John Paul Sparrow (born 3 June 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Paul Sparrow[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Bethnal Green, London, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Senrab | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1981 | Chelsea | 63 | (2) |
| 1979 | → Millwall (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Exeter City | 62 | (3) |
| Sutton United | |||
| Total | 132 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 1972 | England Schoolboys | 8 | (2) |
| 1975 | England Youth | 8 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Bethnal Green, Sparrow started his career with Senrab, before moving to Chelsea and signing professionally in 1974.[3] He made his debut at the age of sixteen, in a 3–0 win over Burnley. Unable to ever tie down a first-team position, he was loaned to Millwall in 1979, and eventually sold to Exeter City in 1981 for £10,000. After two years with Exeter City, he moved to Sutton United.[4]
Following his retirement, Sparrow went on to run The Oxford Arms in Hanworth Middlesex[5]
Personal life
editHe was the older brother of fellow professional footballer Brian Sparrow.
References
edit- ^ John Sparrow at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "John Sparrow". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ The Blue Day Podcast- Episode 46- John Sparrow Interview on YouTube
- ^ "The Grecian Archive: John Sparrow". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Where are they now: John Sparrow". where-are-they-now.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2022.