John Impey

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John Impey
Personal information
Full name John Edward Impey [1]
Date of birth (1954-08-11) 11 August 1954 (age 69) [1]
Place of birth Exeter, [1] England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back [1]
Youth career
Cardiff City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1975 Cardiff City 21 (0)
1975–1983 AFC Bournemouth 284 (7)
1979 → Seattle Sounders (loan) 22 (1)
1983–1985 Torquay United 72 (0)
1985–1986 Exeter City 26 (0)
1986–1988 Torquay United 58 (2)
1988–1989 Weymouth (1)
1989–1990 Tiverton Town (5)
Managerial career
1989 Weymouth (caretaker manager)
1991 Torquay United
1999–200x Totnes Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Edward Impey (born 11 August 1954) is an English former professional football player and manager. As player, he made 461 appearances in the Football League representing Cardiff City, AFC Bournemouth, Torquay United and Exeter City, [3] and spent a season in the North American Soccer League with the Seattle Sounders. As manager, he led Torquay United to promotion from the Football League Fourth Division. He represented England at Schools and Youth level. [4]

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Career

Impey joined Cardiff City as a 14-year-old after being spotted playing at Barnstaple for Exeter Schools against North Devon Schools. He turned professional with Cardiff in August 1972, moving on to AFC Bournemouth in July 1975 where he established himself as a centre-back. He spent the summer of 1979 on loan with the Seattle Sounders in the North American Soccer League. [5] He made a total of 284 league appearances for Bournemouth before leaving to join Torquay United in August 1983.

He moved to Exeter City in July 1985 for a season but returned to Torquay in July 1986 and was appointed as captain by new manager Cyril Knowles a year later as Torquay almost reached the play-offs. He retired from full-time football after one more season, and joined Conference club Weymouth as player-assistant manager, spending a brief period as caretaker manager in early 1989. [6] [7] In the 1989–90 season he played in the Western Football League for Tiverton Town. [8]

Impey remained at Torquay United as youth coach under first Knowles and then Dave Smith. Smith was dismissed in April 1991 after Torquay's promotion push appeared to be falling apart and Impey was appointed manager, the first to be appointed by chairman Mike Bateson, guiding them to the play-offs by finishing in seventh place in the Fourth Division. They beat Burnley in the play-off semi-final and on 31 May 1991 Impey led his side out at Wembley for the final against Blackpool. The game went to a penalty shootout, which went to sudden death. Goalkeeper Gareth Howells scored Torquay's sixth penalty, Blackpool forward Dave Bamber missed, and Torquay were in the Third Division for the first time in 19 years. Impey was dismissed in October 1991 after Torquay had lost seven of the first eight games of the season. [9]

In July 1999 he was appointed manager of Totnes Town, a position he still held in April 2000. In May 2001, the Herald Express reported that Impey was still living in Torquay.

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References

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  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 364. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ↑ "John Impey". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "Francis in youth party for Spain". The Times. 21 April 1972. p. 10.
  5. ↑ "North American Soccer League Players Graham Bell". NASL Jerseys. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "1988–1989". Weymouth F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  7. ↑ Newman, Paul (20 January 1989). "Dover facing cup onslaught" (reprint). The Times. NewsBank. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  8. ↑ "1989–1990 Season Western League Premier Division". Tiverton Town F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ "The History of Torquay United". Torquay United F.C. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
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