Tony Weston (footballer, born 2003)

Anthony John Billy Vaughan Weston[1][2] (born 17 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Derby County as an under-21 player.

Tony Weston
Personal information
Full name Anthony John Billy Vaughan Weston[1][2]
Date of birth (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Derby County
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:58, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

He started his career with Blackpool, before joining Rangers in 2020 and has had loan spells at Partick Thistle and Cove Rangers.

Career

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackpool 2019–20[13] League One 0010000010
Rangers 2020–21[14] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2021–22[15] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2022–23[16] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Rangers B 2021–22[15] ———4[lower-alpha 1]141
Partick Thistle (loan) 2022–23[16] Scottish Championship 13010301[lower-alpha 1]0180
Cove Rangers (loan) 2022–23[16] Scottish Championship 130000000130
Derby County 2023–24[17] League One 0000000000
Career total 270203051371
  1. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

References
  1. Tony Weston at Soccerway
  2. "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". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 1 August 2023.
  13. "Games played by Tony Weston in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  14. "Games played by Tony Weston in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  15. "Games played by Tony Weston in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  16. "Games played by Tony Weston in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  17. "Games played by Tony Weston in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.


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