Tony Carss

Tony Carss
Personal information
Full name Anthony John Carss[1]
Date of birth (1976-03-31) 31 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Alnwick, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa U21s
Youth career
000–1994 Bradford City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
1995–1997 Darlington 57 (2)
1997–1998 Cardiff City 42 (1)
1999–2000 Chesterfield 35 (1)
2000 Carlisle United 7 (0)
2000–2003 Oldham Athletic 75 (5)
2003–2006 Huddersfield Town 80 (3)
Managerial career
2006–2017 Huddersfield Town U18s
2017 Huddersfield Town Academy (Head of Coaching)
2017–2022 Blackburn Rovers Academy (Head of Coaching)
2022–2023 Aston Villa U21s
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony John Carss (born 31 March 1976) is an English football coach and former professional player, who currently works for Aston Villa Academy as Emerging Talent Programme Manager.

Carss started his career with Blackburn Rovers,[2] and went on to Darlington, Cardiff City, Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic and Huddersfield Town.

After retiring from playing in 2006, Carss has also coached at Huddersfield Town Academy and Blackburn Rovers F.C. Academy.[3]

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 82. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
  2. ^ "I'll get myself". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Tony Carss LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 15 June 2022.