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{{Short description|Trinidadian footballer (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Stern John<br /><small>[[Chaconia Medal|CM]]</small>
| image               = Stern_John_Central_FC_2018.jpg
| caption             = John in 2018
| full_name           = Stern John<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|10197|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1976|10|30|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>
| birth_place         = [[Tunapuna]], Trinidad and Tobago
| height              = 1.80 m
| position            = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub         = [[Saint Lucia national football team|Saint Lucia]] (manager)
| clubnumber          =
| collegeyears1       = 1995
| college1            = [[Mercer County Community College|Mercer County Vikings]]
| collegecaps1        =
| collegegoals1       =
| years1              = 1996
| clubs1              = Malta Carib Alcons
| caps1               = 7
| goals1              = 1
| years2              = 1997
| clubs2              = [[Carolina Dynamo]]
| caps2               = 5
| goals2              = 0
| years3              = 1997
| clubs3              = [[New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers]]
| caps3               = 26
| goals3              = 16
| years4              = 1998–1999
| clubs4              = [[Columbus Crew]]
| caps4               = 55
| goals4              = 44
| years5              = 1999–2002
| clubs5              = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
| caps5               = 72
| goals5              = 18
| years6              = 2002–2004
| clubs6              = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
| caps6               = 77
| goals6              = 16
| years7              = 2004–2007
| clubs7              = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
| caps7               = 78
| goals7              = 26
| years8              = 2005
| clubs8              = → [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] (loan)
| caps8               = 7
| goals8              = 0
| years9              = 2007
| clubs9              = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
| caps9               = 16
| goals9              = 5
| years10             = 2007–2009
| clubs10             = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
| caps10              = 47
| goals10             = 19
| years11             = 2008–2009
| clubs11             = → [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] (loan)
| caps11              = 24
| goals11             = 2
| years12             = 2009–2010
| clubs12             = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
| caps12              = 16
| goals12             = 2
| years13             = 2009–2010
| clubs13             = → [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] (loan)
| caps13              = 7
| goals13             = 1
| years14             = 2011–2012
| clubs14             = [[North East Stars F.C.|North East Stars]]
| caps14              =
| goals14             =
| years15             = 2012
| clubs15             = [[Solihull Moors]]
| caps15              =
| goals15             =
| years16             = 2014
| clubs16             = [[WASA F.C.|WASA FC]]
| caps16              =
| goals16             =
| years17             = 2017–2018
| clubs17             = [[Central F.C.]]
| totalcaps           = 437
| totalgoals          = 150
| nationalyears1      = 1995–2011<ref name="rsssfint">{{Cite news|title=Stern John – Century of International Appearances|publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/john-intlg.html}}</ref>
| nationalteam1       = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
| nationalcaps1       = 115
| nationalgoals1      = 70
| manageryears1       = 2017–2020
| managerclubs1       = [[Central F.C.]]
| manageryears2       = 2020–2022
| managerclubs2       = [[Anguilla national football team|Anguilla]]
| manageryears3       = 2022–
| managerclubs3       = [[Saint Lucia national football team|Saint Lucia]]
}}
'''Stern John''' (born 30 October 1976) is a Trinidadian [[Association football|football]] [[manager (association football)|manager]] and former player who is currently{{When|date=May 2025}} managing [[Saint Lucia national football team|Saint Lucia]]. He managed Anguilla from 2020 to 2022. He previously played for a number of American and English football clubs that included [[Columbus Crew SC|Columbus Crew]], [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]], [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]], [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]. He is the [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals|all-time Central American/Caribbean men's top goal scorer]] in international football with 70 goals.

==Club career==
===Early US career===
John was born in [[Tunapuna]], Trinidad and Tobago,<ref name=Hugman/> to a sporting family that included several professional footballers and cricket players. He played on the Trinidad and Tobago cricket youth national team until age 16, when he switched to playing soccer full-time.<ref name="Merz-Leaving">{{cite news |last=Merz |first=Craig |date=30 July 1999 |title=A real goal-getter: Crew scoring whiz Stern John, once an unknown from Trinidad but now a star, is considering leaving MLS |page=7E |work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]}}</ref> John moved to the United States in 1995 to attend New Jersey's [[Mercer County Community College]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Leonard |first=Tim |date=19 August 1999 |title=Hat trick thwarts Metros |page=S-6 |work=[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114853383/hat-trick-thwarts-metros/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=18 December 2022}}</ref> He had been recruited in Trinidad by the college's head coach, [[Charlie Inverso]], who had previously sought international talent.<ref>{{cite news |last=Simon |first=Mark |date=20 July 1998 |title=Reaping soccer's bounty |page=C7 |work=[[The Times (Trenton)|The Times]] |location=Trenton, New Jersey}}</ref> John led the Mercer County Vikings to the 1995 [[NJCAA]] soccer championship and scored 27 goals, including one in the final against [[Yavapai College]].<ref>{{cite news |date=13 August 2009 |title=MCCC pair to enter Soccer Hall |work=The Times |location=Trenton, New Jersey |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12A11328BA368AC8 |via=[[NewsBank]] |accessdate=18 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="USA-1998">{{cite news |last=Brewington |first=Peter |date=22 April 1998 |title=Talented Crew rookie makes quick impact: John ends drought with rare hat trick |page=14C |work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

He made his professional debut for the [[Carolina Dynamo]] of the [[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]], the second division of U.S. club soccer, in April 1997 while on loan from the [[Trinidad and Tobago Football Association]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Daniels |first=Rob |date=9 April 1997 |title=Dynamo making last-second plans |page=C4 |work=[[News & Record]] |location=Greensboro, North Carolina}}</ref> John was traded to the [[New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers]] for [[Jamie Wellington]] a month later, having not scored a goal in five appearances for Carolina.<ref>{{cite news |last=Daniels |first=Rob |date=28 May 1997 |title=Dynamo, Gamblers deal aces |page=C5 |work=News & Record |location=Greensboro, North Carolina}}</ref><ref name="Tampa-1999">{{cite news |last=Ward |first=Bill |date=3 April 1999 |title=John may seize overseas chance |page=1 |work=[[The Tampa Tribune]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114853885/john-may-seize-overseas-chance/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=18 December 2022}}</ref> With New Orleans, where he was paired with fellow Trinidadian forward [[Mickey Trotman]], John scored 16 goals in 21 appearances and was named Rookie of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rapier |first=Jim |date=11 July 1997 |title=Playing their cards right: A bold move has produced a jackpot for the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers, who dealt for Stern John to get their offense |page=D6 |work=[[The Times-Picayune]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=1 October 1997 |title=John earns rookie award |page=D2 |work=The Times-Picayune}}</ref>

John was invited by the [[New England Revolution]] to their 1998 preseason camp, but was not retained after his trial. Following the [[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup]], where he scored two goals, John was invited for a walk-on trial by the [[Columbus Crew]].<ref name="Tampa-1999"/> His second cousin [[Ansil Elcock]], a fellow Trinidad and Tobago international who had been signed by the Crew,<ref>{{cite news |last=Merz |first=Craig |date=14 February 1998 |title=Crew picks up pace with young speed merchants |page=8J |work=The Columbus Dispatch}}</ref> had recommended John to head coach [[Tom Fitzgerald (soccer)|Tom Fitzgerald]].<ref name="Merz-Leaving"/> Following a successful trial, John was signed and made his [[Major League Soccer]] debut on 29 March 1998 against the [[Dallas Burn]], where he replaced Elcock but failed to score.<ref>{{cite news |last=Oller |first=Rob |date=30 March 1998 |title=Crew's offense burns out during 2-1 loss to Dallas |page=1E |work=The Columbus Dispatch}}</ref> He scored his first MLS goal in his fifth appearance, a 5–1 victory over the [[Miami Fusion]], and ended the match with a [[hat-trick (association football)|hat-trick]] and an assist.<ref>{{cite news |last=Merz |first=Craig |date=21 April 1998 |title=Stern competition for John |page=2D |work=The Columbus Dispatch}}</ref> John ended his rookie MLS season as the [[MLS Golden Boot|league scoring champion]] with 26 goals in 27 matches and a place in the [[MLS Best XI]].<ref name="Express">{{cite news |date=10 May 2020 |title=Stern still among the best |url=https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/stern-still-among-the-best/article_dc7cbe58-9315-11ea-8c69-67dcb30a3672.html |work=[[Trinidad Express Newspapers|Daily Express]] |accessdate=19 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Michelle |author-link=Michelle Kaufman |date=11 October 1998 |title=Caribbean quartet powers MLS' Crew |page=2D |work=[[The Miami Herald]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114854317/caribbean-quartet-powers-mls-crew/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=19 December 2022}}</ref> He was the first MLS player to score three hat-tricks in a single season, including 16 goals in a span of 12 matches.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weisberger |first=Jed |date=5 October 2004 |title=International additions fuel Mercer CCC soccer |page=C1 |work=The Times |location=Trenton, New Jersey}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sirk |first=Steve |date=10 September 2015 |title=Sirk's Note: Stern John's 26-goal season |url=https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/sirks-note-stern-johns-26-goal-season |publisher=Columbus Crew |accessdate=19 December 2022}}</ref>

He scored 18 goals in the 1999 season, tied for the league's scoring leaderboard,<ref name="Express"/> and attracted interest from European clubs but declined a mid-season transfer.<ref name="Merz-Leaving"/> He ended his MLS career with 44 goals in 55 matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stern John |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/stern-john/ |work=MLSsoccer.com |accessdate=19 December 2022}}</ref>

===Nottingham Forest===
After the 1999 season with Columbus, John was acquired by [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] of the English First Division for a fee of £1.5&nbsp;million. However, eventual financial difficulties at Forest following the team's failed bid at promotion forced John's sale to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] in February 2002, then pushing for promotion to the [[Premier League]], for the sum of £100,000. John scored 18 goals in 49 starts for Forest.

===Birmingham City===
At Birmingham, John scored nine goals in 60 Premier League appearances in two full seasons and was effective with his hold up play and also had some memorable moments in the blue shirt of Birmingham, such as his turn and finish away at West Ham in 2002; his last minute equaliser at Villa Park in the Birmingham derby; and his last minute goal away at Millwall which put Birmingham through to the Playoff Final in 2002.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/championship/3027020/Last-gasp-John-strike-means-agony-for-Millwall.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505100905/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/championship/3027020/Last-gasp-John-strike-means-agony-for-Millwall.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=5 May 2013 | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Last-gasp John strike means agony for Millwall | first=Nicholas | last=Spencer | date=2 May 2002}}</ref> He then scored one of the penalties in the play-off final shootout to help them get promoted to the Premier League.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/1979806.stm |title=Birmingham reach Premiership |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=12 May 2002 |access-date=29 August 2016}}</ref> Popular with the Birmingham fans for his goals,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wollaston |first=Steve |date=2013-05-08 |title=Pictures and memories of Stern John |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-nostalgia-your-memories-3475366 |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Birmingham Live |language=en}}</ref> he nonetheless fell out of favour with management, and was sold to [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] on 14 September 2004.

===Coventry City===
In his first season with Coventry, John finished second in team scoring with 12 goals despite starting in barely half of Coventry's games.

===Derby County===
At the start of the [[2005-06 in English football|2005–06 season]], following the signing of [[James Scowcroft]], John found himself outside of manager [[Micky Adams]]'s first-team plans. As a result, he was loaned to [[Derby County]] on 16 September 2005. He rejoined Coventry three months later.

===Sunderland===
On 29 January 2007, John was transferred to [[Sunderland AFC|Sunderland]] for an undisclosed fee. The signing was Sunderland manager [[Roy Keane]]'s sixth signing of the [[2006-07 in English football|2006–07 season]] January transfer window. He scored his first goals against [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] in a 4–0 victory on 17 February 2007.

===Southampton===
On 29 August 2007, John moved to [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] as part of a deal that took his international teammate [[Kenwyne Jones]] in the opposite direction.<ref>{{cite news|date=29 August 2007|url=http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=13052|title= Keane pays £6m for Jones |publisher=safc.com|access-date=29 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=29 August 2007|url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=8922|title= Breaking transfer news |publisher=www.saintsfc.co.uk|access-date=29 August 2007}}</ref>

He scored his first goals with two in a 3–2 win against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] on 6 October 2007. From then on he scored regularly for "The Saints", with nine goals in his first fifteen appearances, including a second half [[hat trick]] against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] on 8 December 2007.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=www.saintsfc.co.uk|title= Saints 4 Hull 0 |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/article.php?page_id=9402|access-date=7 December 2007}}</ref> He finished the 2007–08 season fourth highest scorer in the Championship with 19 goals for Southampton. (He had also scored once for Sunderland in the [[Premier League]] prior to his transfer.)<!-- See Talk Page --> Before being sent off for a second bookable offence, John scored two goals, including the match winner, in Southampton's final game of the season against [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], as the Saints narrowly avoided relegation to League One.

===Bristol City===
John was loaned to [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] in October 2008 until the end of the 2008–09 season.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[BBC]]|title= John extends Bristol City stint|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/7802951.stm|date = 30 December 2008|access-date=31 December 2008}}</ref> John made his first Bristol City appearance, coming on as a substitute, against [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] in a 0–0 draw. John scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 4–1 defeat to [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] at [[Ashton Gate Stadium]] on 1 November 2008.

===Crystal Palace===
On 29 July 2009, John signed for [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] on a year-long deal after turning down an offer to stay at Southampton.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Southern Daily Echo|Daily Echo]]|title= Eagles swoop for John|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/4521149.Eagles_swoop_for_John/|date = 30 July 2009|access-date=30 July 2009}}</ref> He made his debut on the opening day of the season against [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]], he had to come off after 35 minutes due to an injury. He returned in mid-October, but joined [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] on a one-month loan at the end of November. He scored his first goal for Ipswich in a 3–2 win over Coventry City on 16 January 2010.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8452840.stm
|title=Ipswich 3–2 Coventry
|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]
|date=16 January 2010 |access-date=17 January 2010}}</ref> Upon his return to Palace he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win at Watford on 30 March 2010.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8592951.stm
|title=Watford 1–3 Crystal Palace
|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]
|date=30 March 2010 |access-date=4 May 2010}}</ref> New Palace manager [[George Burley]] had hoped to discuss the player's future at the end of the season, but no discussion occurred, and John left the club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-25373296.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112021547/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-25373296.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 November 2017|title=John's time as an eagle comes to an end |first=Daniel |last=Jones |newspaper=Croydon Advertiser |date=9 July 2010 |access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>

===Solihull Moors===
In August 2012, after two seasons out of English football, John returned, signing for [[Solihull Moors F.C.|Solihull Moors]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/stern-john-makes-comeback-with-moors-15487/|title=Stern John Makes Comeback With Moors - Pitchero Non-League|date=17 August 2012|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref> He did not make an appearance in any competition for the club.

===WASA FC===
John retired and moved back to his native [[Trinidad and Tobago]] after his spell at Solihull Moors. He came out of retirement a second time in order to join [[WASA F.C.|WASA FC]] of the [[National Super League]] of Trinidad and Tobago in January 2014. He scored on his debut<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socawarriors.net/league/league-news/national-super-league/13639-stern-salvages-point-for-struggling-wasa-fc.html|title=Stern salvages point for struggling WASA FC|first=Andrew Gioannetti (T&T|last=Guardian)|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>

===Central F.C.===
John came out of retirement once again in 2016 when he was appointed as player-coach of [[Central F.C.]] in the [[TT Pro League]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Prescott|first1=Ian|title='Central' in crisis|url=http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20170923/sports/8216central8217-in-crisis|access-date=14 January 2018|work=Trinidad Express|date=23 September 2017|location=Port of Spain}}</ref>

==International career==
John made his international debut for [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago national team]] on 15 February 1995 against [[Finland national football team|Finland]] in a [[friendly (association football)|friendly]] at the [[Queen's Park Oval]], scoring one goal on his debut. He was a vital player for the "Soca Warriors" and remains the team's all-time leading scorer with 70 goals in 115 caps. He was also the [[List of top international men's football goal scorers by country|7th highest international goalscorer]] at the time of his retirement in 2011. He is also the all-time top CONCACAF goal scorer.

John was instrumental in helping his country qualify for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] and played in all three of his country's World Cup group matches at Germany 2006. In Germany, he scored an offside goal. He was also named [[Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation]] Player of the Year in 2002. John is currently the second most capped Trinidad and Tobago international behind former teammate [[Angus Eve]]. He was the only player to score in 12 consecutive international matches, from 1998 to 1999.

==Coaching career==
On 9 November 2020, John become the new manager of the [[Anguilla national football team|Anguilla national team]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Liburd|first=Lasana|url=https://wired868.com/2020/11/07/anguilla-snap-up-stern-ex-warriors-will-lead-minnows-into-2022-wcq-campaign/|title=Anguilla snap up Stern, ex-Warriors star will lead minnows into 2022 WCQ campaign|website=Wired868|access-date=25 June 2022|date=7 November 2020}}</ref> On 23 May 2022, the [[Saint Lucia Football Association]] announced that John had taken over as head coach of the [[Saint Lucia national football team|Saint Lucia national team]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Andrew|first=Reginald|url=https://thevoiceslu.com/2022/05/stern-john-new-national-head-coach/|title=Stern John – New National Head Coach|website=The Voice of Saint Lucia|publisher=The Voice Publishing Co.|access-date=25 June 2022|date=25 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Harley-Rudd|first=Neil-Monticelli|url=https://www.voice-online.co.uk/sport/football/2022/06/07/stern-john-the-all-time-top-concacaf-goalscorer-with-70-strikes-for-trinidad-tobago-has-made-the-move-from-managing-anguilla-to-taking-over-the-helm-with-st-lucia/|title=St Lucia has a new leader - Stern John|website=The Voice|publisher=The Voice Publishing Co.|access-date=7 June 2022|date=7 June 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life==
As a member of [[Trinidad and Tobago at the 2006 FIFA World Cup|the squad]] that competed at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany, John was awarded the [[Chaconia Medal|Chaconia Medal (Gold Class)]], the second highest [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Trinidad and Tobago|state decoration]] of Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>{{cite web |title=Birchall and Bell up for award |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2006/11/13/midlands_sports_awards_feature.shtml |website=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[U.S. Open Cup]], [[FA Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[MLS Cup Playoffs]], [[Football League Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Columbus Crew]]
|[[1998 Major League Soccer season|1998]]<ref name=MLSCrew>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/stern-john |title=Stern John |publisher=MLS |access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrew.com/history/1998_archive.shtml |title=1998 Columbus Crew Match Reports |website=TheCrew.com |publisher=SportsNet Ohio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020209093104/http://www.thecrew.com/history/1998_archive.shtml |archive-date=9 February 2002 |url-status=dead }}<br>{{cite web|url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/19051/us-open-cup-third-round-results-july-7.html |title=U.S. Open Cup: Third-Round results (July 7) |website=Soccer America |date=8 July 1998 |access-date=23 November 2014 }}</ref>
|[[Major League Soccer]]
|27||26||3||1||5||3||2||0||35||30
|-
|[[1999 Major League Soccer season|1999]]<ref name=MLSCrew/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/8510/us-open-cup-third-round-results-july-13.html |title=U.S. Open Cup: Third-round results (July 13)}} and {{cite web |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/8193/us-open-cup-rochester-and-colorado-advance-to-f.html |title=U.S. Open Cup: Rochester and Colorado advance to final |website=Soccer America |access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>
|Major League Soccer
|28||18||2||2||5||5||0||0||35||25
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!55||44||5||3||10||8||2||0||75||58
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Nottingham Forest]]
|[[1999–2000 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1999–2000]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|18633|1999|name=Stern John|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|17||3||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||3
|-
|[[2000–01 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|18633|2000|name=Stern John|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>
|First Division
|29||2||1||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||32||3
|-
|[[2001–02 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref name=sb0102>{{Soccerbase season|18633|2001|name=Stern John|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref><ref>Two league appearances not included in ''Soccerbase'' source: {{cite book |editor1-last=Rollin |editor1-first=Glenda |editor2-last=Rollin |editor2-first=Jack |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009–2010 |publisher=Headline |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-7553-1948-0 |name-list-style=amp |page=534}}</ref>
|First Division
|26||13||1||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||28||14
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!72||18||5||0||3||2||colspan="2"|—||80||20
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|[[2001–02 Birmingham City F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref name=sb0102/>
|First Division
|15||7||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|Appearances in [[Football League play-offs]]}}||1||18||8
|-
|[[2002–03 Birmingham City F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|18633|2002|name=Stern John|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|30||5||1||1||1||3||colspan="2"|—||32||9
|-
|[[2003–04 Birmingham City F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|18633|2003|name=Stern John|access-date=23 November 2014}}<br>Four league appearances not included in ''Soccerbase'' source: {{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.career-history.html/stern-john |title=Stern John |publisher=Premier League |access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>
|Premier League
|29||4||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||32||4
|-
|[[2004–05 Birmingham City F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name=sb0405>{{Soccerbase season|18633|2004|name=Stern John|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>
|Premier League
|3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!77||16||3||1||2||3||3||1||85||21
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|[[2004–05 Coventry City F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name=sb0405/>
|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
|30||11||2||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||33||12
|-
|[[2005–06 Coventry City F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name=sb0506>{{Soccerbase season|18633|2005|name=Stern John|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>
|Championship
|25||10||3||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||29||11
|-
|[[2006–07 Coventry City F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name=sb0607>{{Soccerbase season|18633|2006|name=Stern John|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>
|Championship
|23||5||2||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||26||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!78||26||7||3||3||0||colspan="2"|—||88||29
|-
|[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] (loan)
|[[2005–06 Derby County F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name=sb0506/>
|Championship
|7||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
|[[2006–07 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name=sb0607/>
|Championship
|15||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||4
|-
|[[2007–08 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=sb0708>{{Soccerbase season|18633|2007|name=Stern John|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>
|Premier League
|1||1||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!16||5||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||16||5
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|[[2007–08 Southampton F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=sb0708/>
|Championship
|40||19||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||42||19
|-
|[[2008–09 Southampton F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name=sb0809>{{Soccerbase season|18633|2008|name=Stern John|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>
|Championship
|7||0||colspan="2"|—||3||1||colspan="2"|—||10||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!47||19||2||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||52||20
|-
|[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] (loan)
|[[2008–09 Bristol City F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name=sb0809/>
|Championship
|24||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||2
|-
|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|[[2009–10 Crystal Palace F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name=sb0910>{{Soccerbase season|18633|2009|name=Stern John|access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>
|Championship
|16||2||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||16||2
|-
|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] (loan)
|[[2009–10 Ipswich Town F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name=sb0910/>
|Championship
|7||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!399||133||26||7||21||14||5||1||454||158
|}

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===International===
Source:<ref>{{NFT player |id=6679 |name=John, Stern |accessdate=12 June 2022}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=15|[[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
|1995||2||1
|-
|1996||8||5
|-
|1997||2||1
|-
|1998||11||13
|-
|1999||8||9
|-
|2000||4||0
|-
|2001||18||9
|-
|2002||2||1
|-
|2003||5||5
|-
|2004||11||10
|-
|2005||20||9
|-
|2006||10||3
|-
|2008||6||2
|-
|2009||3||0
|-
|2011||5||1
|-
!colspan=2|Total||115||70
|}

:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each John goal''.<ref name="rsssfint" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Stern John
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 15 February 1995 || [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|FIN}} || 2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|2 || 6 March 1996 || Miami, United States || {{fb|HAI}} || 2–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|3 || 2 June 1996 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|MTQ|snake}} || 2–1 || [[1996 Caribbean Cup]]{{efn|name=FIFA|Matches against Martinique and Guadeloupe are not considered full internationals by FIFA.}}
|-
| align="center"|4 || rowspan="3"|23 June 1996 || rowspan="3"|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || rowspan="3"|{{fb|DOM}} || rowspan="3"|8–0 || rowspan="3"|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification|1998 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|5
|-
| align="center"|6
|-
| align="center"|7 || 18 December 1997 || [[Fort-de-France]], Martinique || {{fb|MTQ|snake}} || 2–3 || Friendly{{efn|name=FIFA}}
|-
| align="center"|8 || 4 January 1998 || [[Bridgetown]], Barbados || {{fb|BRB}} || 1–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|9 || rowspan="2"|1 February 1998 || rowspan="2"|[[Oakland, California|Oakland]], United States || rowspan="2"|{{fb|HON|1949}} || rowspan="2"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|[[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|10
|-
| align="center"|11 || 22 July 1998 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|ATG}} || 3–2 || [[1998 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|12 || rowspan="2"|24 July 1998 || rowspan="2"|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MTQ|snake}} || rowspan="2"|2–1 || rowspan="2"| 1998 Caribbean Cup{{efn|name=FIFA}}
|-
| align="center"|13
|-
| align="center"|14 || rowspan="4"|26 July 1998 || rowspan="4"|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || rowspan="4"|{{fb|DMA}} || rowspan="4"|8–0 || rowspan="4"| 1998 Caribbean Cup
|-
| align="center"|15
|-
| align="center"|16
|-
| align="center"|17
|-
| align="center"|18 || rowspan="2"|29 July 1998 || rowspan="2"|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || rowspan="2"|{{fb|HAI}} || rowspan="2"|4–1 || rowspan="2"| 1998 Caribbean Cup
|-
| align="center"|19
|-
| align="center"|20 || 31 July 1998 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|JAM}} || 1–2 || 1998 Caribbean Cup
|-
| align="center"|21 || 28 March 1999 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|JAM}} || 2–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|22 || 6 May 1999 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|RSA}} || 2–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|23 || 3 June 1999 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|JAM}} || 1–0 || [[1999 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|24 || 11 June 1999 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|HAI}} || 6–1 || 1999 Caribbean Cup
|-
| align="center"|25 || 13 June 1999 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|CUB}} || 2–1 || 1999 Caribbean Cup
|-
| align="center"|26 || rowspan="3"|8 September 1999 || rowspan="3"|Miami, United States || rowspan="3"|{{fb|COL}} || rowspan="3"|4–3 || rowspan="3"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|27
|-
| align="center"|28
|-
| align="center"|29 || rowspan="2"|17 November 1999 || rowspan="2"|[[Tegucigalpa]], Honduras || rowspan="2"|{{fb|HON|1949}} || rowspan="2"|2–3 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|30
|-
| align="center"|31 || 25 February 2001 || [[Grand Cayman]], Cayman Islands || {{fb|CAY}} || 3–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|32 || rowspan="2"|15 May 2001 || rowspan="2"|[[Malabar, Trinidad and Tobago|Malabar]], Trinidad and Tobago || rowspan="2"|{{fb|BRB}} || rowspan="2"|5–0 || rowspan="2"|[[2001 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|33
|-
| align="center"|34 || 22 May 2001 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|CUB}} || 2–0 || 2001 Caribbean Cup
|-
| align="center"|35 || 16 June 2001 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|HON|1949}} || 2–4 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|2002 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|36 || rowspan="2"|23 June 2001 || rowspan="2"|Prospect, Bermuda || rowspan="2"|{{fb|BER}} || rowspan="2"|5–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|37
|-
| align="center"|38 || 30 June 2001 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|JAM}} || 1–2 || |2002 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|39 || 7 October 2001 || [[San Pedro Sula]], Honduras || {{fb|HON|1949}} || 1–0 || |2002 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|40 || 20 January 2002 || Miami, United States || {{fb|CRC}} || 1–1 || [[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|41 || 26 March 2003 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|ATG}} || 2–0 || [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification|2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|42 || 28 March 2003 || [[Tunapuna]], Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|GPE}} || 1–0 || |2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier{{efn|name=FIFA}}
|-
| align="center"|43 || 30 March 2003 || [[Marabella]], Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|CUB}} || 1–3 || |2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|44 || rowspan="2"|3 July 2003 || rowspan="2"|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || rowspan="2"|{{fb|VEN}} || rowspan="2"|2–2 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|45
|-
| align="center"|46 || 31 March 2004 || [[Cairo]], Egypt || {{fb|EGY}} || 1–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|47 || rowspan="2"|23 May 2004 || rowspan="2"|[[West Bromwich]], England || rowspan="2"|{{fb|IRQ|1991}} || rowspan="2"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|48
|-
| align="center"|49 || 30 May 2004 || [[Edinburgh]], Scotland || {{fb|SCO}} || 1–4 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|50 || rowspan="2"|13 June 2004 || rowspan="2"|[[Santo Domingo]], Dominican Republic || rowspan="2"|{{fb|DOM}} || rowspan="2"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|2006 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|51
|-
| align="center"|52 || 4 September 2004 || [[Basseterre]], Saint Kitts and Nevis || {{fb|SKN}} || 2–1 || 2006 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|53 || 8 September 2004 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|MEX}} || 1–3 || 2006 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|54 || rowspan="2"|13 June 2004 || rowspan="2"| Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago || rowspan="2"|{{fb|SKN}} || rowspan="2"|5–1 || rowspan="2"|2006 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|55
|-
| align="center"|56 || 3 February 2005 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|HAI}} || 2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|57 || 25 May 2005 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|BER}} || 4–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|58 || 27 May 2005 || Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|BER}} || 1–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|59 || 4 June 2005 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|PAN}} || 2–0 || 2006 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|60 || rowspan="2"|3 September 2005 || rowspan="2"|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || rowspan="2"|{{fb|GUA}} || rowspan="2"|3–2 || rowspan="2"|2006 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|61
|-
| align="center"|62 || 8 October 2005 || [[Panama City]], Panama || {{fb|PAN}} || 1–0 || 2006 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|63 || rowspan="2"|12 October 2005 || rowspan="2"|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MEX}} || rowspan="2"|2–1 || rowspan="2"|2006 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|64
|-
| align="center"|65 || 27 May 2006 || [[Graz]], Austria || {{fb|WAL}} || 1–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|66 || rowspan="2"|7 October 2006 || rowspan="2"|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || rowspan="2"|{{fb|VIN}} || rowspan="2"|5–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|67
|-
| align="center"|68 || 15 June 2008 || Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|BER}} || 1–2 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|2010 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|69 || 22 June 2008 || [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]], Bermuda || {{fb|BER}} || 2–0 || 2010 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|70 || 21 August 2011 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|IND}} || 3–0 || Friendly
|}

{{notelist}}

==Honours==
'''Columbus Crew'''
*[[U.S. Open Cup]] runner-up: [[1998 U.S. Open Cup|1998]]

'''Birmingham City'''
*[[Football League First Division]] play-offs: [[2001–02 Football League First Division|2001–02]]

'''Sunderland'''
*[[Football League Championship]]: [[2006–07 Football League Championship|2006–07]]

'''Trinidad and Tobago'''
*[[Caribbean Cup]]: [[1996 Caribbean Cup|1996]], [[1999 Caribbean Cup|1999]], [[2001 Caribbean Cup|2001]]

'''Individual'''
*[[MLS Golden Boot]]: [[1998 Major League Soccer season|1998]]
*[[MLS Best XI]]: 1998
*[[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]], [[1998 MLS All-Star Game|1998]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 August 1998 |title=1998 MLS All-Star Game |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/1998-mls-all-star-game-373141 |access-date=27 July 2023 |work=MLSsoccer.com}}</ref> [[1999 Major League Soccer All-Star Game|1999]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 July 1999 |title=1999 MLS All-Star Game |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/1999-mls-all-star-game-373142 |work=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref>
*[[Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation]] Player of the Year: 2002

'''Medals'''
*[[File:TTO_Chaconia_Medal.png|60px]] [[Chaconia Medal]] Gold Class: 2006

==See also==
*[[List of top international men's football goal scorers by country|List of top international men's football goalscorers by country]]
*[[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]
*[[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071023213652/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/team/?page_id=6587&player_id=119 Player profile] from Southampton F.C. website (via archive.org)
*{{Soccerbase}}

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