Anthony Grant

He was almost ever-present during the campaign, making 49 appearances as Wycombe finished the season in 12th place.

Anthony Paul Shaun Andrew Daure Grant (born 4 June 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Welling United.

Born and raised in England, he represented the Jamaica national team.

Grant began his career at Chelsea, progressing through the youth team ranks before making his first-team debut in 2005.

In May 2005, Grant made his professional debut for the club, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for Joe Cole in Chelsea's 3–1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Due to Grant's impressive performances for the reserve team, he was named in the first-team squad for the 2005–06 season, for which he had been allocated the squad number 42.

However, he made no first-team appearances for Chelsea during the campaign.

Grant was loaned out four times during his time at Chelsea; briefly playing for Oldham Athletic in 2006, before spending the 2006–07 season at Wycombe Wanderers.

In January 2006, Grant was loaned to League One club Oldham Athletic, signing for the club on a one-month loan deal.

He made his debut for Oldham a day after signing, playing the whole match in a 3–0 away defeat against Nottingham Forest.

He went on to make just one further appearance during his brief loan spell, playing the first 67 minutes in a 2–0 victory against Gillingham at Boundary Park.

He returned to his parent club in early February 2006, and featured regularly for Chelsea's reserves for the remainder of the season.

Ahead of the 2006–07 season, Grant joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan.

Wycombe manager Paul Lambert had previously tried to sign Grant during his time at Livingston a year earlier, although no transfer materialised due to the distance Grant would have to travel to play for the club.

He made his Wycombe debut on the first day of the season, playing 69 minutes in a 1–1 home draw with Wrexham.

A week later, on 12 August 2006, he was sent off for the first time in his career in a 1–0 defeat to Notts County, receiving the red card for two bookable offences.

Grant also helped Wycombe reach the semi-final of the League Cup, playing in all five games up until the semi-final, but was unable to take part in the two legged semi-final as Wycombe were drawn against Grant's employers, Chelsea.

He then joined Luton Town on loan in November 2007, spending a month with the club.

He was offered a contract extension at Chelsea in March 2007, and signed the deal on returning to the club at the end of the campaign.

In November 2007, Grant was loaned out, this time joining Luton Town until January 2008.

He made his debut in a 1–0 victory over Southend United, coming on as a second-half substitute.

Grant's first four appearances for Luton were as a late substitute.

He started his first match for the club in a match against Bristol Rovers on 26 December 2007, but was one of three players to be sent off for Luton in a game that saw them draw 1–1, despite Bristol Rovers' numerical advantage.

Grant was given an immediate three-game ban, which put an abrupt end to his loan spell; the club were in administration and under a transfer embargo, so were unable to renew the loan.

Grant later joined Southend United in January 2008, on loan until the end of the 2007–08 campaign.

He signed for Southend on a permanent basis ahead of the 2008–09 season, and spent four seasons with the club.

In January 2008, Grant went out on loan for a fourth time, joining Southend United of League One on loan for the remainder of the 2007–08 season.

He made his debut as a 78th-minute substitute in Southend's 2–1 home win over AFC Bournemouth on 16 February 2008.

He went on to make ten appearances for the club during the campaign, all of which as a substitute.

In July 2008, Southend manager Steve Tilson stated he was interested in signing Grant on a permanent basis after he was made available for transfer by Chelsea.

He subsequently trained with the club during pre-season and played in a number of the club's pre-season friendlies.

In June 2012, Grant signed for Stevenage on a free transfer.

After one season at Stevenage, Grant joined Crewe Alexandra.

He remained with Crewe for two years, and moved on to Port Vale in June 2015.

He was voted Port Vale's Player of the Year in 2015–16, before being sold on to Peterborough United in January 2017.

He was bought by Shrewsbury Town in August 2018 and signed with Swindon Town in January 2020 following a spell on loan.

Swindon went on to win the League Two title at the end of the 2019–20 season and Grant was named as the club's Player of the Season, though the club were relegated the following season.

He joined Scunthorpe United on a free transfer in January 2022 and then signed with Crawley Town in March 2023.

He moved into non-League football with Welling United in November 2023.

Born in Lambeth, Greater London, Grant began his career at Chelsea as a trainee, progressing through the youth team ranks and later becoming a regular for the reserve side.