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John Sparrow (footballer)

John Paul Sparrow (born 3 June 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back.[2]

Club career

Born 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

He was the older brother of fellow professional footballer Brian Sparrow.

References

  1. ^ John Sparrow at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "John Sparrow". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  3. ^ The Blue Day Podcast- Episode 46- John Sparrow Interview on YouTube
  4. ^ "The Grecian Archive: John Sparrow". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Where are they now: John Sparrow". where-are-they-now.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2022.