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{{Short description|English footballer (1962–2019)}}
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| fullname = Brian Edward Sparrow<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|accessdate=9 April 2020}}</ref>
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| birth_date = {{birth date |1962|6|24|}}
| birth_date = {{birth date |1962|6|24|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>
| birth_place = [[Bethnal Green]], England
| birth_place = [[Bethnal Green]],<ref name=Hugman/> England
| death_date = {{death date |2019|12|6|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age |2019|12|6|1962|6|24|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/146 146] |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/146}}</ref>
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| position = [[Defender (association football)|Full back]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Full back]]
| youthyears1 = 1977–1982
| youthyears1 = 1977–1982
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| caps5 = 63
| caps5 = 63
| goals5 = 2
| goals5 = 2
| years6 =
| years6 = 19??–1990
| clubs6 = [[Enfield F.C.|Enfield]]
| clubs6 = [[Enfield F.C.|Enfield]]
| caps6 =
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| goals6 =
| years7 = 1990–1992
| clubs7 = [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]]
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| goals7 =
| totalcaps = 92
| totalcaps = 92
| totalgoals = 6
| totalgoals = 6
| manageryears1 = 1991–1992
| manageryears1 = 1991–1992
| managerclubs1 = [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]]
| managerclubs1 = [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]] (player-manager)
| manageryears2 = 1996
| manageryears2 = 1996
| managerclubs2 = [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]]
| managerclubs2 = [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]] (caretaker)
| manageryears3 = 2012
| manageryears3 = 2012
| managerclubs3 = [[Shenzhen Main Sports F.C.|Shenzhen Main Sports]]
| managerclubs3 = [[Shenzhen Main Sports F.C.|Shenzhen Main Sports]]
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'''Brian Sparrow''' (born 24 June 1962) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|full back]].
'''Brian Edward Sparrow''' (24 June 1962 – 6 December 2019) was an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|full back]].


==Career==
==Career==
Born in [[Bethnal Green]], Sparrow began his career at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ripple.arsenal.com/history/profiles/641/brian-sparrow|title=Profile|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818075250/http://ripple.arsenal.com/history/profiles/641/brian-sparrow|archivedate=18 August 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> from where he spent loan spells at [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]], [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] and [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/arsenal/arsenal.html|title=ARSENAL : 1946/47 - 2009/10|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}}</ref> After spending three seasons with [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/crystalpalace/crystalpalace.html|title=CRYSTAL PALACE : 1946/47 - 2009/10|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}}</ref> Sparrow dropped down to [[non-league football]] with [[Enfield 1893 F.C.|Enfield]].
Born in [[Bethnal Green]], Sparrow began his career at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ripple.arsenal.com/history/profiles/641/brian-sparrow|title=Profile|website=Arsenal F.C.|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818075250/http://ripple.arsenal.com/history/profiles/641/brian-sparrow|archivedate=18 August 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> from where he spent loan spells at [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]], [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] and [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]].<ref name=NB>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player7/briansparrow.html|title=Brian Sparrow|website=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database|publisher=Neil Brown|accessdate=9 April 2020}}</ref> After spending three seasons with [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]],<ref name=NB/> Sparrow dropped down to [[non-league football]] with [[Enfield 1893 F.C.|Enfield]] and then [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]], where he was [[player-manager]] from 1991 to 1992,<ref name=Crawley>{{cite web|url=https://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/2019/december/07.12-brian-sparrow/|title=Brian Sparrow|publisher=Crawley Town F.C.|date=7 December 2019|accessdate=9 April 2020}}</ref>


After retiring as a player, Sparrow worked as a coach for [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] and Crystal Palace.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/850339.stm|title=Sparrow's an Eagle|date=25 July 2000|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 26 February 2012, Sparrow was appointed as the [[Manager (football)|manager]] of [[China League Two]] side [[Shenzhen Main Sports F.C.|Shenzhen Main Sports]], the same day the club was founded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20120225/n335863221.shtml|title=余怀英组新军征战中乙 前阿森纳球员深圳执教鞭|publisher=Sohu Sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2012-02/29/content_14720356.htm|title=Shenzhen out to recapture former glory|publisher=China Daily}}</ref> He left China after club boss [[Sammy Yu]] resigned in July 2012.<ref>[https://archive.is/20130105111400/http://sports.cn.yahoo.com/ypen/20120910/1300188.html 深圳中乙队主席被迫退出 自称因生命安全被威胁] {{zh icon}}</ref>
After retiring as a player, Sparrow worked as reserve-team manager of [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]], made a brief return to Crawley as [[caretaker manager]],<ref name=Crawley/> and coached at [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] and Crystal Palace.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/850339.stm|title=Sparrow's an Eagle|date=25 July 2000|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 April 2020}}</ref> On 26 February 2012, Sparrow was appointed as the [[Manager (football)|manager]] of [[China League Two]] side [[Shenzhen Main Sports F.C.|Shenzhen Main Sports]], the same day the club was founded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20120225/n335863221.shtml|title=余怀英组新军征战中乙 前阿森纳球员深圳执教鞭|website=Sohu Sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2012-02/29/content_14720356.htm|title=Shenzhen out to recapture former glory|work=China Daily|last=Tang Zhe|accessdate=9 April 2020}}</ref> He left China after club boss [[Sammy Yu]] resigned in July 2012.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130105111400/http://sports.cn.yahoo.com/ypen/20120910/1300188.html 深圳中乙队主席被迫退出 自称因生命安全被威胁] {{in lang|zh}}</ref>


He died on 6 December 2019, at the age of 57.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2019/december/brian-sparrow-24.6.1962---6.12.2019/|title=Brian Sparrow (24.6.1962 - 6.12.2019)|website=Crystal Palace F.C.|date=7 December 2019|accessdate=7 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208002829/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2019/december/brian-sparrow-24.6.1962---6.12.2019/|archive-date=8 December 2019}}</ref>
He died on 6 December 2019, at the age of 56. His death was announced on [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]'s official site.

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Latest revision as of 05:04, 1 November 2024

Brian Sparrow
Personal information
Full name Brian Edward Sparrow[1]
Date of birth (1962-06-24)24 June 1962[1]
Place of birth Bethnal Green,[1] England
Date of death 6 December 2019(2019-12-06) (aged 57)[1]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
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

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Born in Bethnal Green, Sparrow began his career at Arsenal,[3] from where he spent loan spells at Wimbledon, Millwall and Gillingham.[4] After spending three seasons with Crystal Palace,[4] Sparrow dropped down to non-league football with Enfield and then Crawley Town, where he was player-manager from 1991 to 1992,[5]

After retiring as a player, Sparrow worked as reserve-team manager of Wimbledon, made a brief return to Crawley as caretaker manager,[5] and coached at Brentford and Crystal Palace.[6] 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.[7][8] He left China after club boss Sammy Yu resigned in July 2012.[9]

He died on 6 December 2019, at the age of 57.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Brian Sparrow". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Brian Sparrow". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Brian Sparrow". Crawley Town F.C. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Sparrow's an Eagle". BBC Sport. 25 July 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  7. ^ "余怀英组新军征战中乙 前阿森纳球员深圳执教鞭". Sohu Sports.
  8. ^ Tang Zhe. "Shenzhen out to recapture former glory". China Daily. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. ^ 深圳中乙队主席被迫退出 自称因生命安全被威胁 (in Chinese)
  10. ^ "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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