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26 Facts About Tony Warner

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Anthony Randolph Warner was born on 11 May 1974 and is a football coach and former professional footballer who is the goalkeeping coach at Reading.

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Tony Warner notably played in the Premier League for Fulham, having being contracted to Liverpool and Hull City without playing.

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Tony Warner has played in the Scottish Premier League for Celtic and Aberdeen and in the Football League with Swindon Town, Millwall, Cardiff City, Leeds United, Norwich City, Barnsley, Leicester City, Charlton Athletic, Scunthorpe United and Tranmere Rovers.

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Tony Warner never played a first team game, but made 120 appearances on the bench and earned the nickname Tony Bonus due to receiving many win bonuses.

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Tony Warner had a spell on loan at Swindon Town in 1997.

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Tony Warner returned to Liverpool, but headed back north to Scotland in March 1999 for a two-week trial with Hibernian.

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Tony Warner played six games for The Dons in April and May 1999.

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Tony Warner moved to Millwall on a free transfer in July 1999.

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Tony Warner earned the nickname Denzil, because he looked and sounded like the character Denzil from the television sitcom Only Fools and Horses.

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Tony Warner left Millwall in July 2004 to sign for Cardiff City where he spent two years unable to hold down a first team spot due to some poor performances and eventually lost his place to Neil Alexander.

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On 25 August 2007 Tony Warner sat on the bench for the game at Aston Villa.

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On 16 July 2008, Tony Warner signed for Hull City on a two-year deal.

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On 13 March 2009, Tony Warner joined Leicester City on a one-month loan deal after an injury to David Stockdale.

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Tony Warner left the club by mutual consent on 1 February 2010.

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On 25 March 2010, Charlton Athletic announced that Tony Warner would join them for the remainder of the season, after their number 1 choice goalkeeper Robert Elliot was ruled out for a month.

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On 1 June 2010, Charlton Athletic confirmed that his two-month contract would not be renewed Tony Warner was commended by Charlton Athletic manager Phil Parkinson for his experience in helping No 1 keeper, Darren Randolph.

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Tony Warner started his second game in a row which came against former club Leeds United with first choice goalkeeper Joe Murphy still out injured Warner was released on 24 November 2010.

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Tony Warner made his debut for the Phoenix against Newcastle Jets in place of the injured regular goalkeeper Mark Paston.

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On 11 October 2012, Tony Warner signed for 25 time Maltese Premier League Champions Floriana.

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Tony Warner joined the coaching staff at Blackpool in the summer of 2013.

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On 26 March 2015, Tony Warner joined his 21st club, signing a playing contract with Accrington Stanley whilst combining coaching with Bolton Wanderers.

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On 18 May 2015, Tony Warner was released from his short-term contract at Accrington, but stated he intended on continuing his playing career.

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Tony Warner had allegedly applied for the post of Goalkeeping coach at Bolton Wanderers even after inking a deal with North East United FC.

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In July 2021, Tony Warner joined League Two side Bristol Rovers as goalkeeping-coach.

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On 10 January 2006, it was announced that Tony Warner would join the preliminary Trinidad and Tobago squad for their 2006 World Cup campaign but he was not selected in the final 23 man squad.

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Tony Warner made his first appearance as a second-half substitute for the Soca Warriors on 28 February 2006 against Iceland in a friendly international played at Loftus Road.