John Dempsey (15 March 1946 – 6 November 2024) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Starting his career with Fulham, making his debut in 1963 and 149 appearances over six years, Dempsey was signed for West London rivals Chelsea by Dave Sexton in January 1969 for £70,000.
[3] In the summer of 1976 he played in the National Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles where he served as a player-coach.
[5][6] He was appointed player-manager of Dundalk in August 1983[7] making his League of Ireland debut on 9 October at Sligo Rovers but departed by mutual consent in March after a series of confrontations with referees.
[8] Dempsey was involved in local charity work and attended the tributes to Peter Osgood at Stamford Bridge following the latter's death.