John Templeman

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]

John Templeman
Personal information
Full name John Henry Templeman[1]
Date of birth (1947-09-21) 21 September 1947[1]
Place of birth Yapton, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Full back, midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Arundel Town
196?–1974 Brighton & Hove Albion 226 (16)
1974–1979 Exeter City 206 (7)
1979–1980 Swindon Town 21 (0)
1980–19?? Witney Town
Teams managed
198?–1988 Arundel
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Templeman was born in Yapton, West Sussex, and began his football career with Arundel Town.[1] He turned professional with Brighton & Hove Albion 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.[3] 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.[4]

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 as makeweights in the deal that brought Fred Binney from Exeter City to Brighton.[1][5] 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.[6] He maade 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][5][6]

References
  1. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  2. "John Templeman". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. Owen, Brian (27 December 2016). "It was 50 years ago today – 'An Albion star is born' as Rodney Marsh and QPR are given a battle at the Goldstone". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. "Memories of 71/72". Sussex Express. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
    "The great stitch-up of 1972?". The Goldstone Wrap. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. "Templeman, John". The Grecian Archive. University of Exeter. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  6. "Where Are They Now? Exeter City 1976–77". The League Paper. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2018.


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