John South

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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]
Position(s) 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 an 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,[3] 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.[4] He made just four league appearances for Colchester[5] during which Graham resigned.[2] He played his final professional game in a 3–2 home defeat to Aldershot on 9 October[6] 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. ^ a b c d e "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ "John South - Players - Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 1–3 Newport County". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 2–3 Aldershot". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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