Anthony Daws (born 10 September 1966 in Sheffield) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, he is academy manager of National League side Scunthorpe United.

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As a player, he was a striker and played for Notts County, Sheffield United, Scunthorpe United, Grimsby Town, Lincoln City, Halifax Town, Scarborough and Altrincham. A recurring back injury that first occurred during his spell at Scunthorpe United forced him to retire from playing at a relatively early age.

He then took up junior coaching positions at Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday before becoming academy manager at Scunthorpe United – he was interim manager of the club from 1 September to 28 November 2022.

Daws attended Gleadless Junior and Ashleigh Comprehensive School in Sheffield. He represented his country at U15 and U18 level at football. His first appearance at Wembley was on 5 June 1982 in the Dentyne Trophy, which was contested against Scotland's U15s. Alongside him in that England U15 squad was his fellow Ashleigh school pupil John Beresford. A third pupil from Sheffield was also in that England squad: Fraser Digby of Jordanthorpe School. The trio were key members of the Sheffield Boys U15s team along with Scott Sellers of Hinde House School and Steven Harris of Abbeydale Grange School that won the ESFA Inter Association Trophy in that year, the boys also played for the Sheffield Sunday League team Throstles.

The England starting line up that day was: 1. Darren Heyes; 2. Alan Spiers; 3. Michael Thomas; 4. Mark Seagraves; 5. Simon Ratcliffe (captain); 6. Ian Sankey; 7. Dale Gordon; 8. Ian Fairbrother; 9. Darren Beckford; 10. Kevin Keen; 11. Tony Daws.

Daws also represented Yorkshire Boys in cricket, rugby and athletics and if he had not made it as a professional footballer he was tipped to have a promising future in athletics.

In those days, a boy could not sign a contract with a club until his 14th birthday, and the big clubs would "court" the best boys in the country in the years leading up to this landmark age. Daws' pace, strength and predatory scoring had alerted the big clubs and there were a number eager to sign him.

After retiring he took up coaching positions at Sheffield United as part-time youth development officer (1996–2000), then assistant academy and U19 coach (2001–2004) before becoming under-nine to under-18 youth development officer at Sheffield Wednesday (2004–05).

He has been the academy manager at Scunthorpe United since 2005,^[5] and was appointed caretaker manager on 16 March 2011,^[6] following the sacking of manager Ian Baraclough, managing one game, a defeat at Ipswich Town on 19 March, before the appointment of Alan Knill on 31 March 2011. Following the sacking of Keith Hill, Daws was appointed interim manager of the financially troubled club (which was now in the National League) for a second time in September 2022,^[7] overseeing a six-game unbeaten run in the league at the start of his tenure, but by mid November, following a home defeat to fellow strugglers Maidstone United, Scunthorpe were 22nd, third from bottom of the National League.^[8] On 28 November 2022, Daws stepped down to return to his role as academy manager; the first team had won just twice during his tenure and were in 23rd position, six points from safety, with only goal difference preventing them from being bottom of the league.^[9] In April 2023, new club owner David Hilton announced that, to save costs, the club would be closing its academy.^[10]