Tony Hobson (born 20 February 1940) is an English former footballer and cricketer who played as a forward and later as a defender. He is most well known for his time at Weymouth.
Hobson spent most of his career with Weymouth and made a record 1076 appearances (938 competitive) for the club while also scoring 32 goals. He initially played as a forward but was later converted into a defender and also played two matches as a goalkeeper.
He was promoted to the senior team in 1958 and made his senior debut for Weymouth on 8 October 1958 during a 5âÂÂ1 victory against Poole Town. He then won the 1964âÂÂ65 and 1965âÂÂ66 Southern League titles and the 1972âÂÂ73 Southern Football League Cup with Weymouth.
He was part of the Weymouth teams which reached the 1961âÂÂ62 FA Cup fourth round and the 1973âÂÂ74 FA Trophy quarter-finals.
He was released by Weymouth in May 1976.
He joined Bridport in May 1976 and stayed with the club until 1979; he won Player of the Year at the club in 1979.
He then joined Portesham United in 1979 and then Portland United in 1981. He left in 1982 and rejoined again in January 1984.
Hobson managed the Weymouth Reserves between 1982 and January 1984.
He was both a wicket keeper and a batsman for Weymouth. He debuted for Dorset County in 1976.
His father T. F. M. Hobson also played for Weymouth, having done so between 1930 and 1947.
In December 2022, the Southhill Stand was renamed to the Tony Hobson Stand at the Bob Lucas Stadium in his honour.
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