John Petts (footballer)

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John Petts
Personal information
Full name John William Frederick James Petts [1]
Date of birth (1938-10-02) 2 October 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth Edmonton, London, England
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
1954–1957 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1962 Arsenal 32 (0)
1962–1965 Reading 34 (0)
1965–1970 Bristol Rovers 92 (3)
Bath City
Trowbridge Town
Total158(3)
International career
England youth
Managerial career
1977–1978 Northampton Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John William Frederick James Petts (born 2 October 1938) is an English former professional football player and manager.

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Career

Petts was born in Edmonton, London. [1] A wing half, he joined Arsenal in 1954, [2] and made 32 appearances for them in the Football League. [3] He later played for Reading and Bristol Rovers, [3] before playing non-league football with Bath City and Trowbridge Town. [4] He was also an England youth international. [1]

Petts later had a spell as manager of Northampton Town between 1977 and 1978. [5]

Personal life

His son Paul was also a professional footballer. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "John Petts". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Johnny Petts | Arsenal.com". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  4. ↑ John Petts at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ↑ John Petts management career statistics at Soccerbase
  6. ↑ "News Index: Winter 2004 -2005". 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.


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