Tony Spearing
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Spearing | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Romford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1984 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1988 | Norwich City | 69 | (0) |
| 1984 | → Stoke City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1985 | → Oxford United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | Leicester City | 73 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | Plymouth Argyle | 35 | (0) |
| 1993–1997 | Peterborough United | 111 | (2) |
| 1997–2002 | King's Lynn | ||
| 2002–2003 | A.F.C. Sudbury | ||
| 2003–2004 | Wisbech Town | ||
| 2004–2005 | Great Yarmouth Town | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998 | King's Lynn | ||
| 2000–2002 | King's Lynn | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Anthony "Tony" Spearing (born 7 October 1964) is a former English footballer who played in the Football League for Norwich City, Stoke City, Oxford United, Leicester City, Plymouth Argyle and Peterborough United.
Spearing was born in Romford and began his career with Norwich City and was a member of their youth team that won the 1983 FA Youth Cup, beating Everton in a replayed final. His first two seasons at Carrow Road saw Spearing in the reserves and also spent time out on loan in 1984–85 at Stoke City (making nine appearances) and Oxford United (making five appearances).
Spearing played 10 times for Norwich in 1985–86 as they won the Second Division. Spearing was a regular under Dave Stringer in 1986–87 playing in 48 matches before losing his place to Mark Bowen and in 1988 he joined Leicester City for a fee of £100,000. He spent three seasons with the Foxes making 79 appearances scoring once before moving on to Plymouth Argyle. At Home Park Spearing made 45 appearances and the spent five seasons with Peterborough United making 132 appearances before dropping into non-league football with King's Lynn. He later played for A.F.C. Sudbury, Wisbech Town and Great Yarmouth Town.
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