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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 September 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Epsom, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1977 | Chelsea | 19 | (1) |
| 1977 | Vancouver Whitecaps[2] | 19 | (3) |
| 1977–1981 | Plymouth Argyle | 130 | (10) |
| 1981–1982 | Crystal Palace | 27 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Reading | 41 | (0) |
| Total | 245 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1970–1971 | England Schoolboys | 15 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brian Bason (born 3 September 1955) is an English retired footballer who played as a midfielder.[3]
He attended Thomas Bennett School (now Thomas Bennett Community College) in Crawley in West Sussex and played for England Schoolboys as a left-back.[4] He later played for a number of clubs in the Football League, including Chelsea and Plymouth Argyle.[5]
A goal he scored for Chelsea against Carlisle United was judged the sixth best goal of 1976.[6]
After retirement Bason was known to have been living in Truro, Cornwall where he ran a hotel/public house.[7]
References
[edit]- Neasom, Mike; Cooper, Mick; Robinson, Doug (1984). Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club. Milestone Publications. ISBN 0-903852-50-0.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1982). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982–83. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-356-07888-5.
- ↑ "NASL bio". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Brian Bason". Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ↑ England v Germany Schools' International football programme, 16 May 1970, p10
- ↑ "Player records" Archived 10 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Golden Goals 1976 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Where are they now? No.2". holmesdale.net. 16 July 2002. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
External links
[edit]- Brian Bason at pompeyrama.com
- Brian Bason at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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