Jon Rigby

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jon Rigby

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Jonathan Kendall Rigby

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|1|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bury St Edmunds, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=106 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Norwich City

| years1 = 1983–1985 | clubs1 = Norwich City | caps1 = 10 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1983 | clubs2 = Kokkolan Palloseura | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 1984 | clubs3 = Kokkolan Palloseura | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1985 | clubs4 = Kokkolan Palloseura | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 1985–1986 | clubs5 = Aldershot | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1986 | clubs6 = Kokkolan Palloseura | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 1986–1988 | clubs7 = Cambridge United | caps7 = 31 | goals7 = 6

| years8 = 1987 | clubs8 = Kokkolan Palloseura | caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = | clubs9 = Thetford Town | caps9 = | goals9 =

| years10 = | clubs10 = Wroxham | caps10 = | goals10 =

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Jonathan Kendall Rigby (born 31 January 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Norwich City,{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/norwich/norwich.html |title=Norwich City : 1946/47–2008/09 |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=13 December 2009}} Aldershot{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/aldershot/aldershot.html |title=Aldershot Town : 1946/47–1991/92 & 2008/09 |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=13 December 2009}} and Cambridge United.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/cambridge/cambridge.html |title=Cambridge United : 1970/71–2004/05 |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=13 December 2009}}

Rigby was born in Bury St Edmunds, and began his career with Norwich City, with whom he won a FA Youth Cup winner's medal in 1983.{{cite book |title=Canary Citizens |first1=Mark |last1=Davage |first2=John |last2=Eastwood |first3=Kevin |last3=Platt |name-list-style=amp |publisher=Jarrold Publishing |year=2001 |isbn=0-7117-2020-7}} A forward, he made ten first-team appearances for Norwich, without scoring, and after that he played for Aldershot and Cambridge United. Summers 1983-1987 he played in Finland, Kokkola for Kokkolan Palloseura (KPS). In Finland he played in second-, third-, and fourth-highest division's. He retired from the professional game due to a pelvic injury, then played non-league football in Norfolk for Thetford Town and Wroxham.{{cite web |url=http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/rigby.htm |title=Jon Rigby |work=Flown From The Nest |publisher=Steve Whitlam |accessdate=13 December 2009}}