Terry Branston

Terry Branston

Personal information
Full name	Terence George Branston
Date of birth	25 July 1938
Place of birth	Rugby, England
Date of death	22 December 2010
Place of death	Coventry, England
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1958–1960	Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1960–1967	Northampton Town	246	(2)
1967–1970	Luton Town	101	(9)
1970–1973	Lincoln City	100	(1)
–	Nuneaton Borough
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Terence George "Terry" Branston (born 25 July 1938 in Rugby, England) is a former English footballer, most noted as a player for Northampton Town and Luton Town. Branston died of brain cancer on 22 December 2010.

Playing career

Joining Northampton Town in October 1958, Branston did not make his debut until 1960. The tough-tackling centre-back helped Northampton sweep from Division Four to Division One in successive seasons. When Northampton started to fall back as quickly as they had emerged, Branston left to join Allan Brown's Luton Town in 1967.^[1]

Branston was made club captain on arrival, and skippered Luton to the Fourth Division title during his first season with the club. He led them to a further promotion two years later, before moving on to Lincoln City. After three years with Lincoln, he moved into semi-retirement; combining his driving school in Rugby with non-League football at Nuneaton Borough.^[1]

References

1. Wash, Roger (2008). Hatters Heroes. Roger Wash. ISBN 978-0-9560832-0-3.

External links

• Football League Player Database - Terry Branston