Rob Lee

Rob came through the academy at Charlton where he established himself as a first team player and soon become one of their star names. In season 92/93 Lee moved to Newcastle for a fee of 700,000. Lee helped Newcastle gain promotion to the Premier League for the 1993/94 season. The following few years, Lee was a key component of Keegan’s team which challenged for several Premier League titles, achieving runners-up position in the 1996/97 season.

In 2002 Lee signed for Derby County and moved to West Ham in 2003.

Lee played for England between 1994 and 1998, scoring twice in twenty one appearances. He was in the squad for the 1998 World Cup under Glenn Hoddle, and came on once as a substitute.

Micky Hazard

Hazard signed a professional contract with Spurs and made his League debut in a 3-0 victory versus Everton on 19 April 1980 aged 20.He was a member of the team that won the 1982 F.A cup and UEFA CUP in 1984, where his crosses of the ball led to goals in both legs.Hazard was transferred to Chelsea in 1985 and would remain at that club for the next five years. He moved to Portsmouth F.C. in January 1990 before moving once more to Swindon in September.

Bought by Osvaldo Ardilles from Portsmouth for £130,000, Hazard became an influential player in Swindon’s play-off winning season of 1992-93 under Glenn Hoddle which saw them promoted to the FA Premier League. He was sold back to Tottenham in November 1993 for £50,000, where he would stay until his retirement on 23 April 1995

Steve Potts
Potts started his career at West Ham United as an apprentice in 1983, making his first appearance against QPR on 1 January 1985. Known as Pottsy, he played for West Ham United for the next seventeen years. Primarily a fullback, Potts developed into a ‘utility’ player, he spent large portions of his career playing at centre-half despite being undersized for such a position. He also on occasion featured in midfield.
Potts was West Ham United Club captain for a 3 years between 1993 and 1996, and was voted Hammer of The Year in 1993 and 1995, and runner up in both 1992 and 1994. During his career he amassed a total of 506 appearances for the club (good enough for ninth place in the club’s all-time appearance charts), scoring only one goal, in a 7–1 win against Hull City in 1990. His last competitive appearance for the club was on 7 March 2001 against Chelsea, although he stayed on until 2002.
Potts transferred to Dagenham & Redridge on 13 September 2002 and played there for a full season before retiring from football.

John Beresford
Beresford was born in Sheffield; in his football career he played for clubs Man City, Barnsley, Portsmouth, Newcastle Utd, Southampton and Birmingham City. He is most famous for his Newcastle United spell between 1992 and 1998, with his attacking tendencies being crucial to “the Entertainers”. During this time Beresford formed a formidable partnership with the other full back, his doppelganger Warren Barton. Beresford won two England ‘B’ caps in 1994, against Northern Ireland ‘B’ and the Republic of Ireland ‘B’.

Jon Willis

Willis spent time at Pro Clubs including Leyton Orient and Colchester Utd before moving into Non-League football. He has played a high level of semi-pro football for local clubs, and can also boast scoring a 15 minute hat trick at White Hart Lane home of Tottenham Hotspur. Willis is also an experienced coach who has management experience at both youth and senior level in both the men and women’s game.

Jon currently runs Football Careers Centre Football Academy where he oversees a coaching programme for players aged just 3 upwards. The Academy aims to produce high quality players for the future and has already had several players go onto train with Pro Clubs. Whilst with FCC Jon has helped several players go on to sign contracts at Pro and non-League Clubs