Jon French
Jonathan French (born 25 September 1976) is an English retired footballer who played in The Football League for Bristol Rovers and Hull City.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan French | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Hull City | 45 | (0) |
| 1999 | Blackpool (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Barry Town | 95 | (26) |
| 2003–2006 | Weston-super-Mare | ||
| 2006–2008 | Mangotsfield United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Jon French began his football career playing for his hometown club, Bristol Rovers as a forward in 1995. He made seventeen league appearances and scored one goal for his club. French would later leave the club and join Hull City in 1998. French only made forty five league appearances scoring no goals, was close though. It was then at South Wales club Barry Town where he would make a name for himself, Jon. During the three years with Barry Town, he appeared in all fifty-two league matches in his debut season also scoring seventeen goals. He also appeared in European competition for Barry including the notorious 3–1 win against F.C. Porto. It is said the legendary Portuguese international Jorge Costa claimed "I thought Barry had an extra player, Jon French was absolutely everywhere, yet his hair remained perfectly in place throughout"
French left Barry Town F.C. in 2003 and went to play for Weston-super-Mare and later playing for Mangotsfield United in 2006 and finished his playing career in 2014 at Shepton Mallet.
References
- "Jon French". oncloudseven.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
