John Green (footballer, born 1958)

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John Green
Personal information
Full name John Richard Green [1]
Date of birth (1958-03-07) 7 March 1958 (age 65) [1]
Place of birth Rotherham, [1] England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Rotherham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1983 Rotherham United 248 (8)
1983–1985 Scunthorpe United 100 (4)
1985–1986 Darlington 45 (2)
1986–1989 Rotherham United 85 (3)
Total478(17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Richard Green (born 7 March 1958) is a former footballer who scored 17 goals from 478 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre back for Rotherham United (two spells), [3] Scunthorpe United [4] and Darlington in the 1970s and 1980s. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "John Green". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. p. 314. ISBN   978-0-3561435-4-5 . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "A–Z Past Players". Rotherham United F.C. Archived from the original (DOC) on 8 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Iron Alphabet". Scunthorpe United F.C. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007.
  5. ↑ "John Green". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 May 2014.


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