John Ryan (footballer, born 1947)

English footballer and manager

John RyanPersonal information

Full name|  John Gilbert Ryan[1]
Date of birth|  (1947-07-20) 20 July 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth|  Lewisham, England
Height|  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)|  Full-back
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
0000–1964|  Maidstone United|  |
1964–1965|  Arsenal|  0|  (0)
1965–1969|  Fulham|  47|  (1)
1969–1976|  Luton Town|  266|  (10)
1976–1979|  Norwich City|  116|  (26)
1979–1980|  Seattle Sounders|  56|  (18)
1980–1982|  Sheffield United|  56|  (2)
1982–1983|  Manchester City|  19|  (0)
1983|  Stockport County|  2|  (0)
1983–1984|  Chester City|  4|  (0)
1984–1985|  Cambridge United|  5|  (0)
|  Maidstone United|  |
Total|  |  571|  (57)
Managerial career
1984–1985|  Cambridge United
|  Sittingbourne
|  Dover Athletic
0000–1997|  Dulwich Hamlet
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Gilbert Ryan (born 20 July 1947) is an English former professional footballer who predominantly played as a full-back.

Ryan had a professional career that lasted more than 20 years. He first joined Arsenal from non-league side Maidstone United in 1964, though he never played a first team game for Arsenal, instead playing in the reserves before being released in 1965. He went on to have spells with Fulham (1965–69), Luton Town (1969–76), Norwich City (1976–79), Sheffield United (1980–82), Manchester City (1982–83), Stockport County (1983), Chester City (1983–84) and Cambridge United (1984–85), where he also had a spell as manager.

Ryan also played in the US for Seattle Sounders and after leaving Cambridge returned to Maidstone United. He went on to manage Sittingbourne, Dover Athletic and Dulwich Hamlet.

## References

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General

* "Flown From the Nest - John Ryan". www.ex-canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
* John Ryan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
* "NASL-John Ryan". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

Specific

1. ^ "John Ryan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
2. ^ Williams, Tony; Peskett, Roy, eds. (1971). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971–72 (2nd ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 272\. ISBN 978-0362000948.

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1980 NASL All-Stars

First Team|

* GK: Parkes
* DF: Carlos Alberto
* DF: Connell
* DF: Krol
* DF: Rioch
* MF: Beckenbauer
* MF: Bogićević
* MF: Cubillas
* FW: Chinaglia
* FW: Cruyff
* FW: Davies

Second Team|

* GK: Brand
* DF: Keri
* DF: Rijsbergen
* DF: Nogly
* DF: Ryan
* MF: Steffenhagen
* MF: Neeskens
* MF: A. Hudson
* FW: Wegerle
* FW: Granitza
* FW: Luís Fernando

Honorable Mention|

* GK: Van Beveren
* DF: Nish
* DF: Gorman
* DF: Mathieu
* DF: Eskandarian
* MF: R. Hudson
* MF: Ntsoelengoe
* MF: Sono
* FW: Hutchison
* FW: Green
* FW: Romerito

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Norwich City F.C. Player of the Season

* 1967: Allcock
* 1968: Curran
* 1969: Foggo
* 1970: Forbes
* 1971: Foggo
* 1972: Stringer
* 1973: Keelan
* 1974: Keelan
* 1975: Suggett
* 1976: Peters
* 1977: Peters
* 1978: Ryan
* 1979: Powell
* 1980: Bond
* 1981: Royle
* 1982: Downs
* 1983: Watson
* 1984: Woods
* 1985: Bruce
* 1986: Drinkell
* 1987: Drinkell
* 1988: Gunn
* 1989: Gordon
* 1990: Bowen
* 1991: Culverhouse
* 1992: Fleck
* 1993: Gunn
* 1994: Sutton
* 1995: Newsome
* 1996: Prior
* 1997: Eadie
* 1998: Jackson
* 1999: Roberts
* 2000: Roberts
* 2001: Marshall
* 2002: Ga. Holt
* 2003: Drury
* 2004: Fleming
* 2005: Huckerby
* 2006: Doherty
* 2007: Huckerby
* 2008: Dublin
* 2009: Croft
* 2010: Gr. Holt
* 2011: Gr. Holt
* 2012: Gr. Holt
* 2013: Bassong
* 2014: Snodgrass
* 2015: Johnson
* 2016: Howson
* 2017: Hoolahan
* 2018: Maddison
* 2019: Pukki
* 2020: Krul
* 2021: Buendía
* 2022: Pukki
* 2023: Sara
* 2024: McLean

John Ryan managerial positions

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Cambridge United F.C. – managers

* Target (1948)
* Hartley (1949–50)
* Whittaker (1951–55)
* Williams (1955)
* Johnson (1955–59)
* Craig (1959)
* Moore (1960–63)
* Kirk (1963–66)
* Wynn (1966–67)
* Leivers (1967–74)
* Atkinson (1974–78)
* Docherty (1978–83)
* Cozens (1983–84)
* Ryan (1984–85)
* Cozens (1985)
* Shellito (1985–86)
* Turner (1986–90)
* Beck (1990–92)
* Johnson (1992)
* Atkins (1992–93)
* Johnson (1993–95)
* T. Taylor (1995–96)
* McFarland (1996–2001)
* Beck (2001)
* J. Taylor (2001–04)
* Le Roy (2004)
* Renard (2004)
* Thompson (2004–05)
* Newman (2005–06)
* Quinn (2006–08)
* Brabin (2008–09)
* Carden (2009)
* Ling (2009)
* Carden (2009)
* Ling (2009–11)
* George (2011–12)
* Money (2012–15)
* Derry (2015–18)
* Dunne (2018)
* Calderwood (2018–20)
* Bonner (2020–23)
* Harris (2023–24)
* Monk (2024–25)
* Harris (2025–)

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Dover Athletic F.C. – managers

* Jones (1983–84)
* Sawyerc (1984)
* McRae (1984–85)
* Kinnear (1985–95)
* Donn & Leworthyc (1995)
* Ryan (1995)
* Taylor (1995–96)
* O'Sullivan (1996–97)
* Williams (1997–2001)
* Bellamy (2001)
* Walkerc (2001)
* Southall (2001–02)
* Walker (2002–03)
* Langley (2003–04)
* Whittlec (2004)
* Browne (2004–05)
* Walker (2005–07)
* Hessenthaler (2007–10)
* Hendon (2010)
* Hayes (2010–11)
* Forster (2011–13)
* Kinnear (2013–18)
* Hessenthaler (2018–23)
* Brundle & Sandmannc (2023)
* Brundle (2023)
* Leberl (2023–)

(c) = caretaker manager

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