He brought to the right wing exceptional speed, combined with dribbling and crossing ability. In other words he was the consummate winger, and more. More, because Cauchi scored 40 goals in his career with the Blacks which puts him seventh in the Club's all-time scoring list. The players that formed the back bone of the dream team that had a stranglehold on the First Division championship in the early seventies can only be described with superlatives. Toni Cauchi is no exception. He made the right side his own for well over a decade. He brought to the right wing exceptional speed, combined with dribbling and crossing ability. In other words he was the consummate winger, and more. More, because Cauchi scored 40 goals in his career with the Blacks which puts him seventh in the Club's all-time scoring list.

Toni Cauchi was not the flamboyant type, but his value to the team was immeasurable. His presence in the side meant that the team had balance.The opposition could not devote its defensive resources to the left side to counter the threat posed by Vincent Cutajar, because it would face a different menace from the right, the fleet-footed Cauchi. With Loreto Galea's tactical awareness and impeccable distribution, the Toni Cauchi option was always open. And it was used to exhaustion in the Club's glory years. 

Cauchi not only was the model right-wing forward, he was also one of the most consistent, disciplined, durable and reliable performers in the history of the Club. He was virtually ever-present from the 1968/69 season until his retirement in 1983. He holds the club record for consecutive appearances and is second only to Karmenu Caruana in total career appearances. 

Toni Cauchi made his debut just barely past his fifteenth birthday, and after a short period during which he was eased into the side he became a first team regular. He won titles at minor league and reserves team levels. He won all five first division titles that the Club has won. He was never sent off or suspended, never injured and virtually never off-form. He was present in all the other cup final successes of the era, often contributing with the telling cross or the last touch.

Toni Cauchi left his mark in all the crucial matches of the 1973/74 season, the season which crowned the four that came before it. He set up the opening goal scored by George Fenech in the first G.F.A. Cup triumph. He scored one of the five goals in the romp over Nadur Y. in the N.S.B. Cup final. He put the Blacks in the lead in the prestigious friendly against Hereford United. And finally, while the league championship decider evokes the memory of Frans Magro heading home the historic winning goal, it should be noted that it was Toni Cauchi who had crossed the ball from the right with two minutes to go. And it was the same Cauchi that just three minutes before came within the far-post's width from claiming the winner himself, when a similar cross eluded the goalkeeper's grasp only to be stopped by the woodwork. These two crosses were preceded by high-octane work down the right side from a tireless winger in the dying moments of a league decider in the June heat at the end of an emotionally and physically sapping season. 

Fortunately, Toni Cauchi received recognition for his efforts and contribution to the team. He was twice voted the Club's Player of the Year. He was also voted the G.F.A. Footballer of the Year in the 1974/75 season. This was the season in which the Club relinquished the mantle of champions. Yet Cauchi outshone not just his team-mates but all the other players in the League. And rightly so. This was the season that Vincent Cutajar, the Club's left-sided forward incurred a lengthy suspension. Much of the attacking responsibility previously shared with Cutajar was shouldered by Cauchi as the team made a valiant though ultimately failed attempt at defending the title.