Tony Eeles
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 November 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Chatham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gillingham | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1994 | Gillingham | 73 | (5) |
| 1993 | → Cork City (loan) | ||
| 1994 | Dover Athletic | ||
| 1996 | Sittingbourne | ||
| 1997–2001 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 122 | (15) |
| 2001 | Welling United | ||
| 2001 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 17 | (2) |
| 2004 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anthony George Eeles (born 15 November 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
Born in Chatham, Eeles played for Gillingham between 1989 and 1994,[2] scoring 5 goals in 73 appearances.[3] While with the club, he spent time on loan to Cork City.[4] He is credited as the scorer of one of Gillingham's most important goals, which maintained the Gills' Football League status, when he opened the scoring in a 2–0 home victory in 1993 over fellow relegation candidates Halifax Town.[5][6]
After leaving Gillingham, Eeles played non-league football for Dover Athletic,[3] Sittingbourne,[7] Ashford Town (Kent).[8][9] and Welling United.[10]
In 2008, whilst working as a plasterer, he was taken seriously ill with dermatomyositis.[11]
References
- ^ "Tony Eeles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 109. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ a b Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database: Gillingham
- ^ Guinn, Philip (13 November 1993). "Rovers and Shels revive glory days". Irish Independent.
- ^ Simmond, Tom (8 November 2017). "Revisiting Gillingham's League Survival Fight of 1993". The Offside Rule. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Day, Richard (15 November 2012). "On This Day". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Reports 1996–97: Selected Match Reports". Sittingbourne FC Web Archive. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ Nuts and Bolts Archive Tony Eeles Player Profile
- ^ Sampson, Tommy. "The Real Deal - Wembley Manuscript, chapter 9". KentishFootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Match Reports: King's Lynn 2 Welling United 0". Blue & Gold Trust Official Website, Independent Kings Lynn FC website. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Ex-Gills hero hit by chronic illness". Kent Online. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2022.