- Tony Witter
Tony Witter (born in
London ,August 12 1965 ) was an Englishsoccer player during the 1980s and 1990s.Witter was a central defender who played for numerous clubs during his career including Millwall, Scunthorpe United and Bohemians amongst others. He spent nearly 7 years at Millwall making 104 league appearances, scoring 2 goals. He made a solitary appearance for Bohemians when he appeared against Galway United in December 1999.
He was notable for being accepted by Millwall supporters at a time in which they had a reputation for racial intolerance. [cite web
last = Black
first = Les
coauthors = Crabbe, Tim and Solomos, John
title = ‘Lions, Black Skins and Reggae Gyals’ Race, Nation and Identity in Football
publisher = Goldsmiths College, University of London
date = 1998
url = http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/cucr/pdf/back.pdf
format = pdf
accessdate =2008-04-18 ] [cite web
last = Richards
first = Huw
title = Tasty left foot, but what about his cultural passport?
work = Times Higher Education
publisher = TSL Education Ltd.
date = 2002-06-07
url = http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=169601§ioncode=6
accessdate =2008-04-18 ]He held the record for the quickest goal scored for Plymouth Argyle by a player on his debut until
Jamie Mackie broke it on February 12, 2008 against Barnsley. [cite web
title = Plymouth vs Barnsley
publisher = Plymouth Argyle F.C.
date = 2008-02-12
url = http://www.pafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10364~38608,00.html
accessdate =2008-04-18 ]External links
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