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49

Youth
Appearances

8

Youth
Goals

39

Reserve Appearances

4

Reserve
Goals

135

Senior
Appearances

1

Senior
Goals

Youth Appearances

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๐ŸŸจ 23 Jan 1982 Villa 3-3 Cardiff

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Sep 1982 Derby 2-1 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Sep 1982 Villa 2-3 Albion

Midland Intermediate League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Oct 1982 Stoke 4-2 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Oct 1982 Oxford 0-4 Villa

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Oct 1982 Villa 2-5 Forest

Midland Intermediate League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Oct 1982 Leicester 1-2 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Nov 1982 Villa 1-2 Watford

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 2nd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Nov 1982 Villa 3-1 Walsall

Midland Intermediate League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Jan 1983 Norwich 5-2 Villa

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Sep 1983 Villa 3-0 Oxford

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Oct 1983 Villa 6-4 Forest

Midland Youth Cup 1st Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Oct 1983 Albion 2-2 Villa

Midland Intermediate League

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Nov 1983 Villa 3-2 Watford

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup 2nd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Dec 1983 Albion 0-3 Villa

FA Youth Cup 2nd Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Jan 1984 Villa 2-0 West Ham

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Feb 1984 Villa 1-2 Norwich

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup Quarter-Final

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Feb 1984 Arsenal 2-1 Villa

FA Youth Cup Quarter Final

Youth

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Mar 1984 Villa 1-2 Coventry

Midland Youth Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg

Youth

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๐ŸŸจ 5 Apr 1994 Coventry 0-0 Villa

Midland Youth Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg

Youth

Reserve Appearances

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Mar 1983 Villa 0-0 Albion

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Apr 1983 Villa 2-0 Blackburn

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Apr 1983 United 1-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 May 1983 Oldbury United 0-4 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup Semi-Final

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 May 1983 Villa 1-3 Coventry

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 May 1983 Leeds 0-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 May 1993 Villa 2-0 Wolves

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 1983 Villa 2-1 Stoke

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Oct 1983 Villa 1-3 Liverpool

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Oct 1983 Villa 2-0 Leeds

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 12 Oct 1983 Blackburn 1-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 14 Dec 1983 Newcastle 3-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Dec 1983 Villa 3-0 Burnley

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Jan 1984 Albion 0-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Jan 1984 Villa 1-0 Derby

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Jan 1984 United 1-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Jan 1984 Villa 2-2 Forest

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Feb 1984 Liverpool 1-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Mar 1984 Derby 3-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Mar 1984 Leeds 0-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 21 Mar 1984 Stoke 2-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Mar 1984 Villa 2-0 Sunderland

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Apr 1984 Villa 0-2 Albion

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 25 Apr 1984 Villa 0-0 Newcastle

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Apr 1984 Everton 0-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Aug 1984 Forest 0-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Aug 1984 Villa 5-0 Newcastle

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 4 Sep 1984 Derby 1-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 26 Sep 1984 Villa 1-1 Forest

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 3 Oct 1984 Barnsley 0-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Oct 1984 Notts County 1-3 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Oct 1984 Villa 3-0 Bradford

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Nov 1984 Villa 2-0 Albion

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 1984 Villa 5-1 Liverpool

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Nov 1984 Huddersfield 1-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Dec 1984 Villa 2-0 Wednesday

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Dec 1984 Blackburn 1-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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Personal Profile

Tony Dorigo

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Full Back

Left Back

31 December 1965

Melbourne ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

(5ย ft 9ย in) 1.75 m

Left

Anthony Robert Dorigo

Career Progression

Tony Dorigo

1982-84 Aston Villa Youth
1983-85 Aston Villa Reserves
1984-87 Aston Villa First Team

Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

49

Youth
Appearances

Tony Dorigo

8

Youth
Goals

1985-86 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1983-84 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 22 | โœ… 22 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 4 |
1982-83 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 25 | โœ… 25 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 4 |
1981-82 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | *

*Youth record incomplete

Reserve Career

39

Reserve Appearances

Tony Dorigo

4

Reserve
Goals

1984-85 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 12 | โœ… 12 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 3 |
1983-84 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 20 | โœ… 20 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |
1982-83 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

First Team Career

Tony Dorigo

135

Senior
Appearances

1

Senior
Goals

LB Tony Dorigo | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1984-87 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 135 | 130 (5) | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 7 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 2 | #628 |
๐ŸŸฉ 38 | ๐ŸŸจ 41 | ๐ŸŸฅ 56 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 12 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 |

Squad Honours

Tony Dorigo

๐Ÿฅˆ 1982-83 Birmingham Senior Cup Runner Up

Previous Clubs

Tony Dorigo

-1981 Adelaide City ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

-1981 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer In

Tony Dorigo

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1981-82

Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Youth

1 July 1981

15

Ron Saunders ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Loans Out

Tony Dorigo

None

Subsequent Clubs

Tony Dorigo

1987-91 Chelsea ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.49m
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 180 | 180 (0) | โšฝ 12 |

1991-97 Leeds United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ1.33m
Football League First Division, Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 209 | 205 (4) | โšฝ 6 |

1997-88 Torino FC ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Free
Serie A
๐Ÿ•’ 34 | 33 (1) | โšฝ 2 |

1998-00 Derby County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 49 | 45 (4) | โšฝ 3 |

2000-01 Stoke City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 41 | 39 (2) | โšฝ 0 |

2001 Retired aged 35

Transfer Out

Tony Dorigo

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1987-88

Chelsea ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ475k

3 July 1987

21

Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Career Notes

Tony Dorigo

July 1981: Aged 15, arrived on trial with the Youth Team under Ron Saunders
January 1982 Aged 16, signed professional forms

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
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League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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