John Sissons is an English

England

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 former footballer who played for West Ham United

West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...

, Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

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, Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

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 and Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

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Sissons played as inside left for Middlesex and England Schoolboys, but was moved to outside left by Hammers manager Ron Greenwood. He made his senior debut for the east London club on May 4, 1963, a home game against Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers F.C.

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. He became the youngest player to score in an FA Cup Final

FA Cup Final

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 at Wembley

Wembley Stadium

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, in May 1964, and second youngest to appear behind his Preston North End

Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...

 counterpart Howard Kendall

Howard Kendall

Howard Kendall is an English football manager and former player. He is most famous for his connection to Everton, a club that he both played for and managed. His uncle Harry Taylor played for Newcastle United and Fulham in the 1950s....

. He went on to play 213 league (37 goals) and 52 cup (16 goals) games for West Ham.

Sissons moved to Wednesday in 1970 for £60,000. He made 115 league appearances for the northerners, scoring 14 goals, before moving to Norwich, where he rejoined former team-mate John Bond

John Bond (footballer)

John Frederick Bond is an English former professional football player and manager. His son Kevin Bond is also a former footballer.-Playing career:...

. He played for west London

London

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 club Chelsea 11 times during the 1974-75

1974-75 in English football

The 1974–75 season was the 95th season of competitive football in England.- First Division :Dave Mackay guided Derby County to their second league title in four years having overcome strong competition from Liverpool, Ipswich Town, Everton, Stoke City, Manchester City, Sheffield United and...

 season before leaving to play under Frank Lord in Cape Town. John was part of the North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League

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 champion Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1975.

John is now a successful businessman in Cape Town, South Africa, having played out his career at Cape Town City, a very successful football club of the 60's and 70's in South Africa.

External links

• John Sissons at westhamstats.info
• Tampa Bay Rowdies profile