Everton Tony Grant signed as a trainee for
Everton. He made his debut for 'The Toffees' two years later in a 1–0 defeat at
Manchester City in December 1993. He started as Everton won the
1995 FA Charity Shield.{{cite news
Manchester City On Christmas Eve, December 1999, Grant signed for
Manchester City for a fee of £450,000. He made his debut for City in the 2–0 win over
West Bromwich Albion, but during his time at City he never scored. Grant was then loaned out to West Bromwich Albion in December 2000, where he played five games for 'The Baggies'.
Later career In October 2001, Grant moved to
Burnley signing for a fee of £250,000. Grant soon became regarded as an excellent signing by
Stan Ternent and went on to play 141 games for 'The Clarets', scoring three goals. During his time at Burnley he was most frequently played in the defensive-midfield role, which enabled him to display his range of passing and game-reading ability. Grant became an important member of the team, but was released on a free-transfer at the end of the 2005 season after refusing a new contract offer. He then moved to
Bristol City on a free transfer, but only played one game for them;
Bristol City's 4–2 League Cup defeat to
Barnet. In January 2006, after injury problems, Grant signed for
Dario Gradi's
Crewe Alexandra, and made ten appearances before the end of the 2005–06 season, but failed to rescue Crewe from relegation to
League One. He signed a new one-year deal to play for Crewe on 1 June 2006. On 31 January 2007, Grant joined
Accrington Stanley as player–coach. He left the club at the end of the season. On 27 July 2007, Grant completed a move to
Chester City, signing a one-year contract under new manager
Bobby Williamson. He scored his only goal for the club in a 2–1 win at
Rochdale on 18 August 2007.{{cite web == Coaching career ==