John Dempster (footballer)

This article is on the Kettering born footballer. For the article on the Scottish footballer named John Dempster see Jocky Dempster
John Dempster
Personal information
Full name John Dempster[1]
Date of birth 1 April 1983 (1983-04-01) (age 28)
Place of birth Kettering, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Mansfield Town
(on loan from Crawley Town)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2006 Rushden & Diamonds 66 (4)
2006–2007 Oxford United 23 (0)
2007–2011 Kettering Town 183 (21)
2011– Crawley Town 13 (1)
2011 → Kettering Town (loan) 3 (0)
2011- → Mansfield Town (loan) 5 (2)
National team‡
2004 Scotland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:44, 4 December 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:31, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

John Dempster (born 1 April 1983) is a footballer who plays for Mansfield Town on loan from Crawley Town as a defender. He competed in the Football League for Rushden & Diamonds, playing his part in the league 2 Championship winning side.[2]

Career

In 2006 Dempster signed for Oxford United in the January transfer window.

He is a Scotland under-21 international. Dempster represented Scotland at under-20[3] and under-21 level.[4][5]

He was also selected for Paul Faircloughs England National eleven side back in 2006.

From 2007 he has been playing for Kettering Town, where he captained the side to promotion to the Conference Premier, and was awarded Players' Player and Supporters' player.

Dempster signed for Crawley for an undisclosed fee in the 2011 transfer window.

References

  1. ^ "Search 1837 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
  2. ^ "John Dempster". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=26745. Retrieved 6 August 2009. 
  3. ^ Fisher, Stewart (1 February 2004). "Rushden gem hopes to prove worth" (reprint). Sunday Herald (FindArticles). http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20040201/ai_n12587150/. Retrieved 6 August 2009. 
  4. ^ "Scotland Under-21 Squad". Scottish Football Association. 12 February 2004. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=902&newsID=1199. Retrieved 6 August 2009. 
  5. ^ Halliday, Stephen (19 February 2004). "Bonhof rings changes, and young Scots fall apart". The Scotsman. http://sport.scotsman.com/top-stories/Bonhof-rings-changes-and-young.2504686.jp. Retrieved 6 August 2009. 

External links

Kettering Town F.C. – current squad