Tony Green in his Newcastle days

Anthony "Tony" Green (born Glasgow, 30 October 1946) was a Newcastle United footballer from 1971 to 1973. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... For the Australian soccer club see Newcastle United (Australia). ...

Green was signed from Blackpool for £150,000. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club currently in Football League One. ...

Tragically his career was over at the age of 26: he had a cartilage injury and was never to play professionally again. Cartilage is a type of dense connective tissue. ...

With only 35 games and three goals to his Newcastle career, the Geordie supporters were left wondering what he could have achieved. Look up Geordie in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

He made six appearances for Scotland between 1971 and 1972. Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I...

After his career was over Green became a maths teacher. Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ...

Resources

• A Complete Who's Who of Newcastle United, by Paul Joannou
• Haway the Lads: The Illustrated Story of Newcastle United, by Paul Joannou, Tommy Canning, Patrick Canning