He rejoined Southampton (now in the Third Division (South)) in January 1957, becoming club captain and playing alongside Derek Reeves and the young Terry Paine.
Harry James Osman (29 January 1911 – 17 December 1998) was an English footballer who played as an outside left for Southampton (the "Saints") for two seasons in the 1930s and went on to become manager of Winchester City where he "discovered" future England international Terry Paine.
At this time John first joined forces with another young winger, Terry Paine, and before long both players were regulars in Saints’ first team, tearing Third Division defences to pieces.
He made a total of 288 appearances for the Saints, including 42 in the FA Cup (a total only exceeded by Terry Paine and Nick Holmes).
In the past, prior to the establishment of the academy, the Southampton youth system has produced other international players, such as Terry Paine, Mick Channon, Matthew Le Tissier and Alan Shearer.
Terry Gilliam | Terry Pratchett | Terry Riley | Terry Bradshaw | Terry Jones | Terry Wogan | Thomas Paine | Ellen Terry | Terry Richardson | Terry Reid | John Terry | Terry Scott Taylor | Terry Eagleton | Terry Woods | Terry Tempest Williams | Terry Pluto | Terry Manning | Terry Francona | Terry Callier | Terry | Terry Venables | Terry-Thomas | Terry Melcher | Terry Sweeney | Terry Paine | Terry Norris | Terry Fox | Terry Dene | Ralph Terry | Paine Webber |