John Bostock

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John Bostock
Personal information
Full name John Bostock
Date of birth January 15, 1992 (1992-01-15) (age 16)
Place of birth    Camberwell, London, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club Crystal Palace
Number 30
Youth clubs
1999–2007 Crystal Palace
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2007- Crystal Palace
 04 (0)
   
National team2
2006–2007
2007–		 England U16
England U17		 06 (0)
13 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 10:40, 06 June 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 1 April 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

John Bostock (born 15 January 1992 in Camberwell, London) is an English footballer attacking midfielder who currently plays for Crystal Palace. Palace are in negotiations over a move to join Tottenham Hotspur from the start of 2008-2009 Season.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Crystal Palace

He won a place in the Crystal Palace academy aged 7, beating off competition from 200 other candidates. He went to Julian's Primary School in Streatham, and has been studying at the London Nautical School, as well as training with Palace's first team.

He made his league debut on 29 October 2007 at the age of 15 years and 287 days, playing 20 minutes as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Watford at Selhurst Park, making him Palace's youngest ever player.[1] He also became the youngest ever Palace player to start a game, aged 15 years and 295 days on 6 November 2007 against Cardiff City at Ninian Park.[2] He has captained England at Under-17 level.

On Friday 30th May 2008, Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Bostock on their club website.[3] Crystal Palace later issued a statement denying reports that had an agreement had been reached with Tottenham Hotspur[4]. Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace have entered negotiations over the transfer fee, but if agreement cannot be reached then the total sum will be decided at a tribunal.[5] Simon Jordan has said he is so disgusted with Bostock and especially his stepfather that he has advised the two of them they are no longer welcome at Selhurst Park and revoked their season tickets for 2008-2009, which the pair had already renewed. [6]

[edit] Club career statistics

(correct as of 6 January 2008)
Club Season League Cup[7] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 2007-08 4 0 1 0 - - 5 0
Career totals 4 0 1 0 - - 5 0

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ Crystal Palace 0-2 Watford. BBC Sport (2007-10-29). Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  2. ^ Cardiff 1-1 Crystal Palace. BBC Sport (2007-11-06). Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
  3. ^ Bostock joins Club
  4. ^ No Bostock Agreement
  5. ^ Spurs and Palace in Bostock Talks
  6. ^ Guardian Newspaper: Jordan and Bostock the real storey
  7. ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield

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Persondata
NAME John Bostock
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 15 January 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Camberwell, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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