens Park Rangers. Godfrey acquitted himself well with a "confident, cool, alert and agile" performance making several fine saves and keeping a clean sheet as Southampton won the match 1–0.
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