Tony Marchi

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Tony Marchi
Personnel
Surname Anthony Vittorio Marchi
birthday January 21, 1933
place of birth Edmonton ,  England
position Outrunner
Juniors
Years station
1948-1950 Tottenham Hotspur
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1950-1957 Tottenham Hotspur 131 (2)
1957-1959 Juventus Turin 0 (0)
1957-1958 →  Lanerossi Vicenza  (loan) 30 (7)
1958-1959 →  AC Turin  (loan) 29 (4)
1959-1965 Tottenham Hotspur 101 (5)
1965-1967 Cambridge City
1967-1968 Northampton Town
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1957 England B 1 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1965-1967 Cambridge City
1967-1968 Northampton Town
1 Only league games are given.

Anthony Vittorio "Tony" Marchi (born January 21, 1933 in Edmonton ) is a former English football player . As an outside runner who could be used on both sides, he was active for Tottenham Hotspur from 1950 to 1965 - apart from a two-year stay in Italy between 1957 and 1959 . There he was considered at the beginning of the 1960s as the "first substitute player" in a team that won the 1961 "double" from the English championship and FA Cup . The highlight for him was his participation in the victorious final of the 1963 European Cup Winners' Cup .

Athletic career

Marchi was already a promising talent as a teenager, going through some selection teams. In July 1948 he then joined Tottenham Hotspur on an amateur basis and after appearances in the reserve team he made his debut in April 1950 against Grimsby Town (1: 2) for the then second division, who returned to the highest division as second division champions in this 1949/50 season English league succeeded. A good three months after his debut, the "Spurs" promoted him to the professional squad. Tall and with a good physical presence, the newcomer offered himself in both outside runner positions. However, since coach Arthur Rowe relied on the tandem of Bill Nicholson and Ron Burgess there, Marchi had to be patient for a long time. After Burgess left, he had to compete with the more experienced Colin Brittan , but during the 1954/55 season he finally blossomed into a regular player. As part of a rebuilding of the aging 1951 championship team under Rowe's successor Jimmy Anderson , Marchi was a new key player who exuded solid reliability, leadership and calm. It was almost logical that he was promoted to team captain and in this role he led his team to the runner-up title in the 1956/57 season - in the same year he played a game for England's B national team against Scotland in February 1957. The signs pointed to a long career in Tottenham for the then only 24-year-old, but a sudden offer from Italy changed the omens in the summer. Juventus Turin not only offered a transfer fee of 42,000 pounds, but also Marchi the opportunity to make a name for himself in his father's home country. Tottenham had a clause built into the contract that gave the club an initial right of sale in the event of a sale outside Italy.

Marchi was never used at Juve. This was due to the restrictive treatment of foreign players in Italy. Although the use of non-Italians had been allowed there shortly before, Turin had signed John Charles from Welsh and Marchi was immediately loaned out - first to Lanerossi Vicenza and then to AC Turin . In the rather poor team of Lanerossi, the newcomer knew how to convince with his performances and there was even a commitment in the Italian national team, which was nipped in the bud by his game for the English B selection. After a total of two years, Marchi wanted to return to England and Arsenal FC in particular , which had already had his eye on him when he was still at school, showed interest. However, the Spurs insisted on their contractually guaranteed right of repurchase and so Marchi returned in July 1959 for 20,000 pounds to his ex-club, which was now coached by ex-teammate Nicholson. Since Dave Mackay was seeded on the left, Marchi seemed to have advantages in the duel with the already 33-year-old Danny Blanchflower . This, however, experienced its "second spring" and was a decisive man for Tottenham, which won the 1961 double of the English championship and the FA Cup . Marchi did not play at all in the cup and only six times in the league, which was not enough for an official medal. He was considered the "first substitute player" in the team at this time, but his perspective improved in the period that followed when the "ravages of time" slowly gnawed at Blanchflower and Mackay suffered a two-fold broken leg. It was used well in half of the games, but once again contributed nothing to successfully defending the title in the 1962 FA Cup. His big moment was as a replacement for Mackay in the 1963 final of the European Cup Winners' Cup against Atlético Madrid , which the Spurs clearly won 5-1.

When Blanchflower finally ended his career, Nicholson relied on a makeover with younger players, including Phil Beal and Alan Mullery . After Mackay's recovery, Marchi left Tottenham in June 1965. He left his active career as a player-coach at Cambridge City and Northampton Town .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bob Goodwin: Tottenham Hotspur - The Complete Record . Breedon Books, Derby 2007, ISBN 978-1-85983-567-8 , pp. 180 f .
  2. ↑ "Tony Marchi" (The Lilywhites)
personal data
SURNAME Marchi, Tony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marchi, Antony Vittorio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Edmonton