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Tony Towers joined Sunderland in March 1974 as part of a swap deal
which took Dennis Tueart and Micky Horswill to Manchester City. Tony's
value was placed at £125,000 with Tueart and Horswill priced at a
combined fee of £350,000, Sunderland receiving a cash adjustment of
£225,000. He spent just over three years on Wearside, playing a total
of 120 games, before a £140,000 switch to Birmingham City in the summer
of 1977. Tony is pictured above during the match against Bristol City
on 4/9/1976.
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| Manchester City: |
1968-1969 |
Played |
1 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1969-1970 |
Played |
7 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 1) |
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1970-1971 |
Played |
34 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1971-1972 |
Played |
21 |
Scored |
3 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1972-1973 |
Played |
35 |
Scored |
5 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1973-1974 |
Played |
24 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 1) |
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| Transferred in March 1974 |
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| Sunderland: |
1973-1974 |
Played |
8 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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1974-1975 |
Played |
41 |
Scored |
4 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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1975-1976 |
Played |
34 |
Scored |
9 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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1976-1977 |
Played |
25 |
Scored |
4 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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| Transferred to Birmingham City in July 1977 |
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ENGLAND FOOTBALL CAREER.
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| Sunderland midfielder Tony Towers (he is pictured above playing for the Rokerites in the year of his England call-up) picked up three England caps in the summer of 1976 after a dominant season in the old Division Two which had ended in a title medal and promotion back to the top flight. Don Revie gave him a start in a 1-0 Home International win over Wales and then a second half run-out three days later in a 4-0 demolition of Northern Ireland. Towers then flew to the USA with an experimental squad for the US Bicentennial Tournament and started the famous victory over Italy which saw England win from two goals down. Sunderland struggled the following year and were eventually sent back down to Division 2, which didn't put Towers in a good enough light for a recall. (Matthew Rudd) |
Photo George Herringshaw. ©