- John Sitton
John Sitton (born
21 October 1959 ),Hackney ,London ,England is a former professionalfootballer , manager ofLeyton Orient Football Club andblack cab driver. His playing career began atChelsea F.C. and included spells atMillwall F.C. ,Gillingham F.C and Leyton Orient. Sitton co-managed Leyton Orient throughout the difficult 1994-1995 season with Chris Turner. Sitton is perhaps most well known for his passionate language and sacking one of his players at half-time during a match in which the Orient were 3-0 down. Since leavingBrisbane Road in 1995, Sitton managedLeyton F.C. ,Enfield F.C. andLeyton F.C. again. Alongside his career in transport, Sitton also works for the FA Coaching Education Scheme and compiles statistics for the Opta Index.John Sitton is one of the few football managers to feature in a
Channel 4 documentary, "Orient: Club for a Fiver" (made in 1995 byOpen Media ). To date this remains his only film credit.Sitton again hit the headlines in 2006 with a bring John Sitton back into management petition campaign. As of September 2008, the petition had gained 241 signatures.
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