Anthony Marchi (21 January 1933 – 15 March 2022) was an English

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player and manager.

Career

Marchi played for

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...

in the position of

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from 1950 until 1965, which was broken up by a two-year spell in Italy with

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and

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, both on loan from

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. During much of his career at Spurs, Marchi was mostly used as an understudy to

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and Dave Mackay. However, in 1962–63 following injuries he established himself in the side and was a member of the 1963 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final winning team. He was one of seventeen players used by Spurs in their

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winning side of 1960–61. He also later managed Cambridge City and

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the c ...

. Marchi died at the age of 89 on 15 March 2022 in Broomfield Hospital,

Chelmsford Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Colchester and Southend-on-Sea. It is located north-east of London ...

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur *

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: 1950–51, 1960–61 *

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: 1960–61, 1961–62 *

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: 1949–50 *

European Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European association football, football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renam ...

: 1962–63

References

External links

* * Hugman,B,J (Ed). ''The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005'' p 412 (2005)
European Cup Winners' Cup Final 1963 Marchi standing furthest right in photo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marchi, Tony 1933 births 2022 deaths Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers English football managers Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players LR Vicenza players Torino FC players Northampton Town F.C. managers English people of Italian descent Italian British sportspeople Sportspeople of Italian descent English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Serie A players Footballers from the London Borough of Enfield People from Edmonton, London English Football League players London XI players Cambridge City F.C. managers English Football League managers Juventus FC players