Anthony Karl English (born 19 October 1966) is an English former professional

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who played as a defender for

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

in the

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

Career

Born in

Luton Luton () is a town and unitary authority with borough status, in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 census, the Luton built-up area subdivision had a population of 211,228 and its built-up area, including the adjacent towns of Dunstable an ...

, as a junior he played for

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

before joining the Colchester United youth setup and then progressing to a professional contract with the club. English played 351 league games and 45 cup games in defence for Colchester United between 1984 and 1996, captaining the side to a

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and

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double. At the end of the 2006–07 season, he was inducted into the Colchester United Hall of Fame as one of the first five inductees, with a special ceremony held on the

Layer Road Layer Road was a Football League stadium in Colchester, England. It was only used for football matches and was the home ground of Colchester United before being replaced by the Colchester Community Stadium. The stadium held spectators and was ...

pitch at the last game of the season against

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Honours

Colchester United *

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winner: 1991–92 * Football Conference runner-up: 1990–91 *

winner: 1991–92

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:English, Tony 1966 births Living people Footballers from Luton English footballers Association football defenders Coventry City F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Sudbury Town F.C. players Heybridge Swifts F.C. players Witham Town F.C. players Harwich & Parkeston F.C. players Halstead Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players