John Sitton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Edmund Sitton | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Arsenal | ||
| 1974–1977 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1980 | Chelsea | 13 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Millwall | 45 | (1) |
| 1981–1985 | Gillingham | 107 | (5) |
| 1985–1991 | Leyton Orient | 174 | (7) |
| 1991–1992 | Slough Town | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 343 | (13) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–1995 | Leyton Orient (co-manager) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Enfield (assistant manager) | ||
| 2003 | Leyton (assistant manager) | ||
| 2006 | Leyton | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Edmund Sitton (born 21 October 1959) is an English former professional footballer and former coach and manager of Leyton Orient.
Sitton's playing career began at youth level at Arsenal and Chelsea, where he turned down an approach from Crystal Palace before signing professional terms at Stamford Bridge in 1977. After making several appearances, Sitton fell out of favour with then-manager Geoff Hurst, and, after turning down an approach from Wimbledon, transferred to Fourth Division Millwall for £10,000 in February 1980 under George Petchey. Sitton enjoyed his time at Millwall but new manager Peter Anderson took an instant dislike to Sitton and sold him to Third Division side Gillingham in September 1981 and spent four seasons there under manager Keith Peacock before being signed by Frank Clark for Fourth Division side Leyton Orient on a free transfer in July 1985 where he was made club captain.
Sitton started to work on his coaching badges in 1988, staffing coaching courses via the London FA at the FA training centre at Lilleshall under the FA Coaching Education Scheme until 1997, alongside such future managers as Alan Pardew and Kenny Jackett. At Lilleshall, Sitton coached youth players such as future Tottenham Hotspur and England player Ledley King.
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