Tony Rees

Infobox Football biography
playername = Tony Rees


fullname = Anthony Andrew Rees
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|8|1|df=y
cityofbirth = Merthyr Tydfil
countryofbirth = Wales
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Forward
youthyears = 1980–1982
youthclubs = Aston Villa
years = 1982–1983
1983–1988
1985
1986
1988–1989
1989–1994
1994–1996

clubs = Aston Villa
Birmingham City
→ Peterborough United (loan)
→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)
Barnsley
Grimsby Town
West Bromwich Albion
Merthyr Tydfil
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
095 (12)
005 0(2)
002 0(0)
031 0(3)
141 (33)
023 0(2)

nationalyears = 1983 1984
nationalteam = Wales U21 Wales
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)
001 0(0)

Anthony Andrew "Tony" Rees (born 1 August 1964 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward. As a youth he was part of the Aston Villa team which won the 1980 FA Youth Cup. He left Aston Villa without appearing for the first team, but went on to play nearly 300 games in the Football League, for Birmingham City, Peterborough United, Shrewsbury Town, Barnsley, Grimsby Town and West Bromwich Albion, appeared in all four divisions, and won one full cap for Wales.

Honours

* with Aston Villa
** FA Youth Cup winner 1980.
* with Grimsby Town
** Football League Fourth Division promotion 1990.
** Football League Third Division promotion 1991.

References

*cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=p. 119 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database]

Persondata
NAME = Rees, Tony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Rees, Anthony Andrew
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1964-08-01
PLACE OF BIRTH = Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =