Anton Blackwood

Anton Blackwood is a footballer who plays for Haringey Borough. He is an Antigua and Barbuda international.[1]

Anton Blackwood
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-18) 18 August 1991
Playing position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Haringey Borough
Youth career
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2011 Aveley 1 (0)
2012 St Albans City 1 (0)
2012–2013 Barton Rovers
2013 Thurrock
2014–? Cheshunt
2015– Haringey Borough
National team‡
2012– Antigua and Barbuda 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:42, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:08, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Club career

Blackwood's early career was at Arsenal, before he was released in 2009. He then joined Tottenham Hotspur on a one-year contract.[2]

He played one league game for Aveley in October 2011,[3] then moved to St Albans City in February 2012,[4] and Barton Rovers in September 2012.[5][6]

At the start of the 2013–2014 season Blackwood signed for Thurrock.[7] He was released at the turn of 2013.[8] In the summer of 2014 he was signed by Cheshunt,[9] and by Haringey Borough in the summer of 2015.[10]

International career

He made his international debut on 29 February 2012 in a friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago. However, he was injured and had to be substituted after 16 minutes of the match.[11]

Personal life

Anton Blackwood is the brother of Tyler Blackwood.

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References
  1. "Blackwood, Anton". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  2. "Spurs sign former Arsenal youngster Anton Blackwood". The. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  3. "Anton Blackwood profile". Ryman Isthmian Football League. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  4. "Saints Release Two". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  5. "Rovers snap up ex-Spurs and Arsenal youngster". Luton Today. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  6. "Barton defender heads for Ricky Hills' Tampa Bay Rowdies". Luton Today. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  7. "Thurrock sign Anton Blackwood". Pitchero Thurrock FC. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  8. "Players moving on". Pitchero Thurrock FC. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. "Former Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal player among new Cheshunt FC signings". Hertfordshire Mercury. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  10. "Loizou excited by 'new era' as Haringey Borough start life in the Ryman League". Ham & High Broadway. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  11. "Antigua and Barbuda VS. Trinidad And Tobago 0 - 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 April 2012.


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