| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Edward Sparrow | ||
| Date of birth | (1962-06-24)24 June 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Bethnal Green, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 December 2019(2019-12-06) (aged 57) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1982 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| 1982 | → Wimbledon (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 1983 | → Millwall (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 1984 | → Gillingham (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1984–1987 | Crystal Palace | 63 | (2) |
| 19??–1990 | Enfield | ||
| 1990–1992 | Crawley Town | ||
| Total | 92 | (6) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Crawley Town (player-manager) | ||
| 1996 | Crawley Town (caretaker) | ||
| 2012 | Shenzhen Main Sports | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brian Edward Sparrow (24 June 1962 – 6 December 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.
Career
Born in Bethnal Green, Sparrow began his career at Arsenal, from where he spent loan spells at Wimbledon, Millwall and Gillingham. After spending three seasons with Crystal Palace, Sparrow dropped down to non-league football with Enfield and then Crawley Town, where he was player-manager from 1991 to 1992,
After retiring as a player, Sparrow worked as reserve-team manager of Wimbledon, made a brief return to Crawley as caretaker manager, and coached at Brentford and Crystal Palace. On 26 February 2012, Sparrow was appointed as the manager of China League Two side Shenzhen Main Sports, the same day the club was founded. He left China after club boss Sammy Yu resigned in July 2012.
He died on 6 December 2019, at the age of 57.
References
- ^ "Brian Sparrow". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010.
- ^ "Brian Sparrow". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Brian Sparrow". Crawley Town F.C. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "Sparrow's an Eagle". BBC Sport. 25 July 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "余怀英组新军征战中乙 前阿森纳球员深圳执教鞭". Sohu Sports.
- Tang Zhe. "Shenzhen out to recapture former glory". China Daily. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- 深圳中乙队主席被迫退出 自称因生命安全被威胁 (in Chinese)
- "Brian Sparrow (24.6.1962 - 6.12.2019)". Crystal Palace F.C. 7 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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- 1962 births
- 2019 deaths
- Footballers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- People from Bethnal Green
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Wimbledon F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Enfield F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Crawley Town F.C. managers
- Wimbledon F.C. non-playing staff
- Brentford F.C. non-playing staff
- Crystal Palace F.C. non-playing staff
- 20th-century English sportsmen