He was also in the team that won the FA Cup in 1988 but more importantly, he played a major part in the non-league Wimbledon being promoted to the Football League in 1979 and 1981 then becoming fourth division champions in 1983, winning third division promotion the following year and then second division promotion in 1986.
In his entire footballing career, the motivational speaker John Fashanu scored 149 goals in 394 appearances, playing for such teams as Norwich City, Lincoln City, Crystal Palace, Millwall, Aston Villa, and his national team England.
After retiring from football due to an injury, Fash forged a successful TV career as a co-presenter of the leading Gladiators show in the 1990s. Most recently, John was the second celebrity announced on the 2023 series of Dancing on Ice. He then went on to become an in-demand motivational speaker because of his incredibly infectious smile, his high level of intelligence, his superb delivery, and his witty way of sharing anecdotes and fascinating stories from his time in football and broadcasting. More recently, John has signed up to appear on the 2023 showing of 'Dancing on Ice'.
