John Humphrey (footballer)

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John Humphrey
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-01-31) 31 January 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Paddington, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1985 Wolverhampton Wanderers 149 (3)
1985–1990 Charlton Athletic 194 (3)
1990–1995 Crystal Palace 160 (2)
1993Reading (loan) 8 (0)
1995–1996 Charlton Athletic 28 (0)
1996–1997 Gillingham 9 (0)
1997 Brighton & Hove Albion 20 (0)
Chesham United
Dulwich Hamlet
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Humphrey (born 31 January 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender from 1979 until 1997.

He notably played for Crystal Palace after he was controversially made part of the deal for Charlton being allowed to continue playing at their ground, where he featured in the Premier League. He also played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic, Reading, Gillingham and Brighton & Hove Albion, before finishing his career in Non-league for Chesham United and Dulwich Hamlet.

Personal life

Pupil at Aylestone High School, Willesden Another product of the Brent pipeline along with others such as Bobby Fisher, Cyril Regis, John Barnes, Ricky Hill and Stuart Pearce. And More recently Raheem Sterling. He is now the Head of Football at Highgate School, North London. He is also a keen magician. He is also a pupil at highgate school and is also girls football learning support.

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References

  1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1997). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline. p. 425. ISBN   978-0-7472-7738-5.