John Delaney (footballer)

John Joseph Delaney (born 4 February 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.

John Delaney
Personal information
Full name John Joseph Delaney[1]
Date of birth (1942-02-03) 3 February 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth Slough, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1969 Slough Town 130 (27)
1969–1973 Wycombe Wanderers 136 (46)
1973–1975 AFC Bournemouth 25 (0)
1975–1976 Wycombe Wanderers 32 (2)
1976–1977 Hayes
Sutton United
Hampton
Tring Town
Oxford City
International career
1969–1973 England Amateurs 17 (6)
Managerial career
Tring Town
Oxford City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Delaney began his career in the youth ranks at Queens Park Rangers. In 1963, Delaney signed for hometown club Slough Town initially as a goalkeeper, after a spells at numerous Slough & District League clubs. Whilst at Slough, Delaney changed positions, becoming a defender, later captaining the club, scoring 52 goals in 243 appearances in all competitions.[2] In 1963, Delaney signed for Wycombe Wanderers. During his time at Wycombe, Delaney captained the club to two Isthmian League titles, before departing in 1973 to sign for Football League side AFC Bournemouth. Across two seasons at AFC Bournemouth, Delaney made 25 league appearances, before rejoining Wycombe in 1975. At the end of the 1975–76 season, following 228 appearances and 65 goals in all competitions for Wycombe, Delaney departed the club, joining Hayes.[1][3]

Following time at Hayes, Delaney played for Sutton United and Hampton, before undertaking a player-manager role at both Tring Town and Oxford City, succeeding Bobby Moore as manager at Oxford City in 1981.[3][4][5]

International career

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From 1969 to 1973, Delaney made 17 appearances for England amateurs, scoring six times.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Delaney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "John Delaney". Slough Town F.C. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "John Delaney". Chairboys on the Net. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  5. ^ "When Bobby Moore went to manage Oxford City for £14,000". The Telegraph. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  6. ^ "England Amateurs Match Results". England Football Online. Retrieved 24 December 2023.