Tony Crane

Tony Crane
Personal information
Full name Anthony Steven Crane
Date of birth (1982-09-08) 8 September 1982
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1997–1999 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Sheffield Wednesday 48 (4)
2003–2006 Grimsby Town 45 (4)
2005Worksop Town (loan)
2006–2007 Worksop Town
2007–2008 Boston United 34 (5)
2009 Hallam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Steven Crane (born 8 September 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender, midfielder and makeshift centre forward from 1999 to 2009.

He notably played as a professional for Sheffield Wednesday and Grimsby Town where he spent numerous seasons playing in the second and third tier of English football. He left Grimsby in 2006 and dropped into playing Non-league football with Worksop Town and later Boston United before quitting football in 2008 for personal reasons one of which being his weight. He briefly returned to play for Hallam in 2009, but left after a couple of months.

He now resides back in Sheffield and plays amateur football in the city's Saturday and Sunday leagues.