John Sparrow made his debut for the Blues in March 1974 at just 16 years of age.
He seemed to have a bright future ahead of him but never quite established himself
as a regular in the starting line-up and moved on to Exeter City in January 1981
playing a total of 74 games for the club. John is pictured above during
the 2-1 defeat against Sheffield United.
|
| Chelsea: |
1973-1974 |
Played |
8 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1974-1975 |
Played |
12 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 1) |
| |
1975-1976 |
Played |
9 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
| |
1976-1977 |
Played |
14 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 2) |
| |
1977-1978 |
Played |
15 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1978-1979 |
Played |
0 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
| Millwall: |
1978-1979 |
Played |
7 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
(on |
loan) |
| |
| Chelsea: |
1979-1980 |
Played |
11 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
| |
| Transferred to Exeter City in January 1981 |
John Sparrow played 62 games for Exeter City between 1981 and 1983
scoring three goals. He then played for Sutton United and retired to run
the Oxford Arms in Hanworth, Middlesex and for a time a news agency in Plymoth.