Thomas Stephen Caton was an English footballer who played as a centre half for Manchester City, Arsenal, Oxford United and Charlton Athletic.
12 Facts About Tommy Caton
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Tommy Caton captained both Manchester City and Oxford United and was named as City's Player of the Year in 1982.
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Tommy Caton made 14 appearances for the England under-21 team.
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Tommy Caton was a member of the City team that reached and lost in the 1979 and 1980 FA Youth Cup finals.
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Tommy Caton made his senior debut for City on 18 August 1979 aged 16, and soon became a regular in the City side, playing in the 1981 FA Cup Final against Tottenham Hotspur when still only 18 years old.
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Tommy Caton reached 100 First Division games on 6 March 1982; at the age of 19 years and 5 months he was the youngest player in Football League history to achieve this feat.
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Tommy Caton was named club captain soon after his arrival and helped them avoid relegation from the First Division during his opening months at the Manor Ground.
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Tommy Caton stayed with Charlton after their relegation in 1990, but was injured the following January and never played first team football again.
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Tommy Caton finally announced his retirement in March 1993 having failed to make a full recovery.
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Tommy Caton had played 57 league games for Charlton, scoring five goals.
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Tommy Caton was married to Gill, and had three children.
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At the age of 30, a month after he announced his retirement, Tommy Caton suddenly died of a heart attack at home in Oxfordshire.