Anthony "Tony" M. Gourley (birth registered third ¼ 1950) is an English former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancas ...

, and at club level for

Rochdale Hornets The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the Championship, the second tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs ...

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and

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, as a .

Background

Tony Gourley's birth was registered in

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Bor ...

district,

, England.

Career

Gourley started his career with

. In 1979, he was signed by

for a fee of £10,000. A year later he joined the newly formed

, and was a key member of their inaugural squad. He spent five seasons at the club before being forced to retire after suffering an eye injury in a match against Bridgend Blue Dragons in March 1985. Gourley also played two games for

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Career statistics
at rugbyleagueproject.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Gourley, Tony 1950 births Living people English rugby league players Lancashire rugby league team players London Broncos players Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league players from Rochdale Rugby league props Salford Red Devils players