Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Edward South [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 April 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–1966 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1966–1967 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
Guildford City | |||
Metropolitan Police | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Edward South (born 8 April 1948) is an English retired professional footballer who made one appearance as a centre forward in the Football League for Brentford. In his subsequent career in non-League football, South spent nearly 10 years with Metropolitan Police.
South began his career in the youth system at Fulham, before moving to West London rivals Brentford in November 1966. [1] He made just two appearances before suffering a severe knee injury in training. [2] [3] In a period of financial uncertainty for the Griffin Park club, South was released as a cost-cutting measure at the end of the 1966–67 season. [2]
South dropped into non-League football to sign for Southern League Premier Division club Guildford City in 1967. [2] After suffering further injury woes, he joined Metropolitan Police and stayed with the club for nearly a decade. [2]
South's brother Ernie also played football and was a goalkeeper for the Brentford junior team. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1966–67 [3] | Fourth Division | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |