James "Tony" Carroll was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Strathclyde,

Belfast Celtic Belfast Celtic Football Club was a football club. Founded in 1891 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, it was one of the most successful teams in Ireland until it withdrew permanently from the Irish League in 1949. The club left the league for polit ...

, Shelbourne, Clyde, Leicester City, Luton Town and Ayr United. A small, fast winger he was part of a Leicester City team that won

Football League Division Two The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third ti ...

in 1936–37. During World War II he was declared "Lost at Sea" but was rescued, and went on to work as a crane operator in Glasgow.

Honours

Leicester City

champions: 1936–37

External links

Tony Carroll at Foxes Talk

Tony Carroll at Hatters History

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Tony 1906 births Footballers from Glasgow Men's association football wingers Scottish men's footballers Clyde F.C. players Belfast Celtic F.C. players Strathclyde F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Motherwell F.C. non-playing staff Scottish Football League players English Football League players Year of death missing British military personnel of World War II People declared dead in absentia