Joseph Edward Gadston (born 13 September 1945) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League, most notably for Exeter City. He later became a director of the club.[3]
Club career
Gadston began his career as a youth and amateur player for West Ham United, before moving to Third Division club Brentford,[3] for whom he failed to make a first team appearance and instead played for the reserves.[4][5] He had a brief spell with Corby Town before joining Southern League club Cheltenham Town for a fee of £22 and 10 shillings.[3] Gadston is cited as one of the greatest players to play for the Robins.[6][7] Gadston moved back to the Third Division to join Bristol Rovers for a £1,500 fee in 1968 and finally made his professional debut,[3] but he only completed one season with Rovers.[4] His most prolific spell came with Exeter City, whom he joined in November 1969,[1] before moving to Aldershot in July 1972.[8] After a brief loan spell with Hartlepool in February 1973, Gadston dropped back into non-League football with Wimbledon later that year.[3] He played out the remainder of the decade in non-League football.[2]
Gadston worked as a coach at a sports centre in Southall between 1966 and 1968.[2] He later became a businessman and launched a company to launch and operate Exeter City's St James Park stadium.[2] Gadston runs a holiday apartment business in Dorset and serves the community by running a youth football club and a ping pong tournament for pensioners.[9][10] He taught sport at Sunninghill Preparatory School in Dorchester until July 2014.[2]
Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
