| Justin Channing | |
| |
| Full name | Justin Andrew Channing |
| Nationality |  England
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| Rovers apps (goals)a | 130 (10) |
| Position | Defender/Midfielder |
| Date of birth | 19 November 1968 in Reading |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in |
| Joined | |
| October 1992 from Queens Park Rangers | |
| Left | |
| June 1996 to join Leyton Orient | |
| Senior clubs | |
| Queens Park Rangers Bristol Rovers Leyton Orient Slough Town | |
| a League appearances and goals only Last updated by Gasheadsteve on 8/12/2011 | |
Justin Channing was a regular fixture in the Rovers first team during the four years he spent with the club after joining from Queens Park Rangers in 1992, initially on loan. He signed permanently in January 1993 for a fee of £250,000 and went on to score ten goals in 130 league appearances in defence and midfield for The Pirates, leaving to join Leyton Orient in 1996.
Career[]
Justin Channing (front row, right) with teammates Brian Parkin, Andy Tillson and Ian Alexander
Justin, who hails from Reading, started out as a youth team player at Queens Park Rangers, progressing through to their first team squad in 1986 and making his debut for them against Luton Town in November of that year. He stayed with QPR for six years, making 55 league appearances and scoring five goals before being sold to Rovers by ex-Gas manager Gerry Francis in 1992. He was one of a large number of players that moved between the two clubs in this period. While with the Rangers he took park in the Coca-Cola Classic International Soccer Series in Tampa, Florida, where the QPR squad played under the name of the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
After leaving Rovers in 1996 he spent two years with Leyton Orient, where he played 70 times in Division Three for The Os, before dropping out of the Football League to play for Slough Town.
Career stats[]
| Season | Club | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| 1986–87 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 |
| 1987–88 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 1 |
| 1988–89 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 1 |
| 1989–90 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 2 |
| 1990–91 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 0 |
| 1991–92 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 |
| 1992–93 | →Bristol Rovers (loan) | 10 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 3 |
| 1993–94 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 5 |
| 1994–95 | Bristol Rovers | 40 | 2 |
| 1995–96 | Bristol Rovers | 36 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 5 |
| 1997–98 | Leyton Orient | 34 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Slough Town | 11 | 1 |