Dale Tonge (born 7 May 1985) is an English former professional

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who played as a full back or a midfielder. He is currently a first team coach at

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club

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Career

He came through the youth ranks with Barnsley and made his debut on 17 April 2004 against

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. On 20 March 2007, it was announced that he had joined Gillingham on loan. He made his Gillingham debut in the 5–0 away defeat to

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on 24 March, and returned to Barnsley one month later. On 25 May 2007, he signed a two-year deal with

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. On 25 October 2008, he scored his first career goal in a 2–1 win versus Macclesfield Town. On 2 May 2009, Tonge was shown his first ever red card for professional foul in a 1–0 defeat to Exeter on the final day of the season, making almost 50 appearances in the 2008–09 season. Tonge's following season was plagued with injury. He broke a foot in late 2009 while only managing 24 appearances and also missing the chance to play at Wembley in the league two playoff final against

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. On 2 May 2013, Tonge was released by Rotherham. He then signed for

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

on 2 July 2013, signed by ex- Rotherham manager

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. On 24 April 2015, Tonge was released by Torquay. Tonge was on trial at

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, before signing for them permanently. In 2016, Tonge joined

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. He left the club in 2017.

Honours

;

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*League One: playoff winners 2005–06 ;

*League Two: promotion 2012–13 (Runners Up)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tonge, Dale 1985 births Living people English footballers Association football midfielders Barnsley F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Chester F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players English Football League players F.C. United of Manchester players Barnsley F.C. non-playing staff Scunthorpe United F.C. non-playing staff Peterborough United F.C. non-playing staff