{{Short description|English footballer (born 1962)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Use British English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tony Finnigan | fullname = Anthony Finnigan<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|6403|accessdate=5 April 2020}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|10|17|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/> | birth_place = Wimbledon,<ref name=Hugman/> England | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/146 146] |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/146}}</ref> | position = Midfielder | years1 = 1980–1982 | clubs1 = Fulham | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1982–1984 | clubs2 = Corinthian-Casuals | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1983 | clubs3 = Hendon | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1984–1988 | clubs4 = Crystal Palace | caps4 = 105 | goals4 = 10 | years5 = 1988–1990 | clubs5 = Blackburn Rovers | caps5 = 36 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1990 | clubs6 = Hull City | caps6 = 18 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 1991 | clubs7 = Swindon Town | caps7 = 3 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 1991–1992 | clubs8 = Brentford | caps8 = 3 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 1992–1993 | clubs9 = Ernest Borel | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = 1993 | clubs10 = Hendon | caps10 = 1 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 1993–1994 | clubs11 = Barnet | caps11 = 6 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 1994 | clubs12 = Enfield | caps12 = | goals12 = | years13 = 1994–1996 | clubs13 = Fulham | caps13 = 13 | goals13 = 0 | years14 = 1996 | clubs14 = Falkirk | caps14 = 9 | goals14 = 1 | totalcaps = 193 | totalgoals = 12 | nationalyears1 = 1981 | nationalteam1 = England Youth | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1981 | nationalteam2 = England U20 | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 1 }}
'''Tony Finnigan''' (born 17 October 1962) is an English retired professional footballer who made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hendonfc.net/Squad?method=view&id=508|title=Greensnet – Official Hendon FC: Former Staff – Tony Finnigan|website=www.hendonfc.net|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> He was born in Wimbledon. After retirement he became a players' agent in partnership with Ian Wright and Andy Gray.<ref>{{Cite news|title = All Wright Celtic striker is not a secret agent|url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jan/21/newsstory.sport7|website = the Guardian|accessdate = 25 October 2015|first = Ian|last = Archer| date=21 January 2000 }}</ref> He is also the partner of Stan Collymore in a television production company.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tower Hamlets to host Lyon Under-21s in friendly – News – Tower Hamlets Football Club|url = https://secure.pitchero.com/clubs/towerhamletsfc/news/tower-hamlets-to-host-lyon-under-21s-in-friendly-1474495.html|website = secure.pitchero.com|accessdate = 25 October 2015}}</ref>
In his capacity as a players' agent, he has attracted controversy for supporting disgraced footballer Marlon King following the latter's criminal convictions.<ref>{{Cite web|title = talkSPORT Exclusive – Finnigan: 'King deserves another chance'|url = http://talksport.com/sports-news/football/2010-07-29/talksport-exclusive-finnigan-king-deserves-another-chance|website = talkSPORT|accessdate = 25 October 2015|first = Ian|last = Cruise| date=29 July 2010 }}</ref>
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== External links == * {{NeilBrownPlayers|player1/tonyfinnigan}} * {{Soccerbase|2522}} * http://www.holmesdale.net/page.php?id=82&story=1021
{{DEFAULTSORT:Finnigan, Tony}} Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Merton Category:People from Wimbledon, London Category:English men's footballers Category:England men's youth international footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Fulham F.C. players Category:Corinthian-Casuals F.C. players Category:Hendon F.C. players Category:Crystal Palace F.C. players Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Category:Hull City A.F.C. players Category:Swindon Town F.C. players Category:Brentford F.C. players Category:Sea Bee players Category:Barnet F.C. players Category:Enfield F.C. players Category:Falkirk F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Scottish Football League players Category:Isthmian League players Category:British sports agents Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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