John Osborne
Goalkeeper, Football player
1940 – 1998
Who was John Osborne?
John Osborne was an English football goalkeeper. He played for Chesterfield, West Bromwich Albion and Shamrock Rovers. Osborne was a member of Albion's great cup side of the late 1960s cup team, which played in 5 cup finals from 1966 too 1970, including the 1968 FA Cup final, his nickname was Bionic due to the plastic joint inserted in his finger.
He made his Rovers debut at Milltown under his old team mate Johnny Giles on the 10 September 1978. He played 3 games in the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup keeping 2 clean sheets giving him a total of 4 appearances for the Hoops.
In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.
Osborne was the commercial manager of Worcestershire County Cricket Club from 1986 to 1995, and played a significant part in the county's signing of long-time major sponsor MEB.
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- Born
- Dec 1, 1940
Barlborough - Nationality
- England
- Lived in
- Barlborough
- Died
- Nov 7, 1998
Worcester
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on July 23, 2013
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