John Polston
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Walthamstow, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1990 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | (1) |
| 1990–1998 | Norwich City | 215 | (8) |
| 1998–2001 | Reading | 18 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John David Polston (born 10 June 1968, in Walthamstow) is a former professional footballer. He was a defender who began his career with Tottenham before playing for Norwich City and Reading.
His brother Andy was also a professional player and the two were on the books of Tottenham at the same time. In March 1990, they became the first brothers to play together in the Spurs first team since 1912, although neither was a regular player and Andy played just once for Spurs. John left Spurs in 1990, after making 28 appearances for the club, when Norwich manager Dave Stringer paid £300,000 for him.
Polston was a key member of the Norwich team that finished third in the inaugural season of the Premier League (1992–93) and captained the side in the club's first ever European tie (in the UEFA Cup against Vitesse Arnhem) the following season, scoring the second goal in a 3–0 win. In the run-in to the end of the 1992–93 season, he scored a vital winning goal against Aston Villa at Carrow Road the day after his wife had given birth to their first child.[1]
Following his release from Norwich in 1998, Polston joined Reading. Polston retired from football in April 2001 after failing to recover from a knee injury.[2] John is now a personal trainer.[3]
In September 2018, Polston join John Madejski Academy's Football team as Lead Dev Squad coach.[4]
References
- ^ "The last time Norwich City led English football's top flight - 25 years ago today - thanks to a special goal". EDP24. Eastern Daily Press. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "John Polston". ex-canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "John Polston Personal Trainer". homepage.ntlworld.com/. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "STAFF UPDATE". twitter.com. JMA Reading FC Twitter. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- Canary Citizens by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7
External links
- Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
- Career stats at Soccerbase
- Wokingham and Embrook FC homepage
- Premier League Profile
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