Tony Sitford

Life and career Sitford was born in Crowborough, East Sussex, in 1940, In February 1962, he put his side ahead after 15 seconds against Second Division leaders Liverpool at Anfield. The Liverpool Echo was unimpressed: "In 15 seconds Brighton were a goal up. There was nothing special about their down-the-centre approach or about the shot which scored, except that it was hit unexpectedly and found the net just inside the upright to Slater's left", going on to point out that "Brighton consisted of 10 defenders and a centre-forward and apart from Sitford's goal he had done nothing." Brighton lost 3-1, and Sitford was one of many players to leave the club at the end of the season. He followed that with nearly six years at another Southern League club, Dartford, where he was Player of the Season for 1967–68. Sitford returned to Gravesend & Northfleet in 1969,

Sitford took over as manager in 1974, and led the team to the Southern League Division One South title in 1974–75 and won the Southern League Cup in 1978. The team's performances in the Southern League Premier Division were good enough to secure admission to the newly formed Alliance Premier League, in which they finished fifth in its inaugural season. He left the club in 1980.

He had a spell as manager of Welling United