Striker
Born: St Pauls Cray 1st September 1962
Debut: Vs Middlesborough 15th August 1987
 

Tony Cascarino

 
 
 Millwall missed out on Tony when he was a youngster and eventually had
 to pay around £250,000 to Gillingham to attract him back to the club he
 had Tony Cascarinosupported from the terraces as a boy. Gillingham signed Cascarino as
 a 19 year-old from Crockenhill FC in January 1982, in a
 strange transfer which saw some tracksuits and training
 utensils go the other way. It wasn't long before he soon
 took over the Gills' number ten shirt. In 1985, he won
 his first full cap for the Republic of Ireland, playing
 against Switzerland, Russia and Denmark whilst a Gills
 player. Although he was a bustling sort of footballer,
 Cascarino also had plenty of skill and his height often
 made him a lethal threat in the air. He was Gillingham's
 leading scorer in four of his six seasons at the Priestfield Stadium and
 netted a hat-trick against Sunderland in the 1987 Third Division play-off
 semi-final.


 
 
 
 
 Ultimately Gillingham failed to make it to Division Two but Cascarino did,
 signing for Millwall the following month. During his three seasons at Millwall
 hTony Cascarinoe became an instant hero with fans as his blossoming partnership with
 Teddy Sheringham terrorised opposition defences. He
 won a Second Division Championship medal in his first
 season at The Den and before leaving for Aston Villa in
 March 1990, for £1.5 million, he won a further 15 caps
 for Eire. He continued to be capped during the World
 Cup Finals in Italia '90 and USA '94. After spells at
 Celtic and Chelsea, Tony signed for Marseille in 1994,
 whilst they were in the Second Division. After helping
 promote Marseille to the top flight, he was then transferred to another
 French 1st Division side Nancy, where he still remains. He retired from the
 international scene in Nov 99 at the tender age of 37 when Ireland lost out
 in a European Championship Qualifying Play-Off against Turkey.



 
 
 Millwall Career -1987-90

Appearances

Goals

 Football League 105 42
 FA Cup 8 2
 League Cup 10 1
 Others 5 4
 Total 128 49