Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 February 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Harrogate, England | ||
Date of death | 21 April 2010 | (aged 85)||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1939–1947 | Harrogate Town | ||
1947–1950 | Leeds United | 3 | (0) |
1950–1963 | Queens Park Rangers | 514 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Anthony Ingham (18 February 1925 – 21 April 2010) was an English professional footballer who played more than 500 games in the Football League as a defender for Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers. [1] He holds the appearance record for QPR, having played 548 first-team games in senior competitions. [2]
During the Second World War Ingham served in the Royal Navy. He also completed an electrical apprenticeship while playing part-time for Harrogate Town, where he made his debut in 1939/40 at the age of 14. He signed for Leeds United in the summer of 1947, and made his League debut for the club in October of the same year in a 3–2 defeat at West Bromwich Albion. However he played only rarely for The Whites, and joined Queens Park Rangers in June 1950 for a fee of £5,000. [3]
He made his debut against Doncaster Rovers in November 1950, [4] and retired 13 years later having made a club record 548 appearances in all senior competitions, 514 in the League. [2] After retiring as a player in May 1963, he held various positions with QPR and went on to become a director of the club. [3] A function room at Loftus Road is named in Ingham's honour. [5]
On 21 April 2010, Tony Ingham died of an illness at the age of 85.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 February 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Harrogate, England | ||
Date of death | 21 April 2010 | (aged 85)||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1939–1947 | Harrogate Town | ||
1947–1950 | Leeds United | 3 | (0) |
1950–1963 | Queens Park Rangers | 514 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Anthony Ingham (18 February 1925 – 21 April 2010) was an English professional footballer who played more than 500 games in the Football League as a defender for Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers. [1] He holds the appearance record for QPR, having played 548 first-team games in senior competitions. [2]
During the Second World War Ingham served in the Royal Navy. He also completed an electrical apprenticeship while playing part-time for Harrogate Town, where he made his debut in 1939/40 at the age of 14. He signed for Leeds United in the summer of 1947, and made his League debut for the club in October of the same year in a 3–2 defeat at West Bromwich Albion. However he played only rarely for The Whites, and joined Queens Park Rangers in June 1950 for a fee of £5,000. [3]
He made his debut against Doncaster Rovers in November 1950, [4] and retired 13 years later having made a club record 548 appearances in all senior competitions, 514 in the League. [2] After retiring as a player in May 1963, he held various positions with QPR and went on to become a director of the club. [3] A function room at Loftus Road is named in Ingham's honour. [5]
On 21 April 2010, Tony Ingham died of an illness at the age of 85.