John South

For the Brentford player, see John South (footballer, born 1948).
John South
Personal information
Full name John Alan South[1]
Date of birth (1952-11-30)30 November 1952[1]
Place of birth Bow, London, England[1]
Date of death 21 December 2004(2004-12-21) (aged 52)[1]
Place of death Riogordo, Málaga, Spain[1]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972 Colchester United 4 (0)
Total 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


John Alan South (30 November 1952 – 21 December 2004) was a former English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Colchester United. He died in Spain in 2004 at the age of 52, after living there for two years with his wife, Georgina, and their young son George.

Career

Born in Bow, London, South began his career at Leyton Orient but failed to break into the first team, joining Dick Graham at Colchester United on a three-month trial.[2] He made his debut on 26 August 1972 in a 3–1 defeat to Newport County at Layer Road.[3] He made just four league appearances for Colchester[4] during which Graham resigned.[2] He played his final professional game in a 3–2 home defeat to Aldershot on 9 October[5] before injuring his cartilage that forced him to retire from professional football. However, once recovered from the injury, South returned to football by joining non-league side Molins.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  3. ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 1–3 Newport County". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 2–3 Aldershot". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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