Anthony Jordan Malbon (born 14 October 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for club Eccleshall. He played for Port Vale between 2009 and 2010, before he signed with Leek Town in summer 2010. He moved on to Newcastle the following year. He also played on loan for both Leek and Newcastle during his time at Vale. In January 2012, he moved up three divisions to play for Conference side Kidderminster Harriers. He was called up to the England C squad in May 2012, but did not win a cap. He was named on the Conference Team of the Year for the 2012–13 season. He switched to Stalybridge Celtic in June 2014, and the joined Kidsgrove Athletic in December 2014. He went on to become the highest goalscorer in the club's history with 159 goals in eight years. He joined Hanley Town in March 2022 and helped the club to win the Midland League Premier Division title at the end of the 2021–22 season, before moving on to Eccleshall in July 2022. Club career Early career Malbon joined Port Vale as a youngster from Derby County in February 2008. He made his Football League debut as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Barnet on 2 May 2009. This came after picking up the club's Youth Player of the Year award the previous week. During the 2008–09 season, he scored 23 goals in the Youth league, and he was voted Youth Player of the Year by the Port Vale management. In February 2010 Malbon Joined Leek Town of the Northern Premier League Division One South for three games on a work experience deal. He scored a brace on his debut. He was offered his first (one year) professional contract at Vale Park at the end of the season. In the 2010–11 pre-season, manager Micky Adams was pleased with Malbon's development, having witnessed the youngster score in two successive friendlies. However Malbon purposefully avoided a pre-season trip to Ireland by failing to produce a passport as he did not want to take part in the intense running sessions Adams had planned for the squad; this led to him being dropped form the squad by Adams. The "Valiants" denied Leek the opportunity to sign the youngster permanently. In October 2010, Malbon went on loan to Newcastle Town, and impressed enough to earn an extension to the loan. In November