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John Joseph Bostock (born 15 January 1992 in Lambeth, London) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Hull City on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.

Career

Crystal Palace

He made his league debut on 29 October 2007 at the age of 15 years and 287 days, playing 20 minutes as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Watford at Selhurst Park, making him Palace's youngest ever player. He also became the youngest ever Palace player to start a game, aged 15 years and 295 days, on 6 November 2007 against Cardiff City at Ninian Park. He has captained England at Under-17 level.

Tottenham Hotspur

On 30 May 2008, Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Bostock on their club website. Crystal Palace later issued a statement denying reports that an agreement had been reached with Tottenham. Tottenham and Crystal Palace entered negotiations over the transfer fee, but agreement could not be reached, leading to the sum being decided at a tribunal. On 9 July the tribunal declared that Tottenham would pay £700,000 for Bostock, with add-on payments of up to £1.25m dependent on appearances and a further £200,000 should he make his full international debut. A sell-on clause entitles Crystal Palace to 15% of any profit Tottenham makes from any future sale of Bostock's contract. Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan said he was so disgusted with Bostock and his stepfather that he intended to revoke and refund their Selhurst Park season tickets for 2008–09, which the pair had already purchased.

Bostock made his first team debut for Spurs in an 8–0 pre-season win over Spanish side Tavernes, providing the cross for Aaron Lennon's opening goal. On 6 November 2008 he made his competitive match debut in the 2008 UEFA Cup game against Dinamo Zagreb, coming on as a substitute, and becoming the youngest player to ever play for Spurs at 16 years, 295 days, just beating the previous record-holder Ally Dick by six days.

On 13 November 2009, Bostock joined League One outfit Brentford on loan for a month, he was handed the number 17 shirt immediately. Bostock scored against Millwall on his debut as he cut inside and fired low into the corner. Bostock scored his second Brentford goal in the same game after Millwall keeper David Forde couldn't collect a ball from a corner.

Hull City

On 6 August 2010, Bostock had joined newly relegated Hull City on a season-long loan. He is affectionately known as big bos man in the dressing room, this is due to his bossy tendencies on and off the field and the fact that 'Boss' is the opening phoneme of his surname. He scored with a 30-yard strike described as a "wonder goal" on his debut against Swansea on 7 August. On 9 November against Leeds United he scored another goal from 35 yards with a free kick.

Despite scoring two remarkable goals, Bostock struggled to win the affection of City supporters, largely because he is a selfish, unmotivated, lazy and highly unlikeable character who is symptomatic of the modern footballer who is acquired status by the British media despite barely deserving it.

He returned to White Hart Lane after failing to keep his place on the starting team sheet.

Club career statistics

(correct as of 20 November 2010)

Honours

• 2006 Victory Shield

Notes and references

1. "Player profile: John Bostock". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
2. "Crystal Palace 0–2 Watford". BBC Sport. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
3. ^ Collins, Sam (August 2009). "Spurs braced for Bostock compensation battle". London: Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
4. "Cardiff 1–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
5. "Bostock joins Club". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
6. "No Bostock Agreement". Crystal Palace F.C. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
7. "League Clarifies Bostock Details". The Football League. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
8. "Jordan Fury over Bostock fee". Sky Sports. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
9. Hytner, David (31 May 2008). "Jordan accuses Bostock of 'lies' over transfer to Tottenham". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
10. "Gr-eight for Gio". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
11. "Four-midable!". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
12. "Record breaker". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
13. "Bostock joins Brentford on loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
14. "Brentford 2 – 2 Millwall". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
15. "Bostock extends deal/Hull loan". Tottenham Hotspur FC. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
16. Dulin, David (7 August 2010). "Hull City 2-0 Swansea City". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
17. Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield

External links

• John Bostock at Soccerbase
• Tottenham Hotspur player profile

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• 1992 births
• Living people
• People from Camberwell
• English footballers
• The Football League players
• Crystal Palace F.C. players
• Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
• Brentford F.C. players
• Hull City A.F.C. players
• Black British sportspeople