Colin Toon

Colin Toon

Personal information
Full name	Colin Toon
Date of birth	26 April 1940 (1940-04-26) (age 71)
Place of birth	New Houghton, England
Playing position	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1957–1966	Mansfield Town	213	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Colin Toon (born 26 April 1940 in New Houghton, Derbyshire) is a retired English footballer who played for Mansfield Town as a full-back. Toon played mainly at right-back, but was also occasionally used on the left side of defence.^[1]

Toon joined Mansfield as an amateur in 1956, and signed as a professional in July 1957.^[2] He made his debut on 25 January 1958 against Accrington Stanley.^[1] When Raich Carter became Mansfield manager in 1960, he made the young Toon his first-choice right-back, and between September 1960 and March 1963, Toon enjoyed a run of 111 consecutive league appearances for the club.

During the 1962–63 season, Toon played 42 out of a possible 46 league games when Mansfield won promotion from Division Four. He also scored the only goal of his career that season, in the 2–3 defeat against Workington on 14 March 1963.^[1]

On 21 October 1963, in a match against Brentford, Toon broke his leg and was sidelined for almost a full year. He did eventually recover, but was never the same player. He retired from football in 1966 at the relatively young age of 26. After his playing days came to an end, Toon remained in the Mansfield area, where he worked for a supermarket chain.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Bracegirdle, Dave and Hartshorn, Steve (2004). The Legends of Mansfield Town. Breedon Books. ISBN 1859834353. 
2. ^ Retter, Jack (1995). Who's Who – The Stags 1902–1995. Yore Publications. ISBN 1874427313. 

Persondata
Name	Toon, Colin
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	26 April 1940
Place of birth	New Houghton, England
Date of death
Place of death