Tony Arins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Francis Arins | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Chesterfield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Burnley | 29 | (2) |
| 1981 | Leeds United | 1 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | (1) |
| Total | 50 | (3) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Anthony Francis "Tony" Arins (born 26 October 1958) is an English former professional association football player who played as a full-back.
Arins started his career with Burnley and made his professional debut on 18 November 1978 in the 5–3 win over Fulham in the Football League Second Division.[2] He scored his first senior goal on 3 November 1979 in the 1–2 defeat to Orient. He played his final game for Burnley on 26 April 1980 when he started in the 0–0 draw with Birmingham City at Turf Moor.[3] In the summer of 1981, Arins signed for Leeds United but left after playing only one match for the club.[4] He spent the remainder of the season with Scunthorpe United, making 20 league appearances and scoring one goal for the side. Arins retired from football in 1982 to join the police force.[4]
Honours
Burnley
- Anglo-Scottish Cup: 1978
References
- ↑ Simpson, Ray (1996). The Clarets Collection 1946–1996. Burnley FC. p. 18. ISBN 0-9521799-0-3.
- ↑ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. p. 371.
- ↑ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. p. 375.
- 1 2 Neil Brown. "Tony Arins". Retrieved 2009-08-12.