Tony Wingate
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tony Wingate[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1955[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, London, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1972 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1974 | Colchester United | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 1 | (0) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Tony Wingate (born 21 March 1955) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Colchester United.
Career
Born in Islington, London, Wingate joined Colchester United as an apprentice in 1970.[2] He made his first-team debut and only Football League appearance on 18 March 1972 as an 88th-minute substitute for Brian Garvey, three days before his 17th birthday. With only two touches and two minutes playing time, Wingate is noted as having the shortest Colchester United first-team career. The U's would lose the match with Hartlepool United 3–2.[2][3]
Wingate broke his leg in a reserve game with Southend United in March 1973, and then suffered a second break in the same place in August of the same year. Despite this, Wingate had been offered a professional contract and returned to action in January 1974, playing in reserve-team games and first-team friendlies. He was released from the club in the summer of 1974.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
- ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Hartlepool United 3–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2013.