John Paul Sparrow (born 3 June 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Born in Bethnal Green, Sparrow started his career with Senrab, before moving to Chelsea and signing professionally in 1974. He made his debut at the age of sixteen, in a 3âÂÂ0 win over Burnley. Unable to ever tie down a first-team position, he was loaned to Millwall in 1979, and eventually sold to Exeter City in 1981 for ã10,000. After two years with Exeter City, he moved to Sutton United.
Following his retirement, Sparrow went on to run The Oxford Arms in Hanworth Middlesex
He was the older brother of fellow professional footballer Brian Sparrow.