Brian Statham (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Statham | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Rhodesia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1987 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Reading | 8 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Brentford (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–1997 | Brentford | 161 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Gillingham | 20 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Woking (loan) | ||
| 1999 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Chesham United | ||
| 2001–2003 | Chelmsford City | 66 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Welling United | 25 | (0) |
| 2004 | East Thurrock United | ||
| 2004–2005 | Erith & Belvedere | ||
| 2005 | Heybridge Swifts | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1988 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2008 | Heybridge Swifts | ||
| 2009–2010 | Billericay Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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Brian Statham (born 21 May 1969) is an English retired football right back who made over 160 appearances in the Football League for Brentford. He also played league football for Tottenham Hotspur, Gillingham, Reading, Bournemouth and was capped by England at U21 level.
A right back, Statham began his career in the youth system at First Division club Tottenham Hotspur and turned professional in 1987. He broke through into the first team during the 1987–88 season and made 19 appearances. Statham managed eight further appearances during the 1988–89 season, before dropping out of the squad. He spent time away on loan during the 1990–91 and 1991–92 seasons and departed White Hart Lane in February 1992. Statham was awarded a benefit match by the club in July 2000.
In January 1992, Statham joined high-flying Third Division club Brentford on a one-month loan, with a view to a permanent transfer. He made just one appearance during his spell and rejected the contract offered, before reconsidering and joining the club on a permanent deal for a £70,000 fee on 28 February. Statham was a regular in the team during the last three months of the 1991–92 season, making 18 appearances and he won the first silverware of his career when Brentford secured the Third Division title on the final day. Statham's 58 appearances during the 1992–93 season in the reclassified First Division was a career-high, but the season ended on a disappointing note with relegation straight back to the third-tier.
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