- Tommy Langley
Football player infobox
playername= Tommy Langley
fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1958|2|8
cityofbirth =Elephant & Castle ,London
countryofbirth =England
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currentclub =
position =Striker
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years = 1974-80
1980-81
1981-83
1983-84
1983-84
1984-85
1984-85
1985-86
1986-88
1988-89
1989
1989-??
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clubs = Chelsea
Queens Park Rangers
Crystal PalaceAEK Athens
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aldershot
South China
Aldershot
Exeter City
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Slough Town
caps(goals) = 142 (40)
025 0(8)
059 0(8)
005 0(0)
002 0(0)
023 0(4)
016 0(4)
00? 0(?)
081 (21)
021 0(2)
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pcupdate = 11:07, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate =4 January 2007 Tommy Langley (born
8 February 1958 in theElephant & Castle ,London ) is a retired English footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s as a striker. He is currently one of the hosts of Matchnight Live onChelsea TV .Langley began his career with Chelsea, making his debut in 1975 against Leicester City. The club were relegated the same season and for the remainder of Langley's time there they bounced between the top two divisions. He first established himself in the side during Chelsea's first season back in the First Division in 1977-78, during which he scored 13 goals, making him the club's top scorer. The following year, Chelsea were near the bottom of the league all season and relegated by March, with Langley's 16 goals - more than three times the total managed by any of his team mates - a rare bright spot, for which he was voted club player of the year.
After the club's failure to gain instant promotion in 1979-80, Langley joined Queens Park Rangers in August 1980. He scored 43 goals in 152 games for Chelsea. Following that, he had often brief stints at Crystal Palace,
AEK Athens , Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, South China, Aldershot and Exeter City. He ended his professional career in theUSA with the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
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