Tommy Caton

Tommy Caton
Personal information
Full name Thomas Stephen Caton[1]
Date of birth (1962-10-06)6 October 1962[1]
Place of birth Kirkby, England
Date of death 30 April 1993(1993-04-30) (aged 30)[1]
Place of death Bampton,[1] Oxfordshire, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1983 Manchester City 165 (8)
1983–1987 Arsenal 81 (2)
1987–1988 Oxford United 53 (3)
1988–1991 Charlton Athletic 57 (5)
Total 356 (18)
International career
1977–1978 England Schoolboys 10 (0)
1979–1980 England Youth 4 (0)
1981–1984 England U21 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Stephen Caton (6 October 1962 – 30 April 1993) was an English footballer who played as a centre half for Manchester City, Arsenal, Oxford United and Charlton Athletic. Caton captained both Manchester City and Oxford United and was named as City's Player of the Year in 1982.

He made 14 appearances for the England under-21 team.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d "Tommy Caton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ Courtney, Barrie (10 January 2004). "England – U-21 International Results 1976–1985 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 2 March 2017.