Place of birth Oxford, England | Name Tony Harper | |
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Full name Anthony Frederick Harper Date of birth (1925-05-26)26 May 1925 Date of death 28 June 1982(1982-06-28) (aged 57) Place of death Bullingdon, Oxfordshire, England Playing position | ||
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Anthony Frederick "Tony" Harper (26 May 1925 – 28 June 1982) was an English football wing half or inside forward who made 173 appearances in the Football League for Brentford.
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- Tony harper s irish pride baseketball camp cathedral high school
- Headington United
- Brentford
- Return to Headington United
- Personal life
- References
Headington United
Harper began his career at Spartan League hometown club Headington United, departing the club in March 1948.
Brentford
Harper signed for Division Two side Brentford in March 1948. He began his time with the Bees as an inside forward and made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Leicester City at Griffin Park on 15 September 1948. Harper missed the entire 1949–50 season through illness but broke into the team in the 1950–51 season as a wing half, forming a celebrated half back line with Ron Greenwood and Jimmy Hill. He made a career-high 41 appearances during the 1951–52 season and held his place until Ken Coote began to establish himself in the wing half position. Harper played on until the 1954–55 season, dropping into the reserves in the latter stages of the campaign. He departed Brentford in the summer of 1955, having made 188 appearances and scored seven goals in his seven years with the club.
Return to Headington United
Harper returned to Headington United in the summer of 1955. He made over 130 Southern League appearances before retiring in 1959.
Personal life
After having trouble commuting from his Oxford home to Brentford, Harper stayed in a club house in Hounslow with teammate Ted Gaskell and his wife and eventually moved into the house next door.