Tommy Caton

Date of birth06 October 1962
Place of birthLiverpool
NationalityEnglish
PositionDefender
Died30 April 1993

With Manchester City, FA Cup runner-up 1981. A left-sided centre-back, Tommy struggled to make the same impact at Arsenal as he had at Manchester City. He died tragically young in 1993.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Manchester City 01 Oct 1979 01 Dec 1983
Arsenal 01 Dec 1983 01 Feb 1987
Oxford United 01 Feb 1987 01 Nov 1988

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1980-81 Manchester City FA Cup 2
1983-84 Arsenal FA Cup 1
1983-84 Arsenal League Division One 26
1984-85 Arsenal FA Cup 3
1984-85 Arsenal League Cup 3
1
1984-85 Arsenal League Division One 35
1
1985-86 Arsenal League Cup 7
1985-86 Arsenal League Division One 20
1
1989-90 Charlton Athletic League Division One 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
09 May 1981 Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 FA Cup Final
14 May 1981 Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-3 FA Cup Final replay


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1979-80 England UEFA Under-18 4
1981-82 England UEFA Under-21 3
1
1981-82 England Under-21 1
1982-83 England UEFA Under-21 3
1983-84 England UEFA Under-21 7


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
31 Oct 1979 Denmark v England W 1-3 UEFA U18 Preliminary
20 May 1980 England v Yugoslavia W 2-0 UEFA U18 Group D
23 May 1980 England v Netherlands W 1-0 UEFA U18 Semi-final
25 May 1980 England v Poland W 2-1 UEFA U18 Final
08 Sep 1981 Norway v England D 0-0 Under-21
17 Nov 1981 England v Hungary W 2-0 UEFA Under-21 Group
17 Mar 1982 Poland v England W 1-2 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
07 Apr 1982 England v Poland D 2-2 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
28 Apr 1982 England v Scotland D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Semi-final
21 Sep 1982 England v West Germany W 3-1 UEFA Under-21 Final
12 Oct 1982 West Germany v England L 3-2 UEFA Under-21 Final
29 Mar 1983 England v Greece W 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Group
20 Sep 1983 England v Denmark W 4-1 UEFA Under-21 Group
11 Oct 1983 Hungary v England W 0-2 UEFA Under-21 Group
28 Feb 1984 England v France W 6-1 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
28 Mar 1984 France v England W 0-1 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
18 Apr 1984 England v Italy W 3-1 UEFA Under-21 Semi-final
18 Apr 1984 England v Italy W 3-1 UEFA Under-21 Semi-final
02 May 1984 Italy v England L 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Semi-final


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.