Brian Bason
English footballer (born 1955)
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Brian Bason (born 3 September 1955) is an English retired footballer who played as a midfielder.[3]
Date of birth
3 September 1955
Place of birth
Epsom, England
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position
Midfielder
| 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 | |||
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]
