Robert John 'John' Napier (born 23 September 1946, Lurgan, Northern Ireland) was a centre half and manager, who currently teaches soccer in San Diego, California. Napier was born in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. With a career as both player and coach, Napier has also been a player agent and a television and radio sports analyst. Napier began his career in September 1963 playing for the Bolton Wanderers (69-2), where he played until 1967, when he was transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion for £25,000 playing 218 games including two seasons as ever-present. In 1972, he was transferred to Bradford City for a record-equalling £10,000. He spent six seasons at Valley Parade interspersed with spells in America at Baltimore Comets , He joined Mossley under Bob Murphy in September 1975 playing 24 games and scoring 1 goal before returning to the USA and rejoining the Comets after they became San Diego Jaws. In all he played 107 games at City, and served as manager, and assistant coach. Napier served as manager at Bradford City from February 1978 to October 1978. Napier returned to the United States in 1979 to take a coaching position at Pepperdine University, and continues to coach soccer in the USA. Napier was a Northern Ireland schoolboy international, won 11 youth caps, two under-23 caps. He won his only full international cap against West Germany in May 1966.