Tommy Widdrington
Midfielder, Football player
1971 –
Who is Tommy Widdrington?
Thomas "Tommy" Widdrington is an English former footballer, turned football manager, who is the manager of Conference South side Eastbourne Borough. A midfielder, he racked up 372 appearances in the Football League in a 15-year career, before spending five years in non-league football.
His career began at Southampton in 1990, where he spent the first six years of his career. In 1996 he moved to Grimsby Town, helping the "Mariners" to the Football League Trophy trophy and promotion out of the Second Division in 1998. The next year he moved on to Port Vale for a two-year spell. Voted the club's Player of the Year in 2000, he captained the "Valiants" to the Football League Trophy in 2001. Later in the year he was transferred to Hartlepool United, helping the club to win promotion out of League Two in 2002–03, before he moved on to Macclesfield Town. In 2005 his career in the Football League ended back at Port Vale. He then spent 2005 to 2010 at non-league Salisbury City. As a player he enjoyed promotion four times with three different clubs, and lifted the Football League Trophy twice.
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- Born
- Oct 1, 1971
Newcastle upon Tyne - Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Lived in
- Newcastle upon Tyne
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on July 23, 2013
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