Tony Green's career was tragically cut short by injury and he was forced to quit the game in 1973
at 27 years of age. Such was his impact on Tyneside, that despite playing just 39 games for the club,
Tony was idolised by the Geordie fans. On his retirement his manager Joe Harvey (1918-1989) said
"It was the saddest day of my life. He was my very best buy."
He is pictured above during the match against Leicester City on 13/11/1971.
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| Signed from Albion Rovers for £15,500 in May 1967 |
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| Blackpool: |
1966-1967 |
Played |
1 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1967-1968 |
Played |
38 |
Scored |
3 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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1968-1969 |
Played |
40 |
Scored |
5 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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1969-1970 |
Played |
0 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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1970-1971 |
Played |
29 |
Scored |
3 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1971-1972 |
Played |
14 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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| Transferred in October 1971 |
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| Newcastle Utd: |
1971-1972 |
Played |
27 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1972-1973 |
Played |
6 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 1) |
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1973-1974 |
Played |
0 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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He made six appearances for Scotland between 1971 and 1972.
After his football career ended Green became a maths teacher at Hodgson High School in Poulton-le-Fylde,
Lancashire, and later at Millfield, in nearby Thornton.
In 2008 Green said: "You think about things for about six months and you look back wistfully.
But in a way, I'm glad that if I had to finish like I did, I did it at Newcastle. I had a chance to play
for a big club every week, in front of big crowds. You can't regret that. I'd have loved to have played on,
but if you keep looking back it would drive you crackers."