Tony Witter

Anthony Junior Witter (born 12 August 1965) is an English retired footballer who played during the 1980s and 1990s.

Tony Witter
Personal information
Full name Anthony Junior Witter[1]
Date of birth (1965-08-12) 12 August 1965[1]
Place of birth London, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Grays Athletic
1990–1991 Crystal Palace
1991–1994 Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
1992 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 3 (1)
1994 → Reading (loan) 4 (0)
1994–1998 Millwall 104 (2)
1998 Northampton 4 (0)
1998 Welling United
1998 Torquay United 4 (0)
1998–1999 Welling United
1999 Scunthorpe United 14 (0)
1999 Hayes 2 (0)
1999 Enfield 0 (0)
1999 Bohemians 1 (0)
Total 137 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Witter was a central defender who played for numerous clubs during his career including Millwall, Scunthorpe United and Bohemians amongst others. He spent nearly seven years at Millwall making 104 league appearances, scoring two goals. He made a solitary appearance for Bohemians, against Galway United in December 1999.

Witter who is of African-Caribbean ethnicity was notable for being accepted by Millwall supporters at a time when some of them had a reputation for racial intolerance.[2][3]

He held the record for the quickest goal scored for Plymouth Argyle by a player on his debut until Jamie Mackie broke it on 12 February 2008, against Barnsley.[4]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.
  2. Black, Les; Crabbe, Tim; Solomos, John (1998). "'Lions, Black Skins and Reggae Gyals' Race, Nation and Identity in Football" (PDF). Goldsmiths College, University of London. Archived from the original (pdf) on 23 October 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  3. Richards, Huw (7 June 2002). "Tasty left foot, but what about his cultural passport?". Times Higher Education. TSL Education Ltd. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  4. "Plymouth vs Barnsley". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 12 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2008.


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