Dennis Tueart

Dennis Tueart

Personal information
Date of birth	(1949-11-27) 27 November 1949
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height
Position(s)	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)
International career
1975–1977	England	6	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and 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.

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. 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. He saw out the remainder of the 1983–84 season with the Clarets and later played for Irish club Derry City.

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, 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

• Sourced from The English National Football Archive

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	1968–69	First Division	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
	1969–70	First Division	39	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	1	45	6
	1970–71	Second Division	20	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	4
	1971–72	Second Division	42	13	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	51	15
	1972–73	Second Division	40	12	9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	53	15
	1973–74	Second Division	27	11	2	0	3	1	4	2	0	0	36	14
	Total		178	46	18	3	5	2	5	2	8	3	217	56
Manchester City	1973–74	First Division	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
	1974–75	First Division	39	14	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	2	45	16
	1975–76	First Division	38	14	2	2	7	8	0	0	3	0	50	24
	1976–77	First Division	38	18	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	45	18
	1977–78	First Division	17	12	2	1	5	2	1	0	0	0	25	14
	Total		140	59	10	3	15	10	3	0	6	2	173	73
New York Cosmos	1978	NASL	20	10	–		–		–		–		20	10
	1979	NASL	27	16	–		–		–		–		27	16
	Total		47	26	–		–		–		–		47	26
Manchester City	1979–80	First Division	11	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	5
	1980–81	First Division	22	8	3	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	30	12
	1981–82	First Division	15	9	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	19	11
	1982–83	First Division	36	5	3	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	42	7
	Total		84	28	7	0	12	8	0	0	0	0	103	36
Stoke City	1983–84	First Division	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Burnley	1983–84	Third Division	15	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	19	5
Career Total			467	163	37	6	33	20	8	2	16	5	561	196

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

• 1973 F.A. Cup winner

Manchester City

• 1976 League Cup winner

New York Cosmos

• 1978 Soccer Bowl: winner