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Tony Weston (footballer, born 2003)

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Tony Weston
Personal information
Full name Anthony John Billy Vaughan Weston[1][2]
Date of birth (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Boston United
(on loan from Derby County)
Number 16
Youth career
Blackpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Blackpool 0 (0)
2020–2023 Rangers 1 (0)
2022–2023 → Partick Thistle (loan) 13 (0)
2023 → Cove Rangers (loan) 13 (0)
2023– Derby County 0 (0)
2024– → Boston United (loan) 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:37, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Anthony John Billy Vaughan Weston[1][2] (born 17 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Boston United, on loan from Derby County where he is an under-21 player.

He started his career with Blackpool, before joining Rangers in 2020 and has had loan spells at Partick Thistle and Cove Rangers, he signed with Derby County in 2023 and is currently on a loan spell at Boston United in 2024.

Career

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After scoring fourteen goals in the Blackpool youth team in the first part of the 2019–20 season, first-team manager Simon Grayson invited Weston to travel with the squad to Ipswich Town on 23 November. He was taken out of school for the journey. He was then named on the bench in the Seasiders' following match, a home tie against Scunthorpe United in the EFL Trophy on 27 November.[3][4] He made his professional debut on 1 December, in the final minute of normal time of Blackpool's 3–1 victory over Maidstone United in the second round of the FA Cup.[5]

Weston joined Rangers on 31 July 2020 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £250,000.[6][7] He initially played for the club's youth team; however, he made his debut for Rangers by replacing Steven Davis as a 71st-minute substitute during a 3–1 win over Heart of Midlothian on 14 May 2022.[8] He was loaned to Partick Thistle in July 2022.[9] On 19 January 2023, Weston joined Scottish Championship club Cove Rangers on loan until the end of the season.[10] On 1 June 2023, he was released by Rangers.[11]

On 1 August 2023, Weston joined Derby County, after a successful trial period, he joined the clubs under-21 team.[12] He scored his first goal for the club on his debut, with the final goal in a 4-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers U-21s in the EFL Trophy on 8 November 2023.[13] Derby head coach Paul Warne stated the Weston was getting closer to breaking into the first team after this performance.[14] Weston made the substitutes bench in the next league match after this goal, against Barnsley on 11 November 2023.[15] In his first season at Derby; Weston made two first team appearances for Derby both in the EFL Trophy, scoring one goal. For the under-21s, he would play in 19 Premier League 2 matches, scoring three times.[1]

On 18 May 2024, Derby County confirmed that Weston was in talks to extend his contract at Derby with his deal expiring in June 2024.[16] On 1 July 2024, it was confirmed that Weston had signed a one-year contract extension at Derby and would join National League Boston United on loan until January 2025.[17][18]

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackpool 2019–20[19] League One 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rangers 2020–21[20] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[21] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23[22] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rangers B 2021–22[21] — — — 4[a] 1 4 1
Partick Thistle (loan) 2022–23[22] Scottish Championship 13 0 2 1 3 0 1[a] 0 19 1
Cove Rangers (loan) 2022–23[22] Scottish Championship 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Derby County 2023–24[23] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 1 2 1
2024–25[24] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1
Boston United (loan) 2024–25[24] National League 13 0 0 0 — 0 0 13 0
Career total 40 0 2 0 3 0 7 2 52 2
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Tony Weston at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "Squad List 2023/24 & U21 Registered Contract Players - September 2023" (PDF). English Football League. p. 69. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Blackpool boss Simon Grayson considered using teenager Tony Weston against Scunthorpe United" - Blackpool Gazette, 29 November 2019
  4. ^ "Blackpool teen Tony Weston given taste of first-team and attracts attention" - Blackpool Gazette, 27 November 2019
  5. ^ Blackpool 3–1 Maidstone United - BBC Sport, 1 December 2019
  6. ^ "Rangers 'set to complete signing' of Blackpool striker Tony Weston". Glasgow Times. 29 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Academy Sign Tony Weston". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 29 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Heart of Midlothian 1-3 Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Rangers youngster Weston joins Thistle on loan". BBC Sport. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Weston Is January Signing Number Four". Cove Rangers FC. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Rangers Confirm Academy Departures". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 1 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Academy Update: Under-21s Sign Trio". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County Football Club. 1 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Post-Match Verdict: Weston 'Over The Moon' With Rams Debut". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County Football Club. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Paul Warne Q&A: Derby County's head coach on Barnsley, Tony Weston and playoff chase". derbytelegraph.co.uk. Derbyshire Live. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Derby County 3–0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Derby County Retained List: 2023/24 Season". Derby County. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Academy News:Under-21s forward Weston pens new deal and heads out on loan". Derby County. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  18. ^ "United capture Weston loan signing". Boston United. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Games played by Tony Weston in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Games played by Tony Weston in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Tony Weston in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  22. ^ a b c "Games played by Tony Weston in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Games played by Tony Weston in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Tony Weston in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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