John Petts (footballer)

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

John Petts

Personal information
Full name	John William Frederick James Petts
Date of birth	(1938-10-02) 2 October 1938 (age 85)^[1]
Place of birth	Edmonton, London, England^[1]
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
1954–1957	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1962	Arsenal	32	(0)
1962–1965	Reading	34	(0)
1965–1970	Bristol Rovers	92	(3)
	Bath City
Total		158	(3)
Managerial career
1977–1978	Northampton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Petts, who played as a wing half, joined Arsenal in 1954,^[3] and made 32 appearances for them in the Football League.^[4] He later played for Reading and Bristol Rovers,^[5][6] before playing non-league football with Bath City.

Petts later had a spell as manager of Northampton Town between 1977 and 1978.^[7]

Personal life

His son Paul was also a professional footballer.^[8]

References

1. "John Petts". Football Database. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
2. "John Petts". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
3. Profile - Arsenal F.C.
4. ARSENAL : 1946/47 - 2009/10 - Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
5. READING : 1946/47 - 2009/10 - Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
6. BRISTOL ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2009/10 - Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
7. John Petts management career statistics at Soccerbase
8. Winter 2004-2005 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine - Bob Dunning