Tony Adams's Biography
- Tony Alexander Adams was born in Romford, Essex on 10 October 1966.
- Tony Adams made his Arsenal debut in 1983 aged 17. He played for them until 2002.
- In 1987 Tony Adams was made PFA Young Player of the Year.
- In 1988, Tony Adams, who was nicknamed Donkey, became Arsenal's youngest captain. In the same season, 1988/9, Arsenal won their first league title for 18 years. Adams was also with Arsenal for their league titles in 1991, 1998, and 2002 when they won the double.
- Adams, who was a central defender, won 66 England caps, 15 of them as captain.
- In contrast with his success on the pitch, Tony Adams had trouble off the pitch. His drink driving led to a prison sentence and Tony Adams admitted to alcoholism.
- Adams describes how he fought alcoholism in his memoir, Addicted. In January 2000, Adams established the Sporting Chance Clinic in Hampshire, a charitable foundation to help sportsmen and women with addictions.
- Tony Adams was appointed manager of Wycombe Wanderers in November 2003 but lasted only a year. Under his charge, Wycombe were relegated and amassed only 9 wins from 46 games.
- Tony Adams then had stints as a trainee coach with Feyenoord in 2005 and Utrecht in 2006, before joining Portsmouth as assistant manager in June 2006.
- When Portsmouth's boss Harry Redknapp left the club to join Spurs, Tony Adams was appointed manager Of Portsmouth in his place on 28 October 2008.
- However, On 9 February 2009, Tony Adams was sacked as Portsmouth manager after the side had won only two of their 16 Premier League matches under his tenure.
- Recommended Reading: The Times: Tony Adams Earns Sporting Chance at Portsmouth | BBC: Adams named new Portsmouth Boss
