Tony Carroll | |
Fullname: | James Carroll |
Birth Date: | 31 October 1906 |
Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Position: | Winger |
Height: | 5 ft 6 in[1] |
Clubs1: | Strathclyde |
Clubs2: | Belfast Celtic |
Clubs3: | Shelbourne |
Years4: | –1935 |
Clubs4: | Clyde |
Years5: | 1935–1938 |
Caps5: | 97 |
Goals5: | 26 |
Clubs5: | Leicester City |
Years6: | 1938 |
Clubs6: | Luton Town |
Clubs7: | Ayr United |
James "Tony" Carroll was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Strathclyde, Belfast Celtic, Shelbourne, Clyde, Leicester City, Luton Town and Ayr United. A small, fast winger he was part of a Leicester City team that won Football League Division Two in 1936–37.[2] During World War II he was declared "Lost at Sea" but was rescued, and went on to work as a crane operator in Glasgow.
Leicester CityFootball League Division Two champions: 1936–37