Anthony John Billy Vaughan Weston (born 17 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.
He started his career with Blackpool, before joining Rangers in 2020 and has had loan spells at Partick Thistle and Cove Rangers, he signed with Derby County in 2023 was sent on loan to Boston United in 2024. He left Derby County upon the expiry of his contract in June 2025.
Career After scoring fourteen goals in the Blackpool youth team in the first part of the 2019–20 season, first-team manager Simon Grayson invited Weston to travel with the squad to Ipswich Town on 23 November. He was taken out of school for the journey. He was then named on the bench in the Seasiders following match, a home tie against Scunthorpe United in the EFL Trophy on 27 November."Blackpool boss Simon Grayson considered using teenager Tony Weston against Scunthorpe United" - Blackpool Gazette, 29 November 2019"Blackpool teen Tony Weston given taste of first-team and attracts attention" - Blackpool Gazette, 27 November 2019 He made his professional debut on 1 December, in the final minute of normal time of Blackpool's 3–1 victory over Maidstone United in the second round of the FA Cup.Blackpool 3–1 Maidstone United - BBC Sport, 1 December 2019
Weston joined Rangers on 31 July 2020 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £250,000. He initially played for the club's youth team; however, he made his debut for Rangers by replacing Steven Davis as a 71st-minute substitute during a 3–1 win over Heart of Midlothian on 14 May 2022. He was loaned to Partick Thistle in July 2022. Weston scored his first goal for Thistle in a 3–0 Scottish Cup victory over Kelty Hearts.https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/655799/kelty-hearts-partick-thistle On 19 January 2023, Weston joined Scottish Championship club Cove Rangers on loan until the end of the season. On 1 June 2023, he was released by Rangers.
On 1 August 2023, Weston joined Derby County, after a successful trial period, he joined the clubs under-21 team. He scored his first goal for the club on his debut, with the final goal in a 4-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers U-21s in the EFL Trophy on 8 November 2023. Derby head coach Paul Warne stated the Weston was getting closer to breaking into the first team after this performance. Weston made the substitutes bench in the next league match after this goal, against Barnsley on 11 November 2023. In his first season at Derby; Weston made two first team appearances for Derby both in the EFL Trophy, scoring one goal. For the under-21s, he would play in 19 Premier League 2 matches, scoring three times.
On 18 May 2024, Derby County confirmed that Weston was in talks to extend his contract at Derby with his deal expiring in June 2024. On 1 July 2024, it was confirmed that Weston had signed a one-year contract extension at Derby and would join National League Boston United on loan until January 2025. He played 30 times for Boston, failing to score a goal.
On 16 May 2025, it was announced by Derby County that his contract would not be renewed upon expiry in June 2025; he featured twice for Derby's first team in his two years at the club.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBlackpool2019–20League One0010000010Rangers2020–21Scottish Premiership00000000002021–22Scottish Premiership10000000102022–23Scottish Premiership0000000000Total1000000010Rangers B2021–22———4141Partick Thistle (loan)2022–23Scottish Championship130113010181Cove Rangers (loan)2022–23Scottish Championship130000000130Derby County2023–24League One00000021212024–25Championship0000000000Total0000002121Boston United (loan)2024–25National League25020—30300Career total5204130102593
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