John Fashanu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 September 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Kensington, London, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Norwich City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1983 | Norwich City | 7 | (1) |
| 1982 | → Miramar Rangers (loan) | 11 | (15) |
| 1983 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Lincoln City | 36 | (11) |
| 1984–1986 | Millwall | 50 | (12) |
| 1986–1994 | Wimbledon | 276 | (107) |
| 1994–1995 | Aston Villa | 13 | (3) |
| Total | 394 | (149) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989 | England | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2004 | Fash FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Fashanu (/ˈfæʃənuː/, born 18 September 1962), often referred to as Fash, is an English television presenter and former professional footballer of Nigerian (paternal) and Guyanese (maternal) descent. In his former career, he was a centre-forward from 1978 until 1995, most notably in an eight-year spell at Wimbledon F.C. in which he won the FA Cup in 1988 and scored over 100 goals in all competitions.
He also played for Norwich City, Miramar Rangers, Lincoln City, Crystal Palace, Millwall and Aston Villa. He scored 134 league goals in a career lasting 17 years. He was also capped twice at senior level by England, but failed to score on either occasion.
Following his football career he went on to co-host British television show Gladiators in the 1990s, and between 2003 and 2004 he managed his own Sunday league football side Fash FC on Bravo.
Fashanu was born in Kensington, London, the son of Pearl Gopal, a nurse from British Guyana and Patrick Fashanu, a Nigerian barrister living in the UK. When his parents split up he was sent, together with his older brother Justin to a Barnardo's home. When he was five, he and his brother were fostered by Alf and Betty Jackson and were brought up in Shropham near Attleborough, Norfolk.
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