- Tony Stokes
Football player infobox
playername = Tony Stokes
fullname = Tony Ronald Stokes
height = height|ft=5|in=10
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|1|7
cityofbirth =London
countryofbirth =England
currentclub =West Ham United
clubnumber = 22
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2005-
2006
2006
2007-2008
clubs = West Ham United
→ Rushden & Diamonds (loan)
→ Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
→ Stevenage Borough (loan)
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
19 (0)
06 (0)
03 (1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 19:28, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =Tony Ronald Stokes (born
January 7 ,1987 inLondon ) is an English footballer who graduated from the prestigious West Ham United youth Academy.Club career
Stokes, a
midfielder , made his first team debut and only appearance for West Ham at the age of 18 inSeptember 2005 as a replacement forTomáš Řepka in the Carling Cup match against Sheffield Wednesday. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Sheff Wed 2-4 West Ham | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC Sport| date =2005-09-20 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4258504.stm | accessdate =2007-07-02 ] cite web
last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Soccerbase: Tony Stokes | work = | publisher = Racing Post| date = | url =http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=41603 | format = | doi = | accessdate =2007-07-02 ]During the 2005-06 season, Stokes was loaned to
Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds, [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Hunter encouraged by new signings| work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC Sport| date =2006-01-08 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/4592794.stm | accessdate =2007-07-02 ] where he made 19 appearances. He joinedFootball League One side Brighton & Hove Albion in a one month loan deal in August 2006, [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Hammers prospect joins Brighton| work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC Sport| date =2006-08-03 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/5241642.stm | accessdate =2007-07-02 ] which was extended for a second month but Stokes decided to return to West Ham after finding first-team opportunities at Brighton difficult. He made seven appearances in all competitions for Brighton. Stokes joined Stevenage Borough on a two-month loan in November 2007. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Stevenage recruit three loanees | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC Sport| date =2007-11-22 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/7108083.stm | accessdate =2007-01-12 ] He scored his first career goal in the 3-1 win over Salisbury in December 2007. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Stevenage 3-1 Salisbury | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC Sport| date =2007-12-07 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7122630.stm | accessdate =2008-02-26 ]References
External links
*soccerbase|41603
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