John Petts (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John William Frederick James Petts | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 2 October 1938||
Place of birth | Edmonton, London, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
1954–1957 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1962 | Arsenal | 32 | (0) |
1962–1965 | Reading | 34 | (0) |
1965–1970 | Bristol Rovers | 92 | (3) |
Bath City | |||
Total | 158 | (3) | |
Managerial career | |||
1977–1978 | Northampton Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John William Frederick James Petts (born 2 October 1938)[2] is an English former professional football player and manager.
Career
[edit]Petts, who played as a wing half, joined Arsenal in 1954,[3] and made 32 appearances for them in the Football League.[4] He later played for Reading and Bristol Rovers,[5][6] before playing non-league football with Bath City.
Petts later had a spell as manager of Northampton Town between 1977 and 1978.[7]
Personal life
[edit]His son Paul was also a professional footballer.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "John Petts". Football Database. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "John Petts". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ Profile - Arsenal F.C.
- ^ ARSENAL : 1946/47 - 2009/10 - Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ READING : 1946/47 - 2009/10 - Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ BRISTOL ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2009/10 - Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ John Petts management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ^ Winter 2004-2005 Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine - Bob Dunning