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John Tizzard
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Hard on the heels of George Talbot, it's my sad duty to notify you of another former Staines Town 'legend' who has passed away.
JOHN TIZZARD didn't play football until he was 18, having been pushed towards rugby at school, but after joining Sunday league team Imperial Athletic, he was scouted by Banstead Athletic, where he spent the 1967/8 season. Along with George Talbot, he then joined Staines Town right at the start of Ken Ballard's long and successful first reign as Manager, and by the end of that season had a Spartan League Cup winners' medal to show for his efforts. He then reverted to Banstead for a year, only to return to Wheatsheaf Park in summer 1970. He helped The Swans to finish runners-up to Hoddesdon Town in both the Spartan League and Cup, and claim a place in the Athenian League Division II. Romping to the title and promotion, John was a regular in that side, as he was when finishing runners-up in Division I a year later – adding the Hounslow Charity Cup. In total, he had played 179 First Team games for Staines, scoring 13 goals. In 1973/4 he registered for Wimbledon FC's Premier Midweek Floodlight League side, but the three-day week and floodlight ban conspired to prevent him ever kicking a ball for The Dons. He also had trials at Hounslow FC.
An intransigent foot injury, coupled with the rise of his food sales business, effectively ended John's senior career, though he did start playing for Rainham-based Sunday side The Green Lion FC, and then became Assistant Manager at Maidstone United, playing plenty of Reserve team games and a handful of First Team matches. He and wife Pat were by now running a pub in Gravesend, and they took local boys' team Southfleet Juniors FC under their wing, providing them with a kit - in old gold and blue of course!
John passed away at he age of 67 on the morning of Monday 26th May, following a long illness.
Staines Town FC extends its condolences to his family and his many friends in football, and in particular to his wife, Pat.
For Steve Parsons. Club Secretary
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Such sad news
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That is such sad news,another of our favourite players and following on from the news of George Talbot makes it seem even worse. I recall the saying 'Tizzard is Hard' but there was more to him than that.
R.I.P. John.
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Re: Such sad news
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Echo Gordons comments.
Remember him from when i first started watching Staines in the Spartan league
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John Tizzard
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Remember John playing for Staines in the Sparten league. A great player. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.
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John Tizzard
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I would like to join with the comments made by others. I too remember John from that wonderful era with Ken Ballard, and this is such sad news after learning of the death of George Talbot.
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Great Pic of John has been added!
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Re: Great Pic of John has been added!
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Thanks for sharing that picture. Like the other posters I remember John from the Spartan and Athenian League days when I first starting seeing the club.
It's been a sad time for Staines Town of late with the passing of John on the back of George Talbot.
RIP
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Funeral Details ...
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Further to the sad news about John Tizzard, please note that the funeral has now been arranged for 10:45am on Thursday 5th June 2014, at the Medway Crematorium in Blue Bell Hill, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9QU.
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