    tony alexander adams, mbe (born 10 october 1966) is an english football manager and former arsenal player. adams spent his entire playing career of 22 years as a defender at arsenal. he is considered one of the greatest arsenal players of all time by the club's own fans  and was included in the football league 100 legends. with arsenal, he won four top flight division titles, three fa cups, two football league cups, a uefa cup winners' cup, and three fa community shields. a statue honouring adams was unveiled at emirates stadium on 9 december 2011, along with statues of thierry henry and herbert chapman. when his playing career finished adams went into football management, spending periods in charge of wycombe wanderers, portsmouth and azerbaijan side gabala. ==early life== born in romford, adams grew up in dagenham and was a pupil at hunters hall primary school from 1971 to 1978 and then eastbrook comprehensive school from 1978 to 1983.{{cite web |url=http://www.lbbd.gov.uk/
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