Jon Gittens

**Jonathan Antoni Gittens** (22 January 1964 – 11 May 2019) was an English professional footballer. He played as a centre back.

Gittens was born in Moseley, Birmingham. He started his career playing for Southampton. He played for Swindon Town from 1987 to 1991, making over 120 appearances for the club. He returned to Southampton in 1991. He later played for Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Torquay United and Exeter City. He also managed non-league football teams after retiring from playing.

Gittens died on 11 May 2019, at the age of 55.

## Career statistics

|rowspan=2|Club|rowspan=2|Season|colspan=3|League|colspan=2|FA Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Other|colspan=2|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=4|Southampton|||||||||||||
|1985–86|First Division|4|0|0|0|0|0|—|4|0||||
|1986–87|First Division|14|0|1|0|4|0|—|19|0||||
|rowspan=6|Swindon Town|||||||||||||
|1987–88|Second Division|29|0|3|0|2|0|5|1|39|1|||
|1988–89|Second Division|29|1|2|0|2|0|2|0|35|1|||
|1989–90|Second Division|40|4|1|0|8|0|6|0|55|4|||
|1990–91|Second Division|28|1|3|0|4|0|1|0|36|1|||
|rowspan=4|Southampton|||||||||||||
|1990–91|First Division|8|0|0|0|0|0|—|8|0||||
|1991–92|First Division|11|0|0|0|4|0|1|0|16|0|||
|Middlesbrough (loan)|1991–92|Second Division|12|1|0|0|0|0|—|12|1|||
|rowspan=2|Middlesbrough|1992–93|Premier League|13|0|1|0|1|0|—|15|0||
|rowspan=5|Portsmouth|||||||||||||
|1993–94|First Division|30|1|0|0|5|0|3|0|38|1|||
|1994–95|First Division|38|0|2|0|5|0|—|45|0||||
|1995–96|First Division|15|1|1|0|0|0|—|16|1||||
|rowspan=4|Torquay United|||||||||||||
|1996–97|Third Division|32|3|1|0|3|0|4|1|41|3|||
|1997–98|Third Division|45|6|3|0|3|0|4|2|55|8|||
|rowspan=4|Exeter City|||||||||||||
|1998–99|Third Division|44|2|3|1|2|0|2|0|51|3|||
|1999–2000|Third Division|38|2|4|0|1|0|4|0|47|2|||
|Nuneaton Borough|2000–01|Conference|13|0|0|0|—|1|0|14|0|||

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Jon Gittens
- **fullname**: Jonathan Antoni Gittens
- **birth place**: Moseley, Birmingham, England
- **position**: Defender (association football), Centre back
- **youthclubs1**: Paget Rangers F.C., Paget Rangers
- **years1**: 1985–1987
- **years2**: 1987–1991
- **years3**: 1991–1992
- **years4**: 1992
- **years5**: 1992–1993
- **years6**: 1993–1996
- **years7**: 1996–1998
- **years8**: 1998–2000
- **years9**: 2000–2001
- **years10**: 2001
- **clubs1**: Southampton F.C., Southampton
- **clubs2**: Swindon Town F.C., Swindon Town
- **clubs3**: Southampton F.C., Southampton
- **clubs4**: →  Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough (loan)
- **clubs5**: Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough
- **clubs6**: Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth
- **clubs7**: Torquay United F.C., Torquay United
- **clubs8**: Exeter City F.C., Exeter City
- **clubs9**: Nuneaton Town F.C., Nuneaton Borough
- **clubs10**: →  Dorchester Town F.C., Dorchester Town (loan)
- **caps1**: 18
- **caps2**: 126
- **caps3**: 19
- **caps4**: 12
- **caps5**: 13
- **caps6**: 99
- **caps7**: 78
- **caps8**: 82
- **goals1**: 0
- **goals2**: 6
- **goals3**: 0
- **goals4**: 1
- **goals5**: 0
- **goals6**: 2
- **goals7**: 9
- **goals8**: 4
- **manageryears1**: 2002–2004
- **manageryears2**: 2007–2010
- **managerclubs1**: Fareham Town F.C., Fareham Town
- **managerclubs2**: Blackfield & Langley F.C., Blackfield & Langley