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Portrait of John Priestley

John Priestley

Position
Central midfielder
Legacy number
935
Seasons
1975–1979
Appearances
153
Goals
12

Season statistics

SeasonAppearancesGoals
1st2ndUnoff.Total1st2ndUnoff.Total
1975–7620020000
1976–7741151574206
1977–7838100483104
1978–792390322002
1979–80581140000
Totals10942215393012

Counted from the match line-ups and goalscorers; unused substitutes are not appearances.

Matches

153 matches and 12 goals in the archive's line-ups (all teams). Matches without a recorded line-up are not included.

1st Team debut
Pisteoise (Italy)12 June 1976 · away
1st Team last match
Harlow Town27 October 1979 · home
1st Team first goal
Kingstonian21 September 1976 · away
1st Team 50th appearance
Tooting & Mitcham United10 September 1977 · home
1st Team 100th appearance
Barking16 January 1979 · home

Goals by opponent

  • Kingstonian 3 in 4
  • Boreham Wood 1 in 2
  • Dagenham 1 in 5
  • Dunstable Town 1 in 1
  • Hungerford Town 1 in 2
  • Ilford 1 in 2
  • Leatherhead 1 in 6
  • Loughborough College 1 in 1
Show all 153 matches
DateOpponentCompetitionTeamResultGoals
1979–80
14 November 1979Oxford University (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamLost 0–2
27 October 1979Harlow Town (h)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamLost 2–3
4 October 1979Amersham Town (a)Bowyers Challenge Trophy2nd TeamDrawn 3–3
27 September 1979RAF Support Command (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 4–1
15 September 1979Tooting & Mitcham United (h)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 0–0
13 September 1979Winslow United (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 2–0
11 September 1979Hitchin Town (a)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–2
6 September 1979Flackwell Heath (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamLost 0–2
4 September 1979Walthamstow Avenue (h)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 1–1
1 September 1979Dulwich Hamlet (a)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamLost 1–2
21 August 1979Watford (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 3–2
14 August 1979Barnet (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamDrawn 1–1
11 August 1979Nuneaton Borough (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamLost 2–4
9 August 1979Amersham Town (h)Friendly : Behind Closed Doors (U)UnofficialWon 3–2
1978–79
24 February 1979Blyth Spartans (h)F.A. Challenge Trophy1st TeamWon 3–0
13 February 1979Maidenhead United (h)Berks & Bucks Senior Cup (1)1st TeamWon 6–1
10 February 1979Blyth Spartans (a)F.A. Challenge Trophy1st TeamDrawn 1–1
20 January 1979Kingstonian (h)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamWon 2–11
16 January 1979Barking (h)F.A. Challenge Trophy1st TeamWon 1–0
30 December 1978Hitchin Town (a)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamLost 1–2
12 December 1978Wimbledon (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 4–1
9 December 1978Kettering Town (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 3–0
6 December 1978Carnegie College (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 3–0
13 November 1978Crystal Palace (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamLost 0–2
11 November 1978Carshalton Athletic (a)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–2
7 November 1978Leatherhead (h)Hitachi League Cup1st TeamLost 1–2
4 November 1978Croydon (h)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 0–0
28 October 1978Sutton United (a)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 1–1
24 October 1978Farnborough Town (a)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamDrawn 1–1
21 October 1978Carshalton Athletic (h)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamLost 0–2
17 October 1978Aylesbury United (a)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamDrawn 0–0
14 October 1978Walthamstow Avenue (h) · subBerger Isthmian League1st TeamLost 1–2
10 October 1978Slough Town (a)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 0–0
7 October 1978Hitchin Town (h) · subBerger Isthmian League1st TeamWon 2–0
30 September 1978Barking (a)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 2–2
26 September 1978Boreham Wood (a)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 1–1
23 September 1978Leatherhead (h)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamWon 2–0
19 September 1978Staines Town (a)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamLost 1–2
16 September 1978Dagenham (h)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 1–11
14 September 1978Tring Town (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 3–0
12 September 1978Hayes (a)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamWon 1–0
9 September 1978Tooting & Mitcham United (h)Berger Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–1
2 September 1978Enfield (a) · subBerger Isthmian League1st TeamWon 4–1
19 August 1978Dagenham (a) · subBerger Isthmian League1st TeamLost 0–1
12 August 1978Minehead (h) · subFriendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamDrawn 0–0
8 August 1978Malawi National XI (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 3–1
1977–78
13 May 1978Barking (a)Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–2
11 May 1978Aylesbury United (h)Shaw & Kilburn Floodlit League2nd TeamLost 1–2
5 May 1978Sutton United (h)Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 1–1
28 April 1978Scarborough (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamDrawn 0–0
25 April 1978Walthamstow Avenue (h)Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 0–0
22 April 1978Croydon (h)Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 1–1
17 April 1978Hitchin Town (h)Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 1–1
15 April 1978Enfield (h)Isthmian League1st TeamLost 0–1
11 April 1978Dagenham (h)Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–0
8 April 1978Walthamstow Avenue (a)Isthmian League1st TeamLost 0–1
6 April 1978Carshalton Athletic (h)Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–2
4 April 1978Leytonstone (a)Isthmian League1st TeamLost 0–2
1 April 1978Boreham Wood (a)Isthmian League1st TeamWon 5–01
29 March 1978Chesham United (a)Shaw & Kilburn Floodlit League2nd TeamWon 2–1
27 March 1978Chalfont Saint Peter (h)Berks & Bucks Senior Cup (1)1st TeamWon 2–0
25 March 1978Woking (h)Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 0–0
22 March 1978Djurgardens (Sweden) (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamDrawn 2–2
18 March 1978Carshalton Athletic (a)Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 1–1
11 March 1978Bishops Stortford (a)Isthmian League1st TeamWon 1–0
4 March 1978Chesham United (a)Berks & Bucks Senior Cup (1)1st TeamWon 3–1
28 February 1978Maidenhead United (h)Hitachi League Cup1st TeamWon 1–0
25 February 1978Tilbury (h)Isthmian League1st TeamLost 0–2
21 February 1978Woking (a)Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 1–1
14 February 1978Slough Town (a)Berks & Bucks Senior Cup (1)1st TeamWon 4–1
4 February 1978Goole Town (a)F.A. Challenge Trophy1st TeamLost 1–2
24 January 1978Staines Town (h)Hitachi League Cup1st TeamWon 3–1
14 January 1978Bridgend Town (a)F.A. Challenge Trophy1st TeamWon 1–0
7 January 1978Tooting & Mitcham United (a)Isthmian League1st TeamWon 2–1
31 December 1977Slough Town (a)Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–0
20 December 1977Witney Town (a)Shaw & Kilburn Floodlit League2nd TeamWon 6–0
17 December 1977Leatherhead (a)Isthmian League1st TeamLost 0–1
10 December 1977Hungerford Town (h)Berks & Bucks Senior Cup (1)1st TeamWon 4–21
29 November 1977Loughborough College (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 3–01
15 November 1977Milton Keynes City (h)Shaw & Kilburn Floodlit League2nd TeamWon 2–0
5 November 1977Leytonstone (h)Isthmian League1st TeamWon 1–0
17 October 1977Southall & Ealing Borough (a) · subIsthmian League1st TeamWon 3–0
11 October 1977Oxford City (h)Shaw & Kilburn Floodlit League2nd TeamWon 2–1
4 October 1977Hayes (h)Isthmian League1st TeamLost 0–2
1 October 1977Hitchin Town (a) · subIsthmian League1st TeamWon 3–1
10 September 1977Tooting & Mitcham United (h)Isthmian League1st TeamLost 0–2
6 September 1977Southall & Ealing Borough (h)Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–2
3 September 1977Sutton United (a)Isthmian League1st TeamLost 0–1
30 August 1977Hendon (h)Isthmian League1st TeamWon 2–1
27 August 1977Leatherhead (h)Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 1–11
23 August 1977Hayes (a)Isthmian League1st TeamLost 0–1
20 August 1977Croydon (a)Isthmian League1st TeamWon 2–1
17 August 1977Oxford United (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamDrawn 0–0
13 August 1977Queens Park Rangers (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamLost 0–1
1976–77
9 June 1977Rimini (Italy) (a)Friendly : Tour (U)UnofficialLost 2–4
20 May 1977Gateshead (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamDrawn 1–1
17 May 1977Oxford United (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamLost 0–1
13 May 1977Altrincham (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 2–1
9 May 1977Maltese Falcons (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 10–0
7 May 1977Dulwich Hamlet (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–1
30 April 1977Tooting & Mitcham United (a)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–2
26 April 1977Walthamstow Avenue (a)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamLost 2–3
23 April 1977Barking (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–0
21 April 1977Slough Town (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 1–0
18 April 1977Staines Town (a)R.I.L. Subsidiary Cup1st TeamLost 1–3
16 April 1977Leytonstone (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 1–0
9 April 1977Hitchin Town (a)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 2–1
2 April 1977Croydon (a)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamLost 0–1
29 March 1977Ilford (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 4–01
26 March 1977Sutton United (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–0
19 March 1977Bishops Stortford (a)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 1–1
15 March 1977Kingstonian (h)R.I.L. Subsidiary Cup1st TeamWon 3–0
12 March 1977Woking (a)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–0
8 March 1977Marlow (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 3–0
5 March 1977Hungerford Town (a)Berks & Bucks Senior Cup (1)1st TeamLost 1–2
26 February 1977Leytonstone (a)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–1
22 February 1977Carshalton Athletic (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamLost 1–3
19 February 1977Tilbury (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 0–0
12 February 1977Barking (a)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 2–0
8 February 1977Leatherhead (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 1–1
5 February 1977Runcorn (a)F.A. Challenge Trophy1st TeamLost 1–2
29 January 1977Molesey (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 3–01
25 January 1977RAF FC (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 4–0
22 January 1977Chesham United (a)Berks & Bucks Senior Cup (1)1st TeamWon 2–1
18 January 1977Wokingham Town (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 5–0
15 January 1977Barnet (a)F.A. Challenge Trophy1st TeamWon 1–0
8 January 1977Enfield (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 0–0
1 January 1977Dagenham (a)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamLost 1–2
28 December 1976Croydon (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–0
21 December 1976Watford (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 2–0
11 December 1976Reading (h)F.A. Challenge Cup1st TeamLost 1–2
27 November 1976Sutton United (a)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamLost 0–1
20 November 1976Waterlooville (a)F.A. Challenge Cup1st TeamWon 2–11
15 November 1976Wycombe Wanderers Past XI (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 5–4
13 November 1976Woking (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 1–0
9 November 1976Leatherhead (h)R.I.L. Subsidiary Cup1st TeamWon 1–0
6 November 1976Merthyr Tydfil (h) · subF.A. Challenge Cup1st TeamWon 3–1
12 October 1976Hendon (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 1–0
9 October 1976Ilford (a)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamDrawn 1–1
6 October 1976Hayes (a)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 1–0
2 October 1976Walthamstow Avenue (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 4–0
28 September 1976Kingstonian (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 2–01
21 September 1976Kingstonian (a)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–11
18 September 1976Hitchin Town (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamLost 0–1
14 September 1976Staines Town (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 3–2
6 September 1976Southall & Ealing Borough (a)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamWon 2–1
4 September 1976Dagenham (h)Rothmans Isthmian League1st TeamLost 1–2
17 August 1976Dunstable Town (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 5–11
13 August 1976Spennymoor United (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 2–1
10 August 1976Wimbledon (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamWon 2–1
7 August 1976Derby County (h)Friendly : 2nd Team2nd TeamLost 0–2
1975–76
16 June 1976Teramo (Italy) (a)Anglo-Italian Trophy1st TeamLost 0–3
12 June 1976Pisteoise (Italy) (a) · subAnglo-Italian Trophy1st TeamLost 0–1

In match photos

13 photos from 9 matches, found by the names in the photos.

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