Anthony Church

Anthony Church (born 29 March 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder who is without a club.

He has previously played for Newport County, Ilford, Redbridge, Ilkeston Town, Boston United, Grimsby Town and Alfreton Town.

Career
Church began his footballing career with Newport County in 2005, and soon moved on to Ilford and then Redbridge before joining Ilkeston Town in 2008. He played under joint managers Rob Scott and Paul Hurst at Ilkeston, helping them to promotion during the 2008-09 season.

He moved to Boston United in July 2009 when Scott and Hurst took over at the Lincolnshire club. Whilst at United, he also represented Loughborough University in football and earnt an international cap for the England C national football team. He helped Boston earn promotion to the Conference North division in his first season and a year later made another move with his two manager when they took up the vacant managerial post at Grimsby Town. He signed a one year deal at Grimsby which was his first professional football contract.

Church's move to Grimsby was admist controversy, with the Boston board not only upset at the manor of Hurst and Scott's departure but the pair's approach to sign Church and Shaun Pearson. Despite being a regular in each side he played with under the managerial duo, he failed to break into the first team and was loaned out to fellow Conference National side Alfreton Town.

He returned to Grimsby in January 2012 and despite featuring as a regular in the closing stages of the season he was released at the end of the season.