Full Name : Tony Alexander Adams (MBE)
Nickname : Rodders
Date Of Birth : 10th October 1966
Place Of Birth : Romford, England
Height : 6ft 3″ (1.91m)
Weight : 13st 11lbs (88kg)
Position : Centre Back
Foot : Left
Autobiography (1998) : Addicted
Team Supported As A Child : Arsenal
Total Transfer Fees : £0
Arsenal
Games : 670
Goals : 48
Debut : 5th November 1983 – Arsenal 1-2 Sunderland (Division 1)
Last Game : 4th May 2002 – Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea (2002 FA Cup Final)
June 1980 : Joined Arsenal
July 2002 : Retired
International Career
England : 66 Games & 5 Goals
England B : 4 Games & 1 Goal
England U21 : 5 Games & 1 Goal
England U18 : 1 Game & 0 Goals
England U16 : 7 Games & 3 Goals
Debut : 18th February 1987 – Spain 2-4 England (Friendly)
Last Game : 7th October 2000 – England 0-1 Germany (World Cup Qualifier)
November 2003 : Hired as Wycombe Wanderers Manager
November 2004 : Left as Wycombe Wanderers Manager
July 2005 : Hired as Feyenoord (Holland) Youth Team Coach
December 2005 : Left job as Feyenoord (Holland) Youth Team Coach
January 2006 : Hired as Utrecht (Holland) Coach
February 2006 : Left job as Utrecht (Holland) Coach
February 2006 : Hired as Arsenal Scout (Italy, France & Holland)
July 2006 : Hired as Portsmouth Assistant Manager
October 2008 : Left as Portsmouth Assistant Manager
October 2008 : Hired as Portsmouth Joint Caretaker Manager with Joe Jordan
February 2009 : Left as Portsmouth Manager
May 2010 : Hired as Gabala FC (Azerbaijan) Manager
November 2011 : Left as Gabala FC (Azerbaijan) Manager
April 2012 : Hired as Gabala FC (Azerbaijan) Advisor
December 2015 : Left as Gabala FC (Azerbaijan) Advisor
December 2015 : Hired as Gabala FC (Azerbaijan) Director Of Football
1983/84
Arsenal : 3 Games & 0 Goals
Division 1 – 3 Games & 0 Goals
Arsenal Reserves/Youths : 46 Games & 4 Goals
Combination Football – 28 Games & 3 Goals
South East Counties – 4 Games & 0 Goals
South East Counties League Cup – 2 Games & 0 Goals
FA Youth Cup – 7 Games & 0 Goals
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup – 5 Games & 1 Goal
1984/85
Arsenal : 18 Games & 0 Goals
Division 1 – 16 Games & 0 Goals
FA Cup – 1 Game & 0 Goals
League Cup – 1 Game & 0 Goals
1985/86
Arsenal : 10 Games & 0 Goals
Division 1 – 10 Games & 0 Goals
1986/87
Arsenal : 55 Games & 6 Goals
Division 1 – 42 Games & 6 Goals
FA Cup – 4 Games & 0 Goals
League Cup – 9 Games & 0 Goals
1987/88
Arsenal : 51 Games & 2 Goals
Division 1 – 39 Games & 2 Goals
FA Cup – 4 Games & 0 Goals
League Cup – 8 Games & 0 Goals
1988/89
Arsenal : 43 Games & 4 Goals
Division 1 – 36 Games & 4 Goals
FA Cup – 2 Games & 0 Goals
League Cup – 5 Games & 0 Goals
1989/90
Arsenal : 46 Games & 5 Goals
Division 1 – 38 Games & 5 Goals
FA Cup – 3 Games & 0 Goals
League Cup – 4 Games & 0 Goals
Charity Shield – 1 Game & 0 Goals
1990/91
Arsenal : 37 Games & 4 Goals
Division 1 – 30 Games & 1 Goal
FA Cup – 3 Games & 1 Goal
League Cup – 4 Games & 2 Goals
1991/92
Arsenal : 44 Games & 2 Goals
Division 1 – 35 Games & 2 Goals
FA Cup – 1 Game & 0 Goals
League Cup – 3 Games & 0 Goals
Charity Shield – 1 Game & 0 Goals
European Cup – 4 Games & 0 Goals
1992/93
Arsenal : 52 Games & 2 Goals
Premier League – 35 Games & 0 Goals
FA Cup – 8 Games & 2 Goals
League Cup – 9 Games & 0 Goals
1993/94
Arsenal : 49 Games & 4 Goals
Premier League – 35 Games & 0 Goals
FA Cup – 3 Games & 2 Goals
League Cup – 2 Games & 0 Goals
Charity Shield – 1 Game & 0 Goals
Cup Winners Cup – 8 Games & 2 Goals
1994/95
Arsenal : 42 Games & 4 Goals
Premier League – 27 Games & 3 Goals
FA Cup – 1 Game & 0 Goals
League Cup – 4 Games & 1 Goal
Cup Winners Cup – 8 Games & 0 Goals
European Super Cup – 2 Games & 0 Goals
1995/96
Arsenal : 28 Games & 3 Goals
Premier League – 21 Games & 1 Goal
FA Cup – 2 Games & 0 Goals
League Cup – 5 Games & 2 Goals
1996/97
Arsenal : 35 Games & 3 Goals
Premier League – 28 Games & 3 Goals
FA Cup – 3 Games & 0 Goals
League Cup – 3 Games & 0 Goals
UEFA Cup – 1 Game & 0 Goals
1997/98
Arsenal : 36 Games & 3 Goals
Premier League – 26 Games & 3 Goals
FA Cup – 6 Games & 0 Goals
League Cup – 2 Games & 0 Goals
UEFA Cup – 2 Games & 0 Goals
1998/99
Arsenal : 37 Games & 2 Goals
Premier League – 26 Games & 1 Goal
FA Cup – 5 Games & 0 Goals
Charity Shield – 1 Game & 0 Goals
Champions League – 5 Games & 1 Goal
1999/00
Arsenal : 33 Games & 1 Goal
Premier League – 21 Games & 0 Goals
FA Cup – 1 Game & 1 Goal
Champions League – 5 Games & 0 Goals
UEFA Cup – 6 Games & 0 Goals
2000/01
Arsenal : 38 Games & 2 Goals
Premier League – 26 Games & 1 Goal
FA Cup – 4 Games & 1 Goal
Champions League – 8 Games & 0 Goals
2001/02
Arsenal : 13 Games & 1 Goal
Premier League – 10 Games & 0 Goals
FA Cup – 3 Games & 1 Goal
Arsenal
1986/87 : League Cup
1988/89 : First Division
1990/91 : First Division
1991/92 : Charity Shield
1992/93 : FA Cup
1992/93 : League Cup
1993/94 : Cup Winners Cup
1997/98 : Premier League
1997/98 : FA Cup
1998/99 : Charity Shield
1999/00 : Charity Shield
2001/02 : Premier League
2001/02 : FA Cup
1986/87 : PFA Young Player Of The Year
1993/94 : PFA Team Of The Year
1995/96 : PFA Team Of The Year
1996/97 : PFA Team Of The Year
1999 : MBE (Member In The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire)
2002 : Premier League 10 Seasons Awards – Overall Team Of The Decade (1992-2002)
2012 : Premier League 20 Seasons Awards – Overall Team Of The Decade (2002-2012)
1st Testimonial : Arsenal 1-3 Crystal Palace
13th August 1994
Attendance : 12,348 (Highbury)
Half Time : 1-0
Line Up : David Seaman, Lee Dixon, David Hillier, John Jensen, Steve Bould, Tony Adams (c), Kevin Campbell, Ian Wright, Paul Dickov, Steffan Schwarz, Paul Merson – Stephen Morrow, Andy Linighan, Ian Selley, Jimmy Carter
Goals : John Salako, John Salako, 75′ Ian Wright
2nd Testimonial : Arsenal XI 1-1 Glasgow Celtic (Scotland)
13th May 2002
Attendance : 38,021 (Highbury)
Half Time : 0-1
Line Up : John Lukic, Lee Dixon, Nigel Winterburn, Patrick Vieira, Steve Bould, Tony Adams, Ray Parlour, Jeremie Aliadiere, Francis Jeffers, Dennis Bergkamp, Edu
Subs
46′ Richard Wright (John Lukic)
46′ Kanu (Jeremie Aliadiere)
46′ Oleg Luzhny (Edu)
56′ Juan (Dennis Bergkamp)
62′ Igor Stepanovs (Steve Bould)
71′ Ian Wright (Francis Jeffers)
84′ Liam Chilvers (Nigel Winterburn)
90′ Jeremie Aliadiere (Tony Adams)*
*Jeremie Aliadiere did come off at half time then back on for Tony Adams in the last minuet.
Goals : 32′ Alan Thompson, 67′ Lee Dixon
Celtic team : Gould (Herbert 79), Boyd, Weighorst, Balde (Kennedy 36), Smith (McGovern 79), McNamara, Healy (Fotheringham 71), Thompson (McCann 79), Guppy (Wallace 71), Sylla, Maloney (McParland 79).
