John Sillett
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Charles Sillett | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1954 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1962 | Chelsea | 93 | (0) |
| 1962–1966 | Coventry City | 109 | (1) |
| 1966–1968 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | (0) |
| Total | 222 | (1) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1974–1978 | Hereford United | ||
| 1986–1990 | Coventry City | ||
| 1991–1992 | Hereford United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Charles Sillett (born 20 July 1936 in Southampton) is a former football player and manager.
His father Charlie Sillett was a footballer (playing at full-back) with Southampton between 1931 and 1938. He is the younger brother of Peter Sillett, also a footballer.
Sillett played for Chelsea, Coventry City and Plymouth Argyle. He won the Championship with Chelsea in 1955, playing alongside his brother. Between 1954 and 1956 he did his National Service in the RAMC at the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, London.
He was manager of Coventry City from 1986 until 1990. He managed the Sky Blues to their finest moment on 16 May 1987, when they unexpectedly beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 in the FA Cup final at Wembley. It was the club's first appearance in an FA Cup final.
Sillett is a larger than life character, well known in the footballing world. He played a large part in the history of both Hereford United and Coventry City, helping both teams to historic wins.
Sillett's playing days saw him and his elder-brother Peter, follow in his father's footsteps, and sign for their hometown side, Southampton, although John never played for the first team. After their brief spells with the south coast team, they both moved on to Chelsea as teenagers, where John would enjoy the highlight of his playing career, winning the Championship title in 1955.
Whilst at Stamford Bridge, Sillett played over 100 games but scored just the single goal. Sillett finally departed Chelsea after the arrival of Tommy Docherty, deciding to move on to Coventry City in June 1962 who were at the time being managed by Jimmy Hill.
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