Tony Naylor
Anthony Joseph Naylor (born 29 March 1967) is an English former footballer. He is best known for his spells at Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra in the 1990s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Joseph Naylor | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1990 | Droylsden | ||
| 1990–1994 | Crewe Alexandra | 122 | (45) |
| 1994–2001 | Port Vale | 253 | (71) |
| 2001–2003 | Cheltenham Town | 74 | (18) |
| 2003–2004 | Telford United | 19 | (10) |
| 2005 | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | Ashton United | 1 | (2) |
| Total | 469 | (146) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Naylor moved to Dario Gradi's Crewe from non-League Droylsden in 1990, turning professional at the age of 23. After two successive promotion-hunting campaigns ended at the play-off stage, he helped the Alex to automatic promotion in 1993–94. His goals impressed John Rudge at nearby Port Vale, and a £150,000 deal was struck between the two rival clubs in 1994. He went on to spend the next seven years at Vale Park, playing in the Anglo-Italian Cup final in 1996, as well as the club's Football League Trophy success in 2001. Three times Vale's top-scorer, he left on a free transfer to Cheltenham Town in 2001. He helped Cheltenham to win promotion via the play-offs in 2002, before he entered the non-League scene with Telford United in 2003. He retired as a player in 2005, though would make brief a brief cameo at Ashton United in 2006.