Anthony Andrew Rees (born 1 August 1964) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward. As a youth he was part of the Aston Villa team which won the 1980 FA Youth Cup. He left Aston Villa without appearing for the first team, but went on to play nearly 300 games in the Football League, for Birmingham City, Peterborough United, Shrewsbury Town, Barnsley, Grimsby Town and West Bromwich Albion, appeared in all four divisions, and won one full cap for Wales.

Honours

with Aston Villa

FA Youth Cup winner 1980

with Grimsby Town

Football League Fourth Division promotion 1990

Football League Third Division promotion 1991

References

Living people

1964 births

Footballers from Merthyr Tydfil

Welsh men's footballers

Men's association football forwards

Wales men's international footballers

Wales men's under-21 international footballers

Aston Villa F.C. players

Birmingham City F.C. players

Peterborough United F.C. players

Shrewsbury Town F.C. players

Barnsley F.C. players

Grimsby Town F.C. players

West Bromwich Albion F.C. players

Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players

English Football League players

Tony Rees