Mick Channon

Mick Channon
Personal information
Full name Michael Roger Channon
Date of birth (1948-11-28) 28 November 1948 (age 75)
Place of birth Orcheston, Wiltshire, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Shrewton
1964–1965 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1977 Southampton 391 (157)
1974 → Durban Celtic (loan)
1977–1979 Manchester City 72 (24)
1978Cape Town City (loan)
1979–1982 Southampton 119 (28)
1981Newcastle KB United (loan) 4 (3)
1981Gosnells City (loan) 1 (1)
1982 Caroline Hill
1982 Newcastle United 4 (1)
1982 Bristol Rovers 9 (0)
1982–1985 Norwich City 88 (16)
1983Durban City (loan)
1985 Miramar Rangers
1985–1986 Portsmouth 34 (6)
1986–1987 Finn Harps 0 (0)
Total 722 (236)
International career
1972–1977 England 46 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Roger Channon (born 28 November 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward, most notably for Southampton, and went on to represent the England national team in the 1970s. Scoring over 250 goals in his career, he also became known for his trademark windmill goal celebration.[2] Channon later became a successful racehorse trainer.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "As Wayne Rooney breaks Sir Bobby Charlton's Man Utd haul, who is your Premier League club's all-time leading goalscorer?". The Telegraph. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2018.