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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

29

Reserve Appearances

11

Reserve
Goals

180

Senior
Appearances

34

Senior
Goals

Tony Morley

First Team
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Winger

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William Anthony Morley

Role

W Tony Morley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #604 |

Position

Born

Winger

26 August 1954

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Ormskirk ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 8ย in) 1.73 m

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Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1978-79

Burnley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ220k

1 June 1979

24

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

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1983-84

West Bromwich Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ75k

1 December 1983

29

Tony Barton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Tony Morley

Previous Clubs:

1969-72 Preston North End Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division, Third Division

1972-76 Preston North End ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division, Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 84 | โšฝ 15 | (League)

1976-79 Burnley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 91 | โšฝ 5 | (League)

Loans Out

Tony Morley

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Tony Morley

Subsequent Clubs:

1983-85 West Bromwich Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 33 | โšฝ 4 | (League)

1984 Birmingham City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โšฝ 3 | (League)

1985-86 Seiko SA ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Hong Kong First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 32 | โšฝ 21 | (League)

1986-87 ADO Den Haag ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Keuken Kampioen Divisie
๐Ÿ•’ 31 | โšฝ 1 | (League)

1987-88 West Bromwich Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 28 | โšฝ 7 | (League)

1988 Burnley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Fourth Division
๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โšฝ 0 | (League)

1989-90 Tampa Bay Rowdies ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
American Soccer League

1990-91 Hamrun Spartans ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น
Malta Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โšฝ 1 | (League)

1991 Retired aged 36

Career Progression

Tony Morley

1979-83 Aston Villa First Team
1979-83 Aston Villa Reserves

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Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Tony Morley

0

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

Did Not Graduate from Youth Team

Reserve Career

Tony Morley

29

Reserve Appearances

11

Reserve
Goals

1983-84 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | โœ… 6 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |
1982-83 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 |
1979-80 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 20 | โœ… 20 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 8 |

First Team Career

Tony Morley

180

Senior
Appearances

34

Senior
Goals

W Tony Morley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1979-83 | ยฃ220k |
๐Ÿ•’ 180 | 170 (10) | โšฝ 34 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 34 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 7 | #604 |
๐ŸŸฉ 86 | ๐ŸŸจ 36 | ๐ŸŸฅ 58 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 2 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 |

Squad Honours

Tony Morley

๐Ÿ† 1980-81 First Division Winner
๐Ÿ† 1981-82 European Cup Winner
๐Ÿ† 1982-83 UEFA Super Cup Winner

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

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Tony Morley

๐ŸŸจ 1 Oct 1979 Villa 1-1 Derby
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Oct 1979 Blackburn 1-2 Villa
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Oct 1979 Villa 6-1 Newcastle
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Oct 1979 Albion 0-1 Villa
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Oct 1979 Villa 2-0 Burnley
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 24 Oct 1979 Villa 0-0 Forest
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Oct 1979 Villa 1-1 Wolves
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 3 Nov 1979 Bolton 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Nov 1979 Villa 4-2 Bolton
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Nov 1979 Villa 1-1 Stoke
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 24 Nov 1970 Liverpool 3-0 Villa
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Dec 1979 Villa 2-0 Manchester City
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Dec 1979 Villa 0-1 Everton
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Jan 1980 Villa 2-1 Blackpool
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Jan 1980 Sheffield United 2-4 Villa
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Jan 1980 Villa 1-0 Bury
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Mar 1980 Wolves 1-2 Villa
Reserves

1979-80

Central League

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Mar 1983 Villa 0-0 Albion
Reserves

1982-83

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Apr 1983 Villa 8-0 Stoke
Reserves

1982-83

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Apr 1983 Villa 6-1 Sheffield United
Reserves

1982-83

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 1983 Villa 2-1 Stoke
Reserves

1983-84

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 8 Sep 1983 Burnley 1-0 Villa
Reserves

1983-84

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Sep 1983 Wednesday 2-4 Villa
Reserves

1983-84

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Oct 1983 Villa 2-0 Leeds
Reserves

1983-84

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Nov 1983 Sunderland 1-4 Villa
Reserves

1983-84

Central League Division One

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
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
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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