John Templeman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Henry Templeman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1947[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Yapton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 196?–1965 | Portsmouth | ||
| 1965–1966 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Arundel Town | |||
| 1966–1974 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 226 | (16) |
| 1974–1979 | Exeter City | 206 | (7) |
| 1979–1980 | Swindon Town | 21 | (0) |
| 1980–19?? | Witney Town | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 198?–1988 | Arundel | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Henry Templeman (born 21 September 1947) is an English former professional footballer who made 453 Football League appearances playing as a full back or midfielder, including more than 200 each for Brighton & Hove Albion and Exeter City.[2]
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Templeman was born in Yapton, West Sussex, and began his football career with Arundel Town before joining Portsmouth's youth system.[1] However, the Portsmouth club axed its junior teams in 1965,[3] and Templeman moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion. He turned professional in July 1966 and made his first-team debut in December, charged with man-marking the country's top scorer, Rodney Marsh of Queens Park Rangers.[4] He continued in the team for several years, and on the final day of the 1971–72 season, scored a 25-yard (23 m) goal that earned Brighton the point they needed to secure promotion to the Second Division.[5][6]
Templeman had taken his totals to 18 goals from 255 senior appearances by the end of the 1973–74 season, when Brian Clough used him and Lammie Robertson – against the wishes of both[7] – as makeweights in the deal that brought Fred Binney from Exeter City to Brighton.[1] He was a regular for five years with Exeter, and was a member of the squad that gained promotion from the Fourth Division in 1976–77.[8] He made 206 league appearances before finishing his Football League career with a season at Swindon Town.[2] He then played Southern League football for Witney Town while managing a sports centre, coached abroad, returned to England to manage Arundel, and worked in insurance and as a taxi driver.[1][8][9] In July 2021, he was still living in West Sussex and held a season ticket at Brighton & Hove Albion.[10]
References
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- 1947 births
- Living people
- People from Yapton
- Footballers from West Sussex
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Witney Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- English football managers