Tony Bircumshaw (born 8 February 1945 in

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of the Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area and the second largest settlement in Nottinghamshire (following the city ...

, England) is a former

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who played in the full back position. Bircumshaw was a product of the youth system at

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where his older brother Peter Bircumshaw was already a first team regular. Tony Bircumshaw made his

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debut on 3 April 1961 for Notts County at

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and at 16 years and 54 days he set a record as the club's youngest player. The record remains in place to date, although he was outstripped for the all competitions record when

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featured for the club in an

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tie as a 15-year-old. Bircumshaw left Notts in July 1966, to move to Hartlepools United, remaining at the club until 1971. Whilst there, he was a member of the side that won promotion in the 1967–68 season.Profile on a Hartlepool site

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bircumshaw, Tony 1945 births Living people English men's footballers Notts County F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Mansfield Men's association football fullbacks