Jon Gittens

Jonathan Antoni Gittens (22 January 1964 – 11 May 2019) was an English professional footballer. He played as a centre back.

Jon Gittens

Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Antoni Gittens
Date of birth	(1964-01-22)22 January 1964
Place of birth	Moseley, Birmingham, England[1]
Date of death	11 May 2019(2019-05-11) (aged 55)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Paget Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1987	Southampton	18	(0)
1987–1991	Swindon Town	126	(6)
1991–1992	Southampton	19	(0)
1992	→ Middlesbrough (loan)	12	(1)
1992–1993	Middlesbrough	13	(0)
1993–1996	Portsmouth	99	(2)
1996–1998	Torquay United	78	(9)
1998–2000	Exeter City	82	(4)
2000–2001	Nuneaton Borough
2001	→ Dorchester Town (loan)
Managerial career
2002–2004	Fareham Town
2007–2010	Blackfield & Langley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gittens was born in Moseley, Birmingham. He started his career playing for Southampton. He played for Swindon Town from 1987 to 1991, making over 120 appearances for the club. He returned to Southampton in 1991. He later played for Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Torquay United and Exeter City. He also managed non-league football teams after retiring from playing.

Gittens died on 11 May 2019, at the age of 55.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southampton
	1985–86	First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	1986–87	First Division	14	0	1	0	4	0	—		19	0
	Total		18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
Swindon Town
	1987–88	Second Division	29	0	3	0	2	0	5[a]	1	39	1
	1988–89	Second Division	29	1	2	0	2	0	2[b]	0	35	1
	1989–90	Second Division	40	4	1	0	8	0	6[c]	0	55	4
	1990–91	Second Division	28	1	3	0	4	0	1[a]	0	36	1
	Total		126	6	9	0	16	0	14	1	165	7
Southampton
	1990–91	First Division	8	0	0	0	0	0	—		8	0
	1991–92	First Division	11	0	0	0	4	0	1[d]	0	16	0
	Total		19	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	23	0
Middlesbrough (loan)	1991–92	Second Division	12	1	0	0	0	0	—		12	1
Middlesbrough	1992–93	Premier League	13	0	1	0	1	0	—		15	0
	Total		25	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	27	1
Portsmouth
	1993–94	First Division	30	1	0	0	5	0	3[e]	0	38	1
	1994–95	First Division	38	0	2	0	5	0	—		45	0
	1995–96	First Division	15	1	1	0	0	0	—		16	1
	Total		83	2	3	0	10	0	3	0	99	2
Torquay United
	1996–97	Third Division	32	3	1	0	3	0	4[a]	1	41	3
	1997–98	Third Division	45	6	3	0	3	0	4[f]	2	55	8
	Total		77	9	4	0	6	0	8	3	95	12
Exeter City
	1998–99	Third Division	44	2	3	1	2	0	2[a]	0	51	3
	1999–2000	Third Division	38	2	4	0	1	0	4[a]	0	47	2
	Total		82	4	7	1	3	0	6	0	98	5
Nuneaton Borough	2000–01	Conference	13	0	0	0	—		1[g]	0	14	0
Career total			443	22	24	1	40	0	33	4	540	27

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy (1) and play-offs (1)
3. Appearances in EFL Trophy (3) and play-offs (3)
4. Appearances in Full Members' Cup
5. Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
6. Appearances in EFL Trophy (1/1) and play-offs (3/1)
7. Appearances in Conference League Cup