| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael William Eric Tonge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1983[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| 1999–2001 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2008 | Sheffield United | 262 | (21) |
| 2008–2013 | Stoke City | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Preston North End (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Derby County (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Preston North End (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Barnsley (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Leeds United (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2013–2015 | Leeds United | 49 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Millwall (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Stevenage | 56 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Port Vale | 34 | (3) |
| Total | 478 | (34) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael William Eric Tonge (born 7 April 1983) is an English football coach and former player. A midfielder, he scored 39 goals in 544 league and cup appearances in a 19-year career in the English Football League.
A former England under-21 international, he began his career in Manchester United's youth team before joining Sheffield United in 2001. He soon became a vital player for Neil Warnock's "Blades". He was named on the First Division's PFA Team of the Year in 2002–03 before he helped the Bramall Lane side achieve promotion to the Premier League in 2005–06. After making 302 appearances for the club, he was sold to Stoke City in August 2008 for £2 million. He struggled to break into the first-team at Stoke, however. He was sent out on loan to Championship teams Preston North End (twice), Derby County, Barnsley and Leeds United. He joined Leeds permanently in January 2013. He joined Millwall on loan in January 2015 before he was released from Leeds in May 2015. He signed with Stevenage five months later and was voted the club's Player of the Year for the 2015–16 season. After his 18-month spell ended, he joined Port Vale in July 2017.
He began his coaching career at Huddersfield Town in November 2020.