Tony Dorigo

Date of birth31 December 1965
Place of birthAdelaide
NationalityEnglish
Weight64 kg
Height1.72 m
PositionDefender/Left back

England international Tony Dorigo (nicknamed 'Aussie') joined Chelsea for a then record fee (£475,000) from Aston Villa.

Stoke managed to secure Tony's services from under the noses of Wolves during the 2000 close season and although he sometimes struggled with the volume of matches he had a fine season at the Britannia Stadium and was appointed team captain in the autumn. An experienced left back his quality was an asset to City and he impressed with his excellent vision. Tony announced his retirement from football in the summer after playing in more then 500 Football League and Premiership games during the previous 18 years.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Aston Villa 19 Jul 1983 03 Jul 1987
Chelsea 03 Jul 1987 06 Jun 1991
Leeds United 06 Jun 1991 20 Aug 1997
Torino 20 Aug 1997 23 Oct 1998
Derby County 23 Oct 1998 12 Jul 2000
Stoke City 12 Jul 2000 30 Jun 2001

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1983-84 Aston Villa League Division One
1
1984-85 Aston Villa FA Cup 1
1984-85 Aston Villa League Cup 1
1
1984-85 Aston Villa League Division One 27
4
1985-86 Aston Villa FA Cup 4
1985-86 Aston Villa League Cup 8
1985-86 Aston Villa League Division One 38
1
1986-87 Aston Villa FA Cup 2
1986-87 Aston Villa League Cup 5
1986-87 Aston Villa League Division One 41
1987-88 Chelsea FA Cup 2
1987-88 Chelsea League Cup 2
1987-88 Chelsea League Division One 40
1987-88 Chelsea League Division One and Two Play-Offs 3
1988-89 Chelsea FA Cup 1
1988-89 Chelsea League Cup 2
1988-89 Chelsea League Division Two 40
6
1989-90 Chelsea FA Cup 1
1989-90 Chelsea League Cup 2
1989-90 Chelsea League Division One 35
3
1990-91 Chelsea League Division One 31
2
1990-91 Chelsea Rumbelows League Cup 8
1992-93 Leeds United FA Charity Shield 1
1
1992-93 Leeds United Premier League 33
1
1
1993-94 Leeds United Premier League 37
2
1994-95 Leeds United FA Cup 1
1994-95 Leeds United League Cup
1
1994-95 Leeds United Premier League 28
2
1995-96 Leeds United FA Cup 3
1995-96 Leeds United League Cup 4
1995-96 Leeds United Premier League 17
1
2
1996-97 Leeds United FA Cup 4
1996-97 Leeds United Premier League 15
3
4
1998-99 Derby County FA Cup 3
2
1998-99 Derby County League Cup 1
1998-99 Derby County Premier League 17
1
1
3
1999-00 Derby County FA Cup 1
1999-00 Derby County League Cup 3
1999-00 Derby County Premier League 20
3
4
2000-01 Stoke City FA Cup 1
2000-01 Stoke City League Cup 3
2000-01 Stoke City League Division 2 34
2
2
2000-01 Stoke City League Division 2 Play-Offs 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
12 May 1984 Ipswich Town v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
08 Sep 1984 Aston Villa v Chelsea W 4-2 League Division One
15 Sep 1984 Watford v Aston Villa D 3-3 League Division One
22 Sep 1984 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 League Division One
24 Sep 1984 Scunthorpe United v Aston Villa W 2-3 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
13 Oct 1984 Everton v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
30 Oct 1984 Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Cup 3rd round
10 Nov 1984 Arsenal v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
17 Nov 1984 Aston Villa v Southampton D 2-2 League Division One
01 Dec 1984 Aston Villa v Sunderland W 1-0 League Division One
08 Dec 1984 Luton Town v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
15 Dec 1984 Aston Villa v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
22 Dec 1984 Aston Villa v Newcastle United W 4-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1984 Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
29 Dec 1984 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa L 3-2 League Division One
01 Jan 1985 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion W 3-1 League Division One
05 Jan 1985 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 3-0 FA Cup 3rd round
19 Jan 1985 Coventry City v Aston Villa W 0-3 League Division One
02 Feb 1985 Aston Villa v Ipswich Town W 2-1 League Division One
23 Feb 1985 West Ham United v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
02 Mar 1985 Aston Villa v Leicester City L 0-1 League Division One
09 Mar 1985 Norwich City v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
13 Mar 1985 Aston Villa v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
16 Mar 1985 Aston Villa v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
23 Mar 1985 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 4-0 League Division One
27 Mar 1985 Aston Villa v Stoke City W 2-0 League Division One
30 Mar 1985 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa W 0-2 League Division One
08 Apr 1985 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1985 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
20 Apr 1985 Southampton v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
24 Apr 1985 Aston Villa v Watford D 1-1 League Division One
27 Apr 1985 Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers W 5-2 League Division One
04 May 1985 Sunderland v Aston Villa W 0-4 League Division One
06 May 1985 Aston Villa v Luton Town L 0-1 League Division One
11 May 1985 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
17 Aug 1985 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 4-0 League Division One
21 Aug 1985 Aston Villa v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division One
24 Aug 1985 Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers L 1-2 League Division One
27 Aug 1985 Southampton v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
31 Aug 1985 Aston Villa v Luton Town W 3-1 League Division One
04 Sep 1985 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa W 0-3 League Division One
07 Sep 1985 Birmingham City v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
14 Sep 1985 Aston Villa v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
21 Sep 1985 Ipswich Town v Aston Villa W 0-3 League Division One
25 Sep 1985 Exeter City v Aston Villa W 1-4 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
28 Sep 1985 Aston Villa v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
05 Oct 1985 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 3-2 League Division One
08 Oct 1985 Aston Villa v Exeter City W 8-1
Agg: 12-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
12 Oct 1985 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest L 1-2 League Division One
19 Oct 1985 West Ham United v Aston Villa L 4-1 League Division One
26 Oct 1985 Aston Villa v Newcastle United L 1-2 League Division One
30 Oct 1985 Leeds United v Aston Villa W 0-3 League Cup 3rd round
02 Nov 1985 Aston Villa v Oxford United W 2-0 League Division One
09 Nov 1985 Watford v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
16 Nov 1985 Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday D 1-1 League Division One
19 Nov 1985 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion D 2-2 League Cup 4th round
23 Nov 1985 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
26 Nov 1985 West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Cup 4th round replay
30 Nov 1985 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-2 League Division One
07 Dec 1985 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division One
14 Dec 1985 Aston Villa v Manchester United L 1-3 League Division One
17 Dec 1985 Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1985 Leicester City v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
28 Dec 1985 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 League Division One
01 Jan 1986 Aston Villa v Manchester City L 0-1 League Division One
04 Jan 1986 Portsmouth v Aston Villa D 2-2 FA Cup 3rd round
11 Jan 1986 Coventry City v Aston Villa D 3-3 League Division One
13 Jan 1986 Aston Villa v Portsmouth W 3-2 FA Cup 3rd round replay
22 Jan 1986 Aston Villa v Arsenal D 1-1 League Cup Quarter-final
25 Jan 1986 Aston Villa v Millwall D 1-1 FA Cup 4th round
29 Jan 1986 Millwall v Aston Villa L 1-0 FA Cup 4th round replay
01 Feb 1986 Aston Villa v Southampton D 0-0 League Division One
04 Feb 1986 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Cup Quarter-final replay
01 Mar 1986 Everton v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
12 Mar 1986 Oxford United v Aston Villa L 2-1
Agg: 4-3
League Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
15 Mar 1986 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
19 Mar 1986 Aston Villa v West Ham United W 2-1 League Division One
22 Mar 1986 Aston Villa v Birmingham City L 0-3 League Division One
29 Mar 1986 Manchester City v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
31 Mar 1986 Aston Villa v Leicester City W 1-0 League Division One
05 Apr 1986 Oxford United v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
09 Apr 1986 Newcastle United v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
12 Apr 1986 Aston Villa v Watford W 4-1 League Division One
16 Apr 1986 Aston Villa v Ipswich Town W 1-0 League Division One
19 Apr 1986 Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
23 Aug 1986 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-3 League Division One
26 Aug 1986 Wimbledon v Aston Villa L 3-2 League Division One
30 Aug 1986 Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
03 Sep 1986 Aston Villa v Luton Town W 2-1 League Division One
06 Sep 1986 Aston Villa v Oxford United L 1-2 League Division One
13 Sep 1986 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa L 6-0 League Division One
20 Sep 1986 Aston Villa v Norwich City L 1-4 League Division One
24 Sep 1986 Reading v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
27 Sep 1986 Liverpool v Aston Villa D 3-3 League Division One
04 Oct 1986 Coventry City v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
08 Oct 1986 Aston Villa v Reading W 4-1
Agg: 5-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
11 Oct 1986 Aston Villa v Southampton W 3-1 League Division One
18 Oct 1986 Watford v Aston Villa L 4-2 League Division One
25 Oct 1986 Aston Villa v Newcastle United W 2-0 League Division One
29 Oct 1986 Derby County v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Cup 3rd round
01 Nov 1986 Aston Villa v Leicester City W 2-0 League Division One
04 Nov 1986 Aston Villa v Derby County W 2-1 League Cup 3rd round replay
08 Nov 1986 Manchester City v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One
15 Nov 1986 Aston Villa v Chelsea D 0-0 League Division One
18 Nov 1986 Southampton v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Cup 4th round
22 Nov 1986 West Ham United v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
29 Nov 1986 Aston Villa v Arsenal L 0-4 League Division One
06 Dec 1986 Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
13 Dec 1986 Aston Villa v Manchester United D 3-3 League Division One
20 Dec 1986 Oxford United v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
26 Dec 1986 Aston Villa v Charlton Athletic W 2-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1986 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 4-1 League Division One
01 Jan 1987 Everton v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division One
03 Jan 1987 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Division One
10 Jan 1987 Aston Villa v Chelsea D 2-2 FA Cup 3rd round
21 Jan 1987 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round replay
24 Jan 1987 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division One
07 Feb 1987 Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers L 0-1 League Division One
14 Feb 1987 Luton Town v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
21 Feb 1987 Aston Villa v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division One
04 Mar 1987 Aston Villa v Wimbledon D 0-0 League Division One
07 Mar 1987 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
21 Mar 1987 Southampton v Aston Villa L 5-0 League Division One
25 Mar 1987 Aston Villa v Watford D 1-1 League Division One
28 Mar 1987 Aston Villa v Coventry City W 1-0 League Division One
04 Apr 1987 Aston Villa v Manchester City D 0-0 League Division One
11 Apr 1987 Leicester City v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
18 Apr 1987 Aston Villa v Everton L 0-1 League Division One
20 Apr 1987 Charlton Athletic v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division One
25 Apr 1987 Aston Villa v West Ham United W 4-0 League Division One
02 May 1987 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
04 May 1987 Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday L 1-2 League Division One
09 May 1987 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 3-1 League Division One


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
1986-87 England Toulon Under-21 4
1986-87 England UEFA Under-21 1
1986-87 England Under-21 2
1987-88 England UEFA Under-21 3
1987-88 England Under-21 1
1988-89 England A v B 1
1988-89 England B International 2
1989-90 England B International 1
1989-90 England FIFA World Cup 1
1989-90 England International Friendly
3
1990-91 England B v A 1
1990-91 England England Challenge Cup 1
1990-91 England International Friendly
1
1991-92 England B International 1
1
1991-92 England International Friendly 3
1
1992-93 England FIFA World Cup 2
1992-93 England US Cup 2
1993-94 England FIFA World Cup 1


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
09 Sep 1986 Sweden v England D 1-1 Under-21
18 Feb 1987 Spain v England W 1-2 Under-21
28 Apr 1987 Turkey v England D 0-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 4
07 Jun 1987 England v Morocco W 2-0 Toulon Under-21
09 Jun 1987 USSR v England D 0-0 Toulon Under-21
11 Jun 1987 France v England L 2-0 Toulon Under-21
13 Jun 1987 England v Portugal D 0-0 Toulon Under-21
08 Sep 1987 Germany v England L 2-0 Under-21
10 Nov 1987 Yugoslavia v England W 1-5 UEFA Under-21 Group 4
16 Feb 1988 Scotland v England W 0-1 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
22 Mar 1988 England v Scotland W 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
16 May 1989 Switzerland v England W 0-2 B International
19 May 1989 Iceland v England W 0-2 A v B
22 May 1989 Norway v England W 0-1 B International
14 Nov 1989 England v Italy D 1-1 B INTER
13 Dec 1989 England v Yugoslavia W 2-1 International Friendly
25 Apr 1990 England v Czechoslovakia W 4-2 International Friendly
15 May 1990 England v Denmark W 1-0 International Friendly
07 Jul 1990 Italy v England L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Finals 3rd place
12 Sep 1990 England v Hungary W 1-0 International Friendly
27 Apr 1991 England v Iceland W 1-0 B v A
21 May 1991 England v USSR W 3-1 England Chall Cup
11 Sep 1991 England v Germany L 0-1 International Friendly
18 Feb 1992 England v France W 3-0 B INTER
24 Mar 1992 Czechoslovakia v England W 0-1 B INTER
25 Mar 1992 Czechoslovakia v England D 2-2 International Friendly
12 May 1992 Hungary v England W 0-1 International Friendly
17 May 1992 England v Brazil D 1-1 International Friendly
17 Feb 1993 England v San Marino W 6-0 FIFA World Cup Group 2
29 May 1993 Poland v England D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Group 2
09 Jun 1993 USA v England L 2-0 US Cup
13 Jun 1993 England v Brazil D 1-1 US Cup
13 Oct 1993 Netherlands v England L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Group 2


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