Tony Loughlan

Infobox Football biography
playername = Tony Loughlan


fullname = Antony John Loughlan
height =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|1|19|df=y
cityofbirth = Croydon
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Sunderland (Head Coach)
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1986-1988
youthclubs = Leicester City
years = 1988-1989
1989-1993
1993-1994
1993-1994
1994-1995
1995-1996
1996-1998
clubs =Leicester United
Nottingham Forest
Kettering Town
Lincoln City
Dundalk
Hinckley Town
Corby Town
caps(goals) =
02 (1)
05 (1)
12 (2)
11 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 19:11, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Tony Loughlan (born 19 January, 1970, is a retired English professional footballer and coach. He is Currently the Head Coach of English Premier League side Sunderland.

Loughlan began his career in the youth team at Leicester City but failed to turn professional and, instead, dropped into non-league football with Leicester United.

In August 1989, Loughlan and team-mate Neil Lyne were signed by Nottingham Forest; the transfer would later be highlighted in the 1997 Premier League report of Rick Parry, Robert Reid QC and Steve Coppell on bung culture in football [cite news
url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/09/20/sfnwin20.html
title=Bung-busters prepare to act on 'cult of dishonesty'
publisher=Daily Telegraph
author=Henry Winter
date=20 September 1997
accessdate=2008-04-01] . Brian Clough and Ron Fenton would later be charged with misconduct by the FA over the affair [cite news
url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19980123/ai_n9650951/pg_2
title=Forest plan vigorous defence to FA 'bungs' charges
publisher=The Independent
author=Jon Culley
date=23 January 1998
accessdate=2008-04-01] though the charges against Clough were later dropped. Loughlan made his debut for Forest against Wimbledon on 30 March, 1991; he scored after just 36 seconds. He would make one further league appearance before injury blighted his progress and he was released at the end of the 1992-1993 season.

In the summer of 1993 he joined Kettering Town, a club his father John had played for in the 1970s. In October 1993, he returned to the Football League with Lincoln City, marking his debut on 30 October 1993 with the only goal as Lincoln defeated Rochdale at Spotland for the first time in 26 years. Once again, he struggled with injury and left Lincoln at the end of the season.

He linked up with Dundalk for the 1994-1995 season, picking up a League of Ireland Premier Division winner's medal as Dermot Keely's side captured the title on the final day of the season with a 2-0 win over Galway United. He returned to England, joining Hinckley Town at the beginning of the 1995-1996 season. After another spell on the sidelines due to injury, he joined Corby Town in December 1996 where he remained for over a season before injuries forced him into retirement.

In 2001, he began coaching on a part-time basis at Leicester City's academy, moving into a full-time role in the summer of 2003 with responsibility for the eight to 13-year-old groups [cite news
url=http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~412830,00.html
title=Academy latest
publisher=Leicester City Football Club
date=18 August 2003
accessdate=2008-04-01] . In August 2006 he left his role as Academy Coach at Leicester [cite news
url=http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~889130,00.html
title=Loughlan joins Black Cats
publisher=Leicester City Football Club
date=29 August 2006
accessdate=2008-04-01] to become Head Coach at Sunderland under the management of his former Forest team mate and long term friend Roy Keane, with Keane being quoted as saying "he is someone I trust and I have great faith in him. He's the one person I've kept in touch with over 20 years." [cite news
url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060830/ai_n16693343
title=Tony who? The loyal friend thrown into the limelight
publisher=The Independent
author=Sam Wallace
date=30 August 2006
accessdate=2008-04-01] .

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External links

*soccerbase|4613|Tony Loughlan
* [http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=loug01 Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive Profile]