Dennis Tueart

Dennis Tueart
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-11-27) 27 November 1949
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1974 Sunderland 178 (46)
1974–1978 Manchester City 140 (59)
1978–1979 New York Cosmos 47 (26)
1979–1983 Manchester City 84 (27)
1983 Stoke City 3 (0)
1983–1984 Burnley 15 (5)
1985–1986 Derry City
Total 467 (163)
National team
1975–1977 England 6 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Dennis Tueart (born 27 November 1949) is an English former footballer who played for Sunderland, Manchester City, Stoke City and Burnley at club level. On the international scene, he won six full caps for England.[1][2]

Career

Tueart was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and began his career with Sunderland. Following their relegation in 1969–70 the Black Cats tried in vain to gain a quick return to the First Division but found success in the FA Cup winning the competition in 1973 by beating Leeds United 1–0. In March 1974 Tueart signed for Manchester City and was part of the winning team in the 1976 League Cup final, memorable for him scoring with a spectacular overhead kick. He scored 73 goals in 173 matches for Man City.

He moved to the United States to join the New York Cosmos, where he not only won Soccer Bowl '78, but was named man of the match for netting two goals in the Cosmos' 3–1 victory over Tampa Bay. Tueart remained with New York until 1980.

He re-signed for Manchester City in February 1980. He spent four years back at Maine Road until the club was relegated in 1982–83.[2] He joined Stoke City in August 1983 in time for the start of the 1983–84 season, but now into his mid-thirties Tueart struggled to force his way into the starting line up at the Victoria Ground and after making just four appearances by December he left for Burnley.[2] He saw out the remainder of the 1983–84 season with the Clarets and later played for Irish club Derry City.[2]

Post-retirement

Tueart later became a director of Manchester City, where he was heavily involved in the appointments of managers Joe Royle and Kevin Keegan. In July 2007, following the takeover of Manchester City by Thaksin Shinawatra, Tueart was sacked as a director,[3] ending a 33-year association as a player and director with the club. In a competition where more than 20,000 supporters cast their votes on the 50 golden moments as nominated on The Football League's special 50th anniversary website, Dennis Tueart's winning goal against Newcastle United for Manchester City in the 1976 League Cup Final was voted the greatest moment in the competition's history.

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 1968–69 First Division 10210000000112
1969–70 First Division 39410011041456
1970–71 Second Division 20410000000214
1971–72 Second Division 4213401000425115
1972–73 Second Division 4012931000005315
1973–74 Second Division 2711203142003614
Total 1784618352528321756
Manchester City 1973–74 First Division 810000000081
1974–75 First Division 3914102000324516
1975–76 First Division 3814227800305024
1976–77 First Division 3818401020004518
1977–78 First Division 1712215210002514
Total 140591031510306217373
New York Cosmos 1978 NASL 20102010
1979 NASL 27162716
Total 47264726
Manchester City 1979–80 First Division 11510000000125
1980–81 First Division 228305400003012
1981–82 First Division 159004200001911
1982–83 First Division 36530320000427
Total 842870128000010336
Stoke City 1983–84 First Division 300010000040
Burnley 1983–84 Third Division 15520000020195
Career Total 467163376332082165561196
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Texaco Cup and Full Members Cup.

Honours

As a player

Sunderland
Manchester City
New York Cosmos

References

  1. "Dennis Tueart". The FA. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. Tueart stirs up City row Manchester Evening News, 14 August 2007
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