Brian Bason

Brian Bason (born 3 September 1955) is an English retired footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]

Brian Bason
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-09-03) 3 September 1955
Place of birth Epsom, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1977 Chelsea 19 (1)
1977 Vancouver Whitecaps[1] 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He attended Thomas Bennett School (now Thomas Bennett Community College) in Crawley in West Sussex and played for England Schoolboys as a left-back.[3] He later played for a number of clubs in the Football League, including Chelsea and Plymouth Argyle.[4]

A goal he scored for Chelsea against Carlisle was judged the sixth best goal of 1976.[5]

After retirement Bason was known to have been living in Truro, Cornwall where he ran a hotel/public house.[6]

References
  • Neasom, Mike; Cooper, Mick; Robinson, Doug (1984). Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club. Milestone Publications. ISBN 0-903852-50-0.
  1. "NASL bio". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  2. "Brian Bason". Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  3. England v Germany Schools' International football programme, 16 May 1970, p10
  4. "Player records" Archived 10 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Golden Goals 1976. YouTube.
  6. "Where are they now? No.2". holmesdale.net. 16 July 2002. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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