Tony Adams

Tony Adams MBE (born 10 October 1966) is an English former footballer. He has played for Arsenal and the English national team.

Tony Adams
MBE

Adams in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Tony Alexander Adams[1]
Date of birth	(1966-10-10) 10 October 1966 (age 59)[1]
Place of birth	Romford, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1980–1983	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–2002	Arsenal	504	(32)
International career
1985–1986	England U21	5	(1)
1989–1990	England B[2]	4	(1)
1987–2000	England	66	(5)
Managerial career
2003–2004	Wycombe Wanderers
2008–2009	Portsmouth
2010–2011	Gabala
2017	Granada
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal	1983–84[3]	First Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	1984–85[3]	First Division	16	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
	1985–86[3]	First Division	10	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	1986–87[3]	First Division	42	6	4	0	9	0	—		—		55	6
	1987–88[3]	First Division	39	2	4	0	8	0	—		—		51	2
	1988–89[3]	First Division	36	4	2	0	5	0	—		3[a]	1	46	5
	1989–90[3]	First Division	38	5	3	0	4	0	—		1[b]	0	46	5
	1990–91[3]	First Division	30	1	3	1	4	2	—		—		37	4
	1991–92[3]	First Division	35	2	1	0	3	0	4[c]	0	1[b]	0	44	2
	1992–93[3]	Premier League	35	0	8	2	9	0	—		—		52	2
	1993–94[3]	Premier League	35	0	3	2	2	0	8[d]	2	1[b]	0	49	4
	1994–95[3]	Premier League	27	3	1	0	4	1	10[e]	0	—		42	4
	1995–96[3]	Premier League	21	1	2	0	5	2	—		—		28	3
	1996–97[4]	Premier League	28	3	3	0	3	0	1[f]	0	—		35	3
	1997–98[5]	Premier League	26	3	6	0	2	0	2[f]	0	—		36	3
	1998–99[6]	Premier League	26	1	5	0	0	0	4[g]	1	1[b]	0	36	2
	1999–2000[7]	Premier League	21	0	1	1	0	0	11[h]	0	0	0	33	1
	2000–01[8]	Premier League	26	1	4	1	0	0	8[g]	0	—		38	2
	2001–02[9]	Premier League	10	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	—		13	1
Career total			504	32	54	8	59	5	48	3	7	1	672	49

1. Appearances in Football League Centenary Trophy
2. Appearance in FA Charity Shield
3. Appearances in European Cup
4. Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
5. 8 appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup, 2 appearances in Super Cup
6. Appearances in UEFA Cup
7. Appearances in Champions League
8. 6 appearances in UEFA Cup, 5 appearances in Champions League

International career statistics

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England national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1987	6	1
1988	11	3
1989	0	0
1990	1	0
1991	1	0
1992	2	0
1993	7	0
1994	5	0
1995	6	0
1996	7	0
1997	2	0
1998	8	0
1999	6	0
2000	4	1
Total	66	5

International goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first.^[12]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 November 1987	Stadion Crvene Zvedze, Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	4–0	4–1	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
2.	23 March 1988	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Netherlands	2–2	2–2	Friendly
3.	18 June 1988	Waldstadion, Frankfurt Germany	Soviet Union	1–1	1–3	UEFA Euro 1988
4.	16 November 1988	King Fahd Stadium, Riyahd, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	1–1	1–1	Friendly
5.	31 May 2000	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Ukraine	2–0	2–0	Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of 3 June 2017

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Wycombe Wanderers	5 November 2003	9 November 2004	53	12	21	20	022.6	[13]
Portsmouth	28 October 2008	9 February 2009	22	4	7	11	018.2	[13]
Granada	10 April 2017	3 June 2017	7	0	0	7	000.0	[13]
Total			82	16	28	38	019.5	—

Honours

Arsenal

• Football League First Division: 1988–89, 1990–91^[14]
• Premier League: 1997–98, 2001–02^[15]
• FA Cup: 1992–93, 1997–98, 2001–02^[14]
• Football League Cup: 1986–87, 1992–93^[14]
• Football League Centenary Trophy: 1988^[16]
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1993–94^[14]
• FA Charity Shield: 1991 (Shared),^[17] 1998^[18]

Individual

• PFA Young Player of the Year: 1986–87^[19]
• PFA First Division/Premier League Team of the Year: 1986–87, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97^[20]
• PFA Team of the Century (1907–2007):
  • Team of the Century 1997–2007^[21]
  • Overall Team of the Century^[22]
• Premier League 10 Seasons Awards: (1992–93 – 2001–02)
  • Overseas Team of the Decade^[23]
  • Overall Team of the Decade^[23]
• Premier League 20 Seasons Awards: (1992–93 – 2011–12)
  • Public choice Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons^[24]
  • Panel choice Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons^[24]
• English Football Hall of Fame: 2004^[20]
• Football League 100 Legends^[20]

Orders

• Member in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE): (1999 Birthday Honours)^[25]