Tommy Caton is pictured playing for Charlton Athletic during the match
against Sheffield Wednesday.
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Manchester City: |
1979-1980 |
Played |
42 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1980-1981 |
Played |
30 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1981-1982 |
Played |
39 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 1) |
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1982-1983 |
Played |
38 |
Scored |
5 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1983-1984 |
Played |
16 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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Transferred in December 1983 |
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Arsenal: |
1983-1984 |
Played |
26 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1984-1985 |
Played |
35 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 1) |
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1985-1986 |
Played |
20 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 1) |
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Transferred in February 1987 |
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Oxford Utd.: |
1986-1987 |
Played |
17 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1987-1988 |
Played |
36 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 1) |
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Transferred in November 1988 |
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Charlton Athletic: |
1988-1989 |
Played |
13 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
Division 1 |
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1989-1990 |
Played |
24 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
Division 1 |
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1990-1991 |
Played |
20 |
Scored |
3 |
goals |
Division 2 |
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Tommy Caton stayed with Charlton after their relegation from the First Division in 1990, but was injured the following January and never played first team football again. He finally announced his retirement in March 1993 having failed to make a full recovery. Just a month later, on 30 April 1993, he suddenly died of a heart attack at the age of 30, at his home near Oxford. He had three children, including a son Andy who went on to play for Swindon Town, his other children were Stephen and Claire. Claire was a RAF Nurse based at RAF Brize Norton
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